Some of the devices, which are purchased for the Archeometry Laboratory that will serve at the Kendirli Complex in Gaziantep, were delivered and installed. The devices were received by Gulsu Simsek Franci, one of the project experts, and by Ilkay Ivgin, an authorized person of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey.

Kurulalı birkaç ay olan Türk Arkeoloji ve Kültürel Miras Enstitüsü ülkemiz adına bir ilk.
1898 yılından bu yana Anadolu’da sadece yabancı misyonlara ait
sekiz arkeoloji enstitüsü faaliyet gösteriyordu. Yerli enstitüye, henüz restore edilen Gaziantep’teki Kendirli Kilisesi ve Latin Okulu ev sahipliği yapacak. 123 yaşındaki kilisede iki yıldır süren restorasyonla iki beton tabla ve sekiz kat harç sökülerek orijinal freskler açığa çıkarıldı. 1920-21 yıllarında 10 ay süren 

Antep Kuşatması sırasında “siper” olarak kullanılan kilise, 1933’te
de Atatürk’ü ağırlamıştı. Kültür
ve Turizm Bakanlığı, Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi ve Avrupa Birliği’nin ortaklaşa hayata geçirdiği enstitüde Türkiye ve Avrupa’dan 430 kültür, sanat ve bilim insanı yer alıyor. Enstitünün önemli bir katkısı, kazılardan elde edilen bulguların yurtiçinde analiz edilmesini sağlamak üzere tasarlanan ve kilise bahçesine kurulan Arkeometri Laboratuvarı olacak. 

123 yaşındaki Kendirli Kilisesi’nde iki yıldır süren restorasyonla orijinal freskler açığa çıkarıldı. 

Abdulhamit Gul, the Minister of Justice, visited the Institute Building in Gaziantep. Gul, the Minister, was accompanied by Davut Gul, the Governor of Gaziantep, and by Fatma Sahin, Metropolitan Mayor of Gaziantep. During the visit, in which Rıfat Onur Ibci, one of the Project Experts, provided information about the project and the Institute building, the Minister also visited the exhibition indicating the establishment purpose, development and activities of the Institute.

I. National Archeology Council

PURPOSE:

1. To identify the level of the archeology and other relevant fields thereof in terms of theory and practice with respect to such subjects as science, research, profession, training, communication, to identify the problems, and to propose solutions thereto, and to draw up a roadmap for the ideal scientific-institutional future.
2. In the same context, the preparations are performed in order to bring together any and all stakeholders such as the state, academia, local governments, and NGOs and to exchange opinions.
3. To find the ideal formation/development methods of the concept of "Turkish Archeology".
4. To achieve the applicable, rational, and concrete consequences.
5. To submit the proposals for short and long-term study plan to the relevant Ministries, academia, and other relevant institutions, to assess the inter-institutional cooperation and relations, and to develop the new proposals.
6. To save time for the relevant implementing persons by providing contribution to the strategy determination.
7. To assess any and all consequences, and to propose the short and long-term roadmaps to the world of archeology and the Institute Management.

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Preparatory works are completed for the Turkish Archeology and Cultural Heritage Institute, co-financed by the Republic of Turkey and the European Union, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey and Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, with the support of the European Commission.

Preparatory works are completed for the Turkish Archeology and Cultural Heritage Institute, co-financed by the Republic of Turkey and the European Union, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey and Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, with the support of the European Commission. Eight archaeological institutes for foreign missions have been operating in Anatolia since 1898. This time, a "national" Institute will be introduced.

Gaziantep Mayor Fatma Şahin, who has provided staunch support for the project since the founding process started, said:

”Efforts were launched for the Institute in 2014. Founded with the aim of promoting the science of archeology and creating a Turkish archaeological school after seven years of scientific research and negotiations with the EU, the institute aims to create an understanding of archeology and cultural heritage unique to our country by focusing on Turkish and Islamic archeology.”

Efforts for the institute continue with the contributions of 430 archeology experts in the fields of culture, arts and science from Turkey and Europe. In this context, the restoration of Kendirli Church and the Latin School in Gaziantep has been completed for the Institute’s central building, event spaces and Archaeometry laboratory.