About SRII

The Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul (SRII)’, is an Istanbul-based Swedish multidisciplinary research institute. It was founded in 1962 as one of three Swedish research institutes in the Mediterranean region. The other two were located in Rome (founded in 1925) and in Athens (founded in 1948). In 2000 an additional institute was established in Alexandria.

The aim of the SRII is to promote research activities on an academic level in and on Turkey, West and Central Asia, particularly within in the humanities and social sciences. Disciplines and/or fields of study that are traditionally represented at the institute are Oriental literature and Linguistics, Archaeology and Art history, Classical and Byzantine studies, West Asian history (with special emphasis on Ottoman and modern Turkish history), Sociology, Anthropology, Educational studies and Political science, including international relations.

The recurrent costs of the SRII are financed through grants from the Swedish Ministry of Education. Most of the research activities are however dependant on external sources.
The activities of the SRII include annual scholarships, lectures, seminars, conferences, exhibitions and scholarly publications such as the series “Transactions”, “papers” and the annual journal “Dragomanen” that is published in cooperation with the institute’s friends association.
The institute is run by its board of trustees. The President of the board is appointed by the Swedish government. The SRII also has an association of researchers to which researchers within the relevant disciplines may be elected. The association of researchers elects the majority of the board members.  The institute’s activities in Istanbul are headed by the director based in Istanbul, together with an assistant director working in between Stockholm and Istanbul.

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