Project Start & End Date: 01.05.2014 to 29.12.2017

Project Summary:

The project aims at raising awareness of traditions and cultural heritage within Turkey for Turkish children living in foreign countries and their school friends. By empathizing with children, the project motivates them to visit cultural heritage sites with their families with the support of non-governmental organizations.

This project aims at translating the children’s books which are produced within the frame of the project “İlçemin, Şehrim İstanbul’un Kültürel Mirasını Öğreniyorum ve Arkadaşlarımla Paylaşıyorum” into various languages so that Turkish children living in foreign countries can be provided with the books as supporting reading materials.

Project Administration:

Ebru Günlü, Professor

ebru.gunlu@deu.edu.tr

Project Manager

Sonay Kaygalak, Research Assistant

kaygalaks@hotmail.com

Assistant Manager

Sevim Çizer, Professor

sevim.cizer@deu.edu.tr

Project Manager

Güler Ateş, Assoc.Prof.Dr.

guler.ates@cbu.edu.tr

Project Manager

Meral Korzay, Professor

korzaymeral@gmail.com

Advisor

Serkan Özel, Assoc.Prof.Dr.

ozels@boun.edu.tr

Advisor

Project Team:

Abbas Türnüklü, Professor

Dokuz Eylül University

Halil Yoleri, Professor

Dokuz Eylül University

Banu Çulha Özbaş, PhD

Dokuz Eylül University

Ferruh Semerci

İzmir Provincial Directorate for National Education

Burak Kahyaoğlu

İzmir Provincial Directorate for National Education

Felix Pirson, Professor

Deutsches Archäologisches Institut

Sabine Ladstaetter, PhD

Ephesus Excavation Manager

Filiz Öztürk

Ephesus Assistant Excavation Manager

Supporting Institution & Organizations:

• Dokuz Eylül University - BAP
• Celal Bayar University
• Selçuk Municipality
• Manisa Municipality
• TÜBİTAK

Other Information:

Excavation sites that will be studied are located. Ephesus and Bergama sites are chosen as first to be used in the workshops and stories. Protocols are prepared and studied by legists. Project proposals are under development.