Prof. Dr. Sümer Atasoy

Prof. Dr. Sümer Atasoy was born in Istanbul in 1943. After finishing at Pertevniyal High School, he entered Istanbul University and studied Classical Archaeology. From 1971 to 1972, he went to London to pursue museum studies at the British Museum with a British Council Scholarship. Atasoy completed his doctoral degree in Ancient History at Istanbul University in 1994. The next year, he received a British Council Scholarship and went to London, Manchester, and Oxford. He also received a fellowship, and researched at the Dumbarton Oaks in the summer of 1999. In 2002, he went to London with a fellowship from the British Academy.

Since 1993, Prof. Dr. Atasoy has lectured on archaeology, museum studies, ancient art, Roman art, metal art in history. He has also supervised master theses, and given public lectures on archaeology and cultural heritage. From 1966 to 1977, he served as a curator at the Archaeological Museum in Istanbul. He then worked as a director in the Art and Culture Department at the Touring and Automobile Association of Turkey from 1977 to 1993. After teaching at Istanbul University until 2005, he transferred to the University of Trakya, and lectured there from 2006 to 2010. Since 2010, he has served at the University of Karabük. He has participated in many national and international congresses, conferences, and seminars, and published numerous articles on archaeology, museum studies and tourism in various national and international Journals.

Prof. Dr. Atasoy has also directed many excavations in Turkey including the excavation of Aphrodisias Tumulus (1969), the excavation of Eskişehir Alpullu Kocakızlar Tumulus (1972), Samsun Amisos excavation (1996, 2000-2003, and 2004-2005 as an advisor), and Filyos-Tios Excavation (2006-present).

Selected publications:
Books:
Müzeler ve Müzecilik Bibliografyası (1926-1976). Istanbul: TTOK Yayınları, 1979.
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzesindeki Büst Şeklinde Kantar Ağırlıkları / Steelyard Weights In The Form of Busts Archaeolojical Museum of Istanbul. Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, 1983. (with Yıldız Akyay Meriçboyu)
Amisos Karadeniz Kıyısında Antik Bir Kent. Samsun, 1997.
Hellen ve Roma Döneminde Anadolu Kenti. Istanbul: Promete Yayınları, 2001.
Karadeniz’in Tarih ve Arkeolojisi Üzerine. Istanbul: Ege Yayınları, 2005.
Müzeler ve Müzecilik Bibliografyası (1996-2001). Istanbul: İstanbul Üiversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayınları, 2003. (with Nevra Ertürk)
Eski Samsun’da (Amisos) Aydınlanan Tarih. Istanbul, 2007.

Articles:
“Amisos.” in Ancient Greek Colonies in the B.Sea II. Edited by D.V.Grammenos-E.K.Petropoulos, Thessaloniki, 2003. pp: 1331-1378.
“Ancient Greek Settlements in Eastern Thrace.” in Ancient Greek Colonies in the Black Sea 2. Vol. II. Edited by D.V. Grammenos and E.K. Petropoulos, Oxford, 2007. pp: 1179-1194.
“Die Tyche von Amisos” in Archaeologischer Anzeiger. 1/2002, pp. 247-258. (with L. Summerer)
“Amazonendarstellungen auf Münzen und Terrakotten von Amisos” in Talanta XXXII-XXXIII (2000-2001), 2002. pp: 27-39. (with L. Summerer)
“Samsun (Amisos) Bölgesinin Kültürel Gelişimi Projesi ile ilgili Yüzey Araştırması 2000.” in 19. Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı I, 28.05-01.06.2001 Ankara. Ankara, 2002. pp: 279-296. (with O.Bilgi-Ş.Dönmez-L.Summerer)
“2001 yılı Samsun ili Yüzey Araştırması” in 20. Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı II, 27-31 Mayıs 2002. Ankara, 2003. pp: 41-50. (with O.Bilgi-Ş.Dönmez-F.Gökçe).
“Samsun ili 2002 Dönemi Yüzey Araştırması.” in 21. Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı I, 26-31 Mayıs 2003 Ankara. Ankara, 2004. pp. 87-96. (with O.Bilgi-Ş.Dönmez- E.Ulugergerli).
“Samsun Baruthane Tümülüsleri Kurtarma Kazısı” in Anadolu Araştırmaları XVIII-2 (Istanbul,2005). Istanbul, 2007. pp: 153-165. (with M.Endoğru-Ş.Dönmez)
“Filyos-Tios Kazısı 2007.” in KST  30 / 4 (2008), pp. 1-14. (with Ö. Ertuğrul)
“New Exploration of the Turkish Black Sea Coast: Filyos-Tios.” in 4th International Congress on Black Sea Antiquities. Istanbul, 2009, p. 4.
“Filyos-Tios 2009 yılı kazısı." in KST 32-4 (2011), pp. 1-16. (with Ş.Yıldırım)
“Amisos (Eski Samsun) pişmiş toprak eserleri. İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzelerinden yayınlanmamış örnekler.” in Anadolu Araştırmaları XVII/2 (2004), pp. 85-123. (with T.H.Zeyrek)
“Samsun (Amisos) Bölgesi’nin Kültürel Gelişim Projesi”, in Belleten LXVIII/252, 2004 (2005), pp. 387-402. (with Ö.Bilgi-Ş.Dönmez-L.Summerer)
“Haluk Perk Koleksiyonundan Bronz Kandiller”, in Tuliya I. Istanbul, 2005, pp. 193-230.
“Eskiçağ’da Amisos’un (Samsun) Ticareti”, in İzzet Gündağ Kayaoğlu Hatıra Kitabı Makaleler. Edited by O. Belli and Y.Dağlı and S.Genim. İstanbul: TAÇ Vakfı, 2005. pp. 23-26.
“İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzesindeki El Şeklinde Bronz Kandil/Mum Taşıyıcılar”,  in Muhibbe Darga Armağanı. Edited by T. Tarhan, A. Tibet, E. Konyar, Istanbul, 2008. pp. 109-114.
“Anadolu’da Maden Sanatı (MÖ.7.yy-MS.4.yy).” in Trakya Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 12/1 (2010), pp. 52-59.
“New Graves at Amisos.” in Giresun ve Doğu Karadeniz Sosyal Bilimler Sempozyumu 09-11 Ekim 2008, Bildiriler 2. Ankara, 2009. pp. 169-17.