From Classical Antiquity to the modern era, a variety of sites and spaces in Anatolia and its neighboring areas formed the focus of healing and illness, often building on earlier traditions of medical practices, illness, and healthcare architecture. Based on these ideas, organi

Postponed due to coronavirus precautions in 2020, the online symposium will be held between 29–30 April 2021. English-Turkish simultaneous translation will be provided. Symposium program will be announced in the upcoming weeks. 

In partnership with UNESCO, the symposium titled “Heritage, World Heritage, and the Future: Perspectives on Scale, Conservation, and Dialogue” will be held on 5-6 December 2019 in the ANAMED Auditorium.

Supported by European Union, the symposium titled “Glazed Wares as Cultural Agents in the Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman Lands: Evidence From Technological and Archaeological Research” will be held on 6-7 December 2018 in the ANAMED Auditorium.

The symposium titled “Spatial Webs: Mapping Anatolian Pasts for Research and the Public” will be held on 29-30 November 2017 in the ANAMED Auditorium.

The symposium titled “Sacred Spaces + Urban Networks” will be held on 9 December 2016 in the ANAMED Auditorium.

The symposium titled “Spolia Reincarnated: Second Life of Spaces, Materials, Objects in Anatolia from Antiquity to the Ottoman Period” will be held on 5-6 December 2015 in the ANAMED Auditorium.

In collaboration with IFEA and DAI, the symposium titled “Crossroads: Konya Plain from Prehistory to the Byzantine Period” will be held on 6-7 December 2016 in the RCAC Auditorium.

The symposium titled “The Palimpsest of the House: Re-Assessing Roman, Late Antique, Byzantine, Early Islamic Living Patterns” will be held on 30 November-1 December 2013 in the RCAC Auditorium.

The symposium titled “Ephesos: From Late Antiquity to the Later Middle Ages” will be held on 30 November-2 December 2012 in the RCAC Auditorium.

The symposium titled “Of Vines and Wines: The Production and Consumption of Wine in Anatolian Civilizations Through the Ages” will be held on 3-4 December 2011 in the RCAC Auditorium.

The symposium titled “Istanbul & Water” will be held on 4-5 December 2010 in the RCAC Auditorium.