British Institute in Ankara

John Garstang

British Institute in Ankara (formerly British Institute of Archaeology in Ankara) is a research institute founded in 1948. Based in Ankara, Turkey, it maintains a library, research facilities, and accommodation for visiting scholars. It serves to support, promote, and publish British research into the archaeology and related subjects of Turkey and the Black Sea region.

The founder of the institute and its first director was John B.E.Garstang who had recently founded a similar institute in Liverpool. He was instrumental in choosing Ankara as the location of the new institute, in contrast to similar existing organizations that were based in İstanbul. Subsequent directors were Seton Lloyd in 1949, Michael Gough in 1961, and David French in 1968. In 1993 French retired and in 1995 Roger Mathews became the 5th director of the institute. Hugh Elton, who was appointed as the director in 2001, changed the name of the British Institute of Archaeology to British Institute. The current director is Lutgarde Vandeput who became director in 2006. By the decision of the Turkish government, all scholars from the United Kingdom wishing to do archeological research in Turkey must channel their permit applications through the British Institute in Ankara.

Publications

• Anatolian Studies
• Heritage Turkey
• Electronic Monographs