Oriental Institute Istanbul
Susam Sokak 16, D. 8
34433 Cihangir – Istanbul
Turkey
Tel. +90 212 293 6067
Fax +90 212 249 6359
The Oriental Institute in Istanbul was set up in 1987 by the German Oriental Society (DMG) as a sub-section of the OI Beirut. After a positive evaluation by the Academic Council is was incorporated into the institutional support structure of the Max Weber Foundation on 1 January 2009. The institute places particular focus on cooperation with academics in the region and a critical exchange.
In addition to the traditional historical and philological perspectives increasing attention is given to approaches from neighbouring studies such as social anthropology, political sciences, sociology and linguistics.
Founded: 2009
Positions: 16 (average number according to recorded information, including project staff)
Areas of Research:
History and Cultures of the Ottoman Empire and its successor states; Turkey’s History, Cultures and Present; History of Music and Musical Anthropolgy; Ottoman and Turkish Literature; Turkic Linguistics; History and Cultures of the Iranian Cultural Area, Caucasia and Central Asia; Social Sciences
Service:
Library: approx. 43,000 media items and about 140 subscribed periodicals.
Support for scholars from Germany in obtaining facsimiles of manuscripts from libraries and archives
Promotion of Young Academics:
Scholarships for PhD students as well as post-docs; internships, regular PhD colloquiums
Publications:
- Istanbul Texts und Studies (ITS)
- Pera-Papers
- Orient Institutes Studies (OIS)
- Memoria. Fontes minores ad Historiam Imperii Ottomanici pertinentes
- Newsletter
Events:
Regular thematic lecture series, workshops, colloquiums, conferences, Wednesday Lectures, Thyssen lectures on WWI (2013 – 2018)