History

An online collection of photographs taken from 1880 to 1893. Photos depict scenes within the borders of modern Turkey, as well as modern Syria, Greece, and Iraq.

Many images and primary sources in translation.

Online exhibition of papyrus.

A collection of official and confidential documents circulated within the Kennedy administration between January 1961 and June 1962. Originally published as a book in 1994, the documents deal with aspects of American policy toward the Near East.

Forty-two interviews that cover the period between 1920 and 1979. Only eight interviews are in English.

On online exhibition of objets d’art from Egypt and the Middle East.

An online collection composed of photos from expeditions in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Sudan. In addition, there are images detailing Persepolis and other ancient Iranian sites. Last, there are pictures from Dr. James Breasted’s expeditions to Egypt and Sudan from 1905 to 1907.

Online exhibition of papyrus.

Files of translated oral narratives from the 1960s to the 1990s, audio files of Turkish music, stories and poems, epics, and images of Turkish landmarks.