Team
Honorary Advisors to the Tarsus-Gözlükule Excavations:
Machteld Johanna Mellink (1917-2006)
Halet Çambel (1916-2014)
Rainer Michael Boehmer (1930-2022)
Günhan Danışman (1946-2009)
Selçuk Esenbel
Project Director:
Aslı Özyar, Boğaziçi University
Assistant Project Director:
Elif Ünlü, Boğaziçi University
Field Coordinator:
Serdar Yalçın, Macalester College
Trench Supervisors:
Türkan Pilavcı, Columbia University, PhD
Paolo Maranzana, Boğaziçi University
Kutay Şen, Columbia University, PhD student
Yılmaz Yeniler, Brown University, PhD student
Zerrin Mutlu, Koç University, PhD student
Cem Almurat, Bryn Mawr College, PhD student
İlayda Bilgesoy, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, MA student
Yunus Elmalık, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, MA student
Virginia Verardi (2016-2022) Musées de Châlons en Champagne
Azra Koçer (2017-2019) Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, MA
Marta Koumari (2017) Boğaziçi University, MA
Taha Yurttaş (2017) Harvard University, PhD student
Jacob M. Stavis (2014) Columbia University, PhD
Zachary Silvia (2014) Bryn Mawr College, PhD
Steve Karacic (2009-2013) Bryn Mawr College, PhD
Çiğdem Külekçioğlu (2010-2014) Boğaziçi University, BA
Ali Güldüren (2012-2014) Boğaziçi University, MA
Catherine Person (2008-2009) Bryn Mawr College, PhD
Gundela Kaschau (2008) Heidelberg University, PhD
Sevinç Duvarcı (2008) Boğaziçi University, BA
Emre Kuruçayırlı (2007) Bryn Mawr College, PhD
Archaeozoology:
Hitomi Hongo, Graduate University of Advanced Studies, Japan
Lübna Omar, Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir
Archaeobotany:
Emel Oybak-Dönmez, Hacettepe University
Epigraphy:
Mustafa Sayar, Istanbul University
Hasan Peker, Istanbul University
Geodesy:
Onur Gürkan, Boğaziçi University, KOERI (2001-2003)
Haluk Özener, Boğaziçi University, KOERI
Kerem Halıcıoğlu, Boğaziçi University, KOERI
Architects:
Figen Öztürk, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, PhD
Göze Üner, Istanbul Technical University
Emrah Yergin, Middle East Technical University, MA student
Meltem Çavdar, İstanbul Technical University, MA student
Restoration-Conservation
Nazım Can Cihan
İlkin Atayman
Esin Çiçek Barlas
Pottery:
Medieval:
Joanita Vroom, Amsterdam University
Yasemin Bağcı, Amsterdam University, PhD Candidate
Agnès Laure Ludmilla Vokaer, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Anatolian Bronze Age:
Elif Ünlü, Boğaziçi University
Late Helladic:
Penelope A. Mountjoy, British School of Archaeology at Athens
Cypriot:
Ekin Kozal, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Art History:
Medieval:
Oya Pancaroğlu, Boğaziçi University
Photography:
Ahmet Boratav, Ege Publications
Sinem Güldal, Boğaziçi University, BA
Air Photography:
Airstudyo
Illustrator:
Burhan Gülkan
Bengü Kılıçbeyli
Further Participants According to Field Seasons
2001
Ferhan Büyükyörük (Antalya Museum) Representative of the Ministry for Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Hadi Özbal (Boğaziçi University) Archaeometry
Cemil Gürbüz (Boğaziçi University, KOERI) Geophysics
Hayrettin Karabulut (Boğaziçi University, KOERI) Geophysics
Onur Yılmaz (Boğaziçi University) Geodesy
Tolga Bekler (Boğaziçi University) Geophysics
Ertuğ Öner (Ege University) Paleogeography, Geomorphology
Levent Uncu (Ege University) Geomorphology
Beycan Hocaoğlu (Ege University) Geomorphology
Bülent Turgut (Boğaziçi University) Geodesy
Aslı Garagon (Boğaziçi University) Geodesy
Sarah Lepinski (Graduate Student, Bryn Mawr College)
2002
Behin Aksoy (Boğaziçi University)
Hadi Özbal (Boğaziçi University) Archaeometry
Billur Tekkök (Başkent University)
Mustafa Aktar (Boğaziçi University) Geophysics
Hayrettin Karabulut (Boğaziçi University, KOERI) Geophysics
Onur Yılmaz (Boğaziçi University) Geodesy
Beycan Hocaoğlu (Ege University) Geomorphology
Bülent Turgut (Boğaziçi University) Geodesy
Aslı Garagon (Boğaziçi University) Geodesy
Ergün Laflı (Graduate Student, Köln University)
Sarah Lepinski (Graduate Student, Bryn Mawr College)
Emre Kuruçayırlı (Graduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Ayşe Özdemir (M.A. Arkeolog)
Salih Coşkun (Undergraduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Radek Koslowski, Computer Engineer
Pınar Ünlüpınar (Graduate Student, Ege University)
Ertuğ Öner (Ege University) Paleogeography, Geomorphology
Howard Crane (Ohio State Univeristy)
2003
Aliye Usta (Directorate General for Cultural Heritage and Museums) Representative of the Ministry for Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Hadi Özbal (Boğaziçi University) Archaeometry
Serdar Yalçın (Undergraduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Seyfettin Bilgin (Undergraduate Student, Sabancı University)
Ferit Tüzer (Undergraduate Student, Sabancı University)
Oya Topçuoğlu (Undergraduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Necla Kuneralp (Undergraduate Student, University College London)
2004
Ayşe Ersoy (Adana Museum) Representative of the Ministry for Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Nur Balkan-Atlı (Istanbul University)
Howard Crane (Ohio State University)
Hadi Özbal (Boğaziçi University) Archaeometry
Behin Aksoy (Boğaziçi University)
Billur Tekkök (Başkent University)
Serdar Yalçın (Graduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Emre Kuruçayırlı (Graduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Ekin Kozal (Tübingen University)
Necla Kuneralp (Graduate Student, University College London)
Oya Topçuoğlu (Undergraduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Seçil Güven (Undergraduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Sevinç Duvarcı (Undergraduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Mahir Doğan (Graduate Student, Boğaziçi University) Geodesy
Özgür Avcı (Graduate Student, Boğaziçi University) Geodesy
2005
Cumhur Sal (Directorate General for Cultural Heritage and Museums) Representative of the Ministry for Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Howard Crane (Ohio State University)
Behin Aksoy (Boğaziçi University)
Billur Tekkök (Başkent University)
Serdar Yalçın (Graduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Emre Kuruçayırlı (Graduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Oya Topçuoğlu (Undergraduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Seçil Güven (Undergraduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Sevinç Duvarcı (Undergraduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
Özgür Avcı (Graduate Student, Boğaziçi University) Geodesy
2006
Nihan Çiftçi (Directorate General for Cultural Heritage and Museums) Representative of the Ministry for Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Behin Aksoy (Boğaziçi University)
Hadi Özbal (Boğaziçi University) Archaeometry
Ayşe Özdemir, Archaeologist
Sevinç Duvarcı (Graduate Student, Boğaziçi University)
2007
Süleyman Acar (Sakarya Museum) Representative of the Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Sevinç Duvarcı (Graduate Student, Boğaziçi University) Iron Age Pottery
Türkan Pilavcı (Graduate Student, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) Finds Processing
Erkan Alkaç (Graduate Student, Mersin University) Roman and Hellenistic Stamped Amphora
Murat Akman, Restoration-Conservation
2008
Özge Kapucu (Erzurum Museum) Representative of the Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Hans Mommsen (Bonn University) Clay analysis
Lisa K. Kealhofer (Santa Clara University) Clay analysis
Peter Grave (New England University, Avustralya) Clay analysis
Behin Aksoy (Boğaziçi University)
Gundela Kaschau, Archaeologist
Bernd Kaschau (Kurpfaelzisches Museum) Archaeologist
Céline Wawruschka, Archaeologist
Judith Barr (Undergraduate student, Bryn Mawr College) Trench assistant
Zeynep Karanlık, Archaeologist
Nevzat Caner İncealtın (İstanbul Teknik University) Geodesy
Doğaş Sağlıklı (Undergraduate student, İstanbul Teknik University) Geodesy
Sinem Köstak (Undergraduate student, İstanbul University) Restoration-Conservation
Şirin Kaya (Undergraduate student, İstanbul University) Restoration-Conservation
Daryo Mizrahi (Boğaziçi University) Database, computer science
Salih Coşkun (ING Bank) Accounting
2009
Hüseyin Şahin (Malatya Museum) Representative of the Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Olivier Henry, Archaeologist
Güneş Songül (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University) Finds processing
Erhan Tamur (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University) Trench assistant
Lauren Davies (Undergraduate student, University of Pennsylvania) Trench assistant
Diana Cowley (Undergraduate student, New England University, Australia)
Sevcan Ercan (İstanbul Technical University) Architect
Uğur Girişken (İstanbul Technical University) Geodesy
Evrim Savaş (İstanbul Technical University) Geodesy
Ozan Tanrıovar (İstanbul University) Restoration-Conservation
Melih Ekinci (İstanbul University) Restoration-Conservation
Murat Kırmızıoğlu, Photography
Daryo Mizrahi (Boğaziçi University) Database, computer science
Salih Coşkun (ING Bank) Accounting
2010
Yakup Ünlüler (Niğde Museum) Representative of the Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Celine Wawruschka, Finds Processing
Danielle Smotherland (PhD student, Bryn Mawr College) Trench assistant
Erhan Tamur (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University) Trench assistant
Annette Hansen (Undergraduate student, Bryn Mawr College)
Christine Eslick (Australian College QED)
Uğur Girişken (Istanbul Technical University) Geodesy
Nevzat Caner İncealtın (İstanbul Technical University) Geodesy
Doğa Demirtaş (Undergraduate student, İstanbul Technical University) Geodesy
Elif Topaç, Restoration-Conservation
Açelya Alkan Gözbaşı, Restoration-Conservation
Irmak Ertör (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University) Photograhy
2011
Evrydiki Tasopoulou (Boğaziçi University) Archaeologist
Riha Prophet (Undergraduate student, Bryn Mawr College)
Akshyeta Suryanaryan (Undergraduate student, Bryn Mawr College)
Açelya Alkan Gözbaşı, Restoration-Conservation
Elif Topaç, Restoration-Conservation
2012
Murat Tektaş, (Niğde Museum) Representative of the Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Evrydiki Tasopoulou (Boğaziçi University) Archaeologist
Wesley Bennett (PhD student, Bryn Mawr College) Trench assistant
Ahmet Özgün Tatar (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University) Trench assistant
Akshyeta Suryanaryan (Undergraduate student, Bryn Mawr College) Trench assistant
Laura Iwanyk (Undergraduate student, Bryn Mawr College) Trench assistant
Alice Netherton (Undergraduate student, Bryn Mawr College) Trench assistant
Rudy Vanzin (Undergraduate student, Bryn Mawr College) Trench assistant
Bige Demir (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University) Finds Processing
Doğa Demirtaş (Undergraduate student, İstanbul Technical University) Geodesy
Simge Topcu (Undergraduate student, İstanbul Technical University) Geodesy
Umut Koca (Undergraduate student, Yıldız Technical University) Geodesy
Murat Gönenç (Undergraduate student, Ege University)
Vural Züngör, Restoration-Conservation
Elçin Turan, Photography
2014
Ünsal Tektaş, (Hatay Museum) Representative of the Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Hollister N. Pritchett, (PhD student, Bryn Mawr College), Finds Processing
Pınar Kolancalı, (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University), Finds Processing
Ümit Öztürk, (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University), Finds Processing
Eren Hüseyin Çapan, (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University), Trench assistant
Raija Katarina Heikkila, (Undergraduate student, Bryn Mawr College), Trench assistant
Amanda M. Filmyer, (Undergraduate student, Bryn Mawr College), Trench assistant
Sacha H. Agins, (Undergraduate student, Bryn Mawr College), Trench assistant
Hasan Onur Işık (Undergraduate student, İstanbul Technical University) Geodesy
Umut Koca, (Undergraduate student, Yıldız Technical University), Geodesy
Burak Sönmez, (Graduate student, Ankara University), Illustration
2015
Altuğ Altuğ (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University)
Sinan As (Graduate student, Boğaziçi University)
2016
Virginia Verardi (Archaeologist, Musées de Chalons-en-Champagne, France), Illustrator
Figen Öztürk, Architect
Ferah Pırlanta Köksal (Graduate student, İstanbul Technical University), Geodesy
Amanda M. Filmyer, (Archaeologist)
Gülbahar Ersoy (Undergraduate student, Kocaeli University)
2017
Muhterem Vuran (Mersin Museum) Representative of the Ministry for Ministry for Culture and Tourism
Amanda M. Filmyer, (Archaeologist), Trench supervisor
Mahmut Arıcı (Undergraduate student, Harran University), Trench Assistant
Sena Baskın (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University), Trench Assistant
Gülbahar Ersoy (Undergraduate student, Kocaeli University), Trench Assistant
Ceren Mengi (Undergraduate student, Université Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne), Finds Processing
Yağan Alparslan (Undergraduate student, Korkut Ata University), Finds Processing
Dilan Kaya (Undergraduate student, Hacettepe University), Finds Processing
Emre Veysel Şener (Graduate student, İstanbul University), Restoration-Conservation
Sena Hoş (Undergraduate student, İstanbul University), Restoration-Conservation
Canan Durak, Architect
Ferah Pırlanta Köksal (Graduate student, İstanbul Technical University), Geodesy
Selin Bostan (Graduate student, İstanbul Technical University), Geodesy
Cihan Kabacaoğlu (Graduate student, Yıldız Technical University), Geodesy
Serkan Katıgöz (Undergraduate student, İstanbul Technical University), Geodesy
2018
Isabelle Hasselin Rous (Louvre Museum)
Sena Baskın (Undergraduate student, Boğaziçi University)
Emre Veysel Şener (Graduate student, İstanbul University), Restoration-Conservation
Sena Hoş (Undergraduate student, İstanbul University), Restoration-Conservation
Cem Akbulut (Undergraduate student, İstanbul University), Restoration-Conservation
