The Kerkenes Project is directed by Geoffrey and Françoise Summers. Fieldwork is carried out under the terms of Permits issued by the General Directorate of Cultural Assets and Museums (formerly the General Directorate of Monuments and Museums) on the recommendation of the Research Committee of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. Professor David Stronach of the University of California at Berkeley was an Associate Director between 1999 and 2003. Dr. Scott Branting, now of the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, and formerly at SUNY Buffalo, is currently an Associate Director.

Collaborating institutions include TAÇDAM, the METU Museum, Department of Near Eastern Studies, U.C. Berkeley, The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Laboratory for Aegean and Near Eastern Dendrochronology Cornell University, The Social Systems GIS Laboratory SUNY Buffalo, Laboratoire de Géographie Physique UMR 8591 - CNRS, Institut Français d'Etudes Anatoliennes, Department of Hydrogeology, Hacettepe University.

At the Middle East Technical University (METU) the Project is affiliated to TAÇDAM http://www.metu.edu.tr/home/wwwmuze/tacdam.html.The Faculty of Architecture http://www.arch.metu.edu.tr/ has generously provided a Project Office since 1998 and has awarded grants for GIS and photo-rectification studies. Storage and conservation facilities have been provided by the METU Museum http://www.metu.edu.tr/home/wwwmuze/muze.html . In addition to members of the Faculty of Architecture we have collaborated with both staff and students from the Graduate Program in Settlement Archaeology http://sa.metu.edu.tr, the Department of Archaeometry http://www.metu.edu.tr/home/www863/, the Department of Geological Engineering http://www.metu.edu.tr/home/www64/, the Department of Geodetic and Geographic Information Technologies http://www.ggit.metu.edu.tr/home/main/, and the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering http://www.mete.metu.edu.tr/.

The Kerkenes Project is, of course, dependent on its patrons to all of whom we extend our thanks and appreciation. Sponsorship comes in a number of forms, grants from academic bodies, grants and donations from organisations in Turkey, practical help and participation from organisations in Turkey and contribution of various kinds from individuals.

Special thanks are due to the former longstanding Director, Dr. David French, and another former Director Dr. R. J. Matthews, for constant help and good advice.