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About the Institute
Founded in 1958 as the Netherlands Historical-Archaeological Institute, NIT is a research center
dedicated to the study of the (historical) cultures and societies of
Anatolia and Turkey. More broadly, the institute aims to support those
humanities and social sciences fields that have a bearing on Anatolia, the
Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean world. It has a well-established
tradition of carrying out archaeological research projects. The
architectural history of the Ottoman period forms a second focus of
research. Beyond that, the institute supports and facilitates the research
carried out by Dutch and Turkish scholars and institutions as well as that
of others.
NIT is a subsidiary institute of the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO), Leiden,
the Netherlands. In cooperation with the NINO, NIT
publishes the annual journal Anatolica.
All those in Istanbul for research purposes can make use of the
facilities of the institute. NIT maintains a well-equipped scientific
library and organizes lectures and symposia. The facilities also include three guest rooms for visiting researchers. Through the institute, the public can enroll in Dutch language classes in Istanbul.
Since 2006, the institute is housed in a spacious building in the central district of Beyoğlu in Istanbul. It shares this building with the Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (RCAC), established in 2005 by Koç University. The complex houses a large space for the NIT library, accommodations for researchers and students as well as an auditorium. Upon completion of ongoing renovations, a further building will provide offices and work spaces.
NIT maintains close relationships with many institutions in Turkey and the
Netherlands, including the Netherlands Institute for Higher Education
NIHAnkara, charged with promoting and facilitating educational cooperation and exchange between Turkey and the Netherlands.
The institute also cooperates with Dutch academic institutes in other
countries around the Mediterranean, in Damascus (NIASD),
Cairo (NVIC),
Rabat (NIMAR), Madrid
(NIM), Florence (NIKI),
Rome (KNIR)
and Athens (NIA).
On occasion, NIT organizes joint events with the
Netherlands
Consulate-General and its Arts and Culture Section.
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