Işılay Gürsu on archaeology and public perceptions in Turkey

Işılay Gürsu, assistant director at the British Institute in Ankara, on “Public Dialogues in Archaeology: New Methodologies from Turkey” (Bloomsbury Academic).

The book explores the Turkish public’s views of the country’s rich archaeological heritage, the hunt for treasure at historic sites across the country, and efforts to repatriate ancient artefacts that were pilfered generations ago.

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