Basic Biographical Information
Refik Duru was born in Kadıköy, İstanbul, in 1958. He graduated from Istanbul University’s Prehistory Department in 1958. In 1960, he was employed as an assistant in the Ancient Near Eastern languages and Cultures Department. He was promoted as Assistant Professor in 1972 and as Professor in 1978. Duru served as head of the Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology Department at Istanbul University until his retirement in 1999.
Major Accomplishments
Refik Duru participated in studies such as the survey research project of Islahiye region, and in the Yesemek, Tilmen, Gedikli, Çatalhöyük excavations as a board member of the research teams. In 1973, he conducted the Değirmen Tepe excavations as a part of the Keban Project. Within the content of Burdur Antalya Regional Research studies, he led the Kuruçay Höyük and Höyücek excavations, beginning from 1976. His studies mostly focused on the neolithization of the Lake District and in this context, he conducted...
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Birçek, E. (2014). Duru, Refik. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2369
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