The seventh event in the “YERİNDE: Insights from Our Diplomatic History” conference series, launched by the Foreign Ministry’s General Directorate of Diplomatic Archives, was held.

At the event, Prof. Dr. Selim Ferruh Adalı, head of the Department of History at Ankara Social Sciences University, delivered a presentation on “Diplomacy in Antiquity.” In his presentation, Adalı shed light on diplomatic relations between states in antiquity.
Anatolia is home to one of the oldest records of diplomacy
The Treaty of Kadesh, signed between the Hittites and Egypt in the 13th century BCE, is considered one of the oldest known written peace treaties. The treaty’s cuneiform tablet, found in the Hittite capital Hattusha, is on display at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
Through the “YERİNDE” series, the General Directorate of Diplomatic Archives presents insights from diplomatic history to the public through academics’ presentations.