The mission and vision of the Institute in the field of archeometry were discussed by the restoration and conservation managers, academicians and experts, coming from the various provinces of our country, during the meeting held at the campus of the Union of Municipalities of Turkey. The opinions were exchanged about the deficiencies of the country in this regard as well as about how the Institute could overcome the same and what mission it could assume.

Attendees:

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Cevik / Team Leader / Member of the Editorial Board

Assoc. Dr. Rana Ozbal / Archeology Expert

Alessandro Bianchi / Team Leader (Key Expert)

Hale Ural / Ministry of Culture and Tourism / Project Coordinator

Mahmut Aydin / Batman University

Recep Kuzu / TCF DATU Lab (Cultural Heritage Preservation and Natural Dyes Laboratory of the Turkish Cultural Foundation)

Asli Gulgor / Technical Support Project Director

Muhammed Hakan Tanriover / Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Counsellor to the Minister

Ali Akin Akyol / Archeologist

Kameray Ozdemir / Hacettepe University

Nese Oyal / Director General of MTA

Turhan Dogan / TUBITAK MAM (Marmara Research Center of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)

Muhittin Gormus / YEBIM (Earth Sciences Application and Research Center)

Hatice Yildiz / Regional Restoration and Conservation Laboratory of Nevsehir

Yasemin Dalgic / Regional Restoration and Conservation Laboratory of Bursa

İlkay Ivgin / T.C. Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Archeologist

Cuneyt Kubat / Regional Restoration and Conservation Laboratory of Diyarbakir

Omer Kontoglu / TAEK (Turkish Atomic Energy Authority)

Melike Ayaz / KUVAM (Directorate General of Cultural Assets and Museums)

Zeynep Kara / KUVAM (Directorate General of Cultural Assets and Museums)

Serpil Ozdemir Ozbey / KTB (Ministry of Culture and Tourism)

Ufuk Kocabas / Istanbul University

Hande Kilic / Regional Restoration and Conservation Laboratory of IBB (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality)

Cengiz Ozduyguku / ARKLAB

Cagla Cakir / Regional Restoration and Conservation Laboratory of Izmir

Mustafa Gunes / KTB (Ministry of Culture and Tourism)

Lokman Kemaloglu / KTB (Ministry of Culture and Tourism)

Harun Gullu / KTB (Ministry of Culture and Tourism)

Ayse Barut Corbaci / Regional Restoration Laboratory of Gaziantep

Yilmaz S. Erdal / Hacettepe University

Eftal Kiraz / Regional Restoration and Conservation Laboratory of Istanbul

Neval Discioglu / KTB (Ministry of Culture and Tourism)