cultural heritage I nature preservation

The Recreational Area for Historical Fevziye Park
Bursa, Türkiye 2018

Historical Fevziye Park

The Recreational Area for Historical Fevziye Park

An Example for Sustainable Historical Landscape Sites: Bursa Fevziye Pavilion and its Park The Historical Fevziye Pavilion and its Park are in the central area of Bursa, Molla Arap Neighborhood. They are not only significant part of neighborhood’s memory but also very important for Bursa with their urban cultural and spatial values, and by belonging to cultural heritage. The Fevziye Park has been...

'Onsekiz Sekbanlar' Historical Martyrdom
Istanbul, Türkiye 2018

'Onsekiz Sekbanlar' Martyrdom

'Onsekiz Sekbanlar' Historical Martyrdom

‘Onsekiz Sekbanlar’ Martyrdom ‘Onsekiz Sekbanlar’ is known as the first Martyrdom in Istanbul after Mehmed II, The Conqueror Ottoman Sultan, occupied Constantinople in 1453 and transformed into an Ottoman Capital that is located at Fatih District, on Shehzadebashi. There is only one soldier known by his name who rests at the Martyrdom constructed in the 15th century that is built for honor of...

Konya Çamlıbel Historical Site
Konya, Türkiye 2018

Konya Çamlıbel Historical Site

Konya Çamlıbel Historical Site

Tavus Baba Mosque, Tomb, and Historical Bath in Çamlıbel Site, Konya – Meram Konya – Meram, Çamlıbel Site Urban Design Project is placed in Konya Meram District, within boundaries of Selam and Yorgancı neighborhoods, and has 28.000 m2 design area. The major aim of the Project is to design a “Museum City” that will bring very crucial parts of Konya cultural heritage such as Tavus Baba Mosque, Tomb, ...

Manisa 'Ulu Cami' Mosque and its Protected Surroundings
Manisa, Türkiye 2017

Manisa 'Ulu Cami' Mosque

Manisa 'Ulu Cami' Mosque and its Protected Surroundings

Manisa Grand Mosque Sits Back the Spil MountainLocated in the central district of the Province of Manisa, by the foothills of the Spil Mountain, the project area is surrounded by the Mevlana Road to the south and by an asphalt road going by the historical buildings at the north. The project area is outside of the fortification walls of the city, and is configured around the Manisa M. İshak Çelebi...

Outer City Wall of Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır, Türkiye 2017

Outer City Wall of Diyarbakır

Outer City Wall of Diyarbakır

An Urban Exhibit that Challenges Time: Diyarbakır City Wall – Outside the Wall – Unique Wall (Sur – Derve – Yekane) Landscape Design Project of Diyarbakır Outer Fortress is located between the old city market and Fiskaya, on the northwestern edge of the “Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens” property, inscribed for World Heritage List by UNESCO in 2015. The project is a proposal to use a plain...

Istanbul Land Walls - 'Kara Surları'
Istanbul, Turkey 2016

Istanbul Land Walls

Istanbul Land Walls - 'Kara Surları'

Istanbul Land Walls ‘Kara Surları’ had been lived for centuries, served as Byzantine, Constantinian, Theodosian, and Ottoman city walls for protection, survived against natural disasters, wars, and calamities, witnessed various cultures, and reached at present as a permanent city enclosure. Walls while providing security in history, had been a shelter for different communities and a living memory...

Tarsus Urban Square
Mersin, Türkiye 2016

Tarsus Urban Square

Tarsus Urban Square

Tarsus Square and Cleopatra Gateway   The Cleopatra Gate is one of the three main gates of Mersin Tarsus, which used to be a port city. Also known as the “Sea Gate”, this trace of the Byzantine past is the most important historic and cultural landmark of the project, with Gözlükule Mound constituting another important historical index for the area. Since the fortification walls have not survived ...