BiblioPera: Beyoglu Research Centers Network started off as a partnership project of 9 international research centers located in Beyoglu, Istanbul; the number of the partners has incerased along the years. Rising over the shoulders of a union catalogue, BiblioPera brings the multilingual collections of the libraries of research centers together, and creates a platform for further cooperation for research and activities in Social Sciences, Art & Humanities.

Supported by Istanbul Development Agency (ISTKA), and developed by Koç University Suna Kiraç Library with the partnership of Istanbul Research Institute, Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations, Salt Research, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut-Istanbul, Netherlands Institute in Turkey, Institut Français d’Études Anatoliennes, Orient-Institut Istanbul, Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, and Sismanoglio Megaro, Yapı Kredi Research Library, The Foundation for the Protection and Promotion of Environmental and Cultural Heritage, The American Research Institute in Turkey and ARTER Libraries, BiblioPera’s mission is to promote historical, archaeological, and social scientific research on Turkey, and grant Beyoglu a new identity of research. BiblioPera further aims to provide a unique virtual environment for scholars, research center staff, and librarians to share ideas, experiences, and collaborate on new projects, for scientific and cultural production.

The platform’s long term goal is to expand its cooperation with research centers and libraries that comply certain criteria. Please write to bibliopera@ku.edu.tr regarding institutional partnership or any other matter.

Official correspondence address:

BiblioPera

Istiklal Caddesi. No. 181

Merkez Han

Beyoglu – Istanbul

Turkey

Tel: +90 212 393 6061

*Image at the footer: F. Leoffler, Panoramic Lithograph of Constantinople. Ca. 1895. Salt Araştırma.