Orient-Institut Istanbul

Orient-Institut Istanbul is a foundation based in Istanbul, Turkey working on science & research, arts & culture, heritage.

The Orient-Institut Istanbul is a humanities and social science research institute in Istanbul, part of the Max Weber Stiftung network of German research institutes abroad. It conducts research on Turkish studies and related regions, including Ottoman history, Turkology, cultural anthropology, musicology and science and technology studies. It runs a public research library of about 50,000 volumes and 1,400 journals, hosts public lectures and holds academic conferences, and works on scholarly exchange between Germany and Turkey. The institute is based in the Galata/Beyoğlu district of Istanbul.