Netherlands Institute in Turkey

The Netherlands Institute in Turkey is a research centre that stimulates and supports scientific research on Turkey and surroundings. The focus of the institute is particularly on the history, archaeology, culture and heritage of Turkey. The institute aims to support studies in the social sciences and humanities that have a bearing on Turkey, by scholars as well as students, from the Netherlands and other countries.

• One (or more) of IMARC’s three dimensions: social justice
• One (or more) themes within these dimensions:
  • • Theory & (research) Methodology
    • Geopolitics
    • Culture & Hybrid Identities

The topic of the proposed research should have a link with the scope of the institute: the study of the history, cultures, and societies of Anatolia/Turkey in past and present. Preferably the proposed project is part of a thesis or dissertation project at the student’s home institution. Proposals to rework a thesis into an article or to develop a dissertation proposal will also be considered.

Following the research stay, the student is asked to submit a short report on the work carried out at the institute. Depending on topic and circumstances, the student may also be asked to give a presentation on the research to NIT staff, other researchers or a larger audience.

• Independent conduct of research
• Access to data/documents
• Other, namely:
  At this time, the NIT envisions a facilitating role within the ReMEIC consortium for those students who would like to localize their research project within the Istanbul metropole. The NIT could facilitate practically by:

• • • Sharing their extended (academic) network within the city
    • Offering their library in the City center of Istanbul as a place to work.
    • The NIT has three guestrooms that can be used for a small fee by those who come to Istanbul for research purposes.
    • The institute encourages advanced students (MA, PhD) enrolled in or recently graduated from Dutch higher education institutions to spend part of his or her research in Istanbul. Several times each year, a selected candidate’s research is sponsored by the institute by providing free accommodation for up to one month.

The institute can occasionally offer non-salaried internship or traineeship placements, but only within their core field of historical and archaeological research.

Yes, namely:

• Networking

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• English

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The maximum stay for students is one month. For this, periods and the relevant deadlines are the following:

• Period January-March 2020 – Deadline10 November 2019
• PeriodApril-August 2020 – Deadline 16 February 2020
• Period September-December 2020 – Deadline21 June 2020