About

Nihat Tekdemir graduated from the Department of Classical Archaeology at Istanbul University. He then completed a master’s thesis titled “Temple Depictions on Roman-Period Coins of Nicomedia” at the Department of Architectural History, Istanbul Technical University.

He took part as an archaeologist in the excavations at Küllüoba in Eskişehir (2003), Perge in Antalya (2004–2006), the Baruthane Tumuli in Samsun (2005) and Yenikapı–Marmaray in Istanbul (2007). At the ancient city of Perge he contributed to architectural restoration and anastylosis work.

He joined Yapı Kredi Culture, Arts and Publishing in 2007. Between 2007 and 2024 he served as director of the Yapı Kredi Museum and as series editor of the Anatolian Civilizations Series. Over this period he curated numerous exhibitions and contributed to preparing archaeological books for publication. Bringing together experience in curating, coordination and editing, Nihat Tekdemir currently serves as coordinator and series editor of the Anatolian Civilizations Series, produced in collaboration between Tüpraş and Yapı Kredi Yayınları.

Memberships

• International Council of Museums (ICOM) ↗
• Association of Archaeologists (Turkey)