AIA Tours

AIA Lecturer/Host: Tevfik Emre Şerifoğlu

Dr. Tevfik Emre Şerifoğlu is an archaeologist with extensive fieldwork experience at several Turkish sites relevant to this unique itinerary. He is currently a lecturer at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul. Emre has taught courses on Mesopotamian history, ancient Near Eastern archaeology, Middle Eastern civilizations, the history of art, archaeological theory, and archaeological methods. He completed his undergraduate studies at Bilkent University and continued his research at the University of Cambridge, where he received his doctoral degree. Emre has been a recipient of prestigious scholarships and has published articles in several academic journals. He looks forward to sharing his expertise and insights about the diverse cultures and civilizations that created the extraordinary prehistoric and historic sites we will visit.

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