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Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. The lands within its borders and the surrounding Black Sea region have seen centuries of  fascinating history and pre-history. Their legacy: knowledge and lessons of potentially vital importance for all our futures.

The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) is internationally renowned for over 60 years’ work supporting, enabling and encouraging world-class research in Turkey and the Black Sea region in the fields of  history, archaeology and related social sciences.Founded in 1947, the BIAA was incorporated in the 1956 cultural agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the United Kingdom. The BIAA is one of the British Academy's overseas Institutes. It has offices in Ankara and London, and a dedicated staff of experts from a wide variety of academic and cultural backgrounds.

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 The view from Kilise Tepe

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Latest News
  • SCHOLARSHIPS From the Turkish Government

    Turkish Government Scholarships are available for foreign students who would like to study in Turkey.

    For details, see www.trscholarships.org

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  • Opportunities at the BIAA

    The BIAA is pleased to announce a call-out for applications for the Fellowship for the 3-year Balkan Futures research programme which is being jointly run with the British School at Athens (BSA) and in collaboration with the École française d'Athènes.... 

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  • Balboura Book Launch

    The Balboura Survey, directed by Dr James Coulton, formerly Reader in Classical Archaeology at  Oxford University, was a pioneering archaeological project carried out in highland south-west Turkey in the 1980s and early 1990s.

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The British Institute at Ankara is an independent academic institution. It is committed to freedom of expression and has no governmental or party-political connections. As an institution devoted to the principle of academic freedom, research and activities sponsored by the BIAA may sometimes address issues which are politically sensitive. The BIAA accepts no responsibility for views expressed or conclusions reached in research and activities which it sponsors.