The NIT

The Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT), subsidiary of NINO, Leiden, is a research institute in Istanbul dedicated to advancing academic research in Turkey. It conducts historical and archaeological research, and aims to stimulate and facilitate academic studies in Turkey, by scholars as well as students, from the Netherlands and other countries. Its scope entails the humanities and social sciences, with a special focus on those fields that bear on Turkey, Anatolia and the Near East.

NIT maintains a well equipped scientific library and organizes lectures and symposia. The aim of the institute is to foster academic relationships between universities in both countries, for example by assisting universities with exchange programmes and organizing workshops and courses for students from Dutch and Turkish universities. Through the institute, the Turkish public can enroll in Dutch language classes in Istanbul.

Local director of NIT is Dr. F.A. Gerritsen.

Postal address
The Netherlands Institute in Turkey
P.K. 132, Beyoğlu 34431
İstanbul, Turkey

Contact
Website: www.nit-istanbul.org
E-mail: nit@nit-istanbul.org
Tel: +90 (212) 293 92 83
Fax: +90 (212) 251 38 46

Visitors’ address
The Netherlands Institute in Turkey
İstiklal Caddesi, Nur-i Ziya Sokak 5
Beyoğlu, İstanbul