^#smrgSAHAF Civilisations et sites antiques de Turquie ( Fansızca ) - 1986

Ekrem Akurgal (March 30, 1911 – November 1, 2002) was a prominent and internationally famous Turkish archaeologist. During a career that spanned more than fifty years, he conducted definitive research in several sites along the western coast of Anatolia such as Phokaia (Foça), Pitane (Çandarlı), Erythrai (Ildırı) and old Smyrna (Bayraklı höyük, the original site of the city of Smyrna before the city's move to another spot across the Gulf of İzmir). A polyglot, he also had a star quality that eased relations beyond Turkey's borders, for the benefit of the image of the country that he represented with skill.