Ahlat Seljukid
Ahlat Seljukid Meydanlık Graveyard
Heritage of Ahlat: Seljuk Meydanlık Graveyard The district of Ahlat, located on the northwestern edge of Lake Van in the province of Bitlis, is home to the largest historic Muslim Cemetery in the world: a Seljuk cemetery with six different zones of graves. Selçuklu Meydanlık Graveyard, the largest of these zones, date to the 13th century and is currently used as an open-air museum. The main idea...
Kars Ani Ruins
Environmental Design and a Visitor Center for Kars Ani Ruins
Kars Ani: Memory and Nature The province of Kars is located on the border with Armenia and is the last stop of the Turkish railway system in Eastern Anatolia. The Oriental Express operating between İstanbul-Ankara-Kars takes 36 hours to reach Kars from İstanbul. With the Kars airport starting to operate in 1988, the connections between Kars, Ankara, İstanbul and İzmir have been strengthened. ...
Bilecik Hamsu Valley
Bilecik Hamsu Valley
Bilecik Hamsu Valley The Hamsu Valley physically divides the Bilecik morphology (hills and deep valleys connecting them) into two along the east-west axis. Urban regeneration and transformation models were considered for the future through a consideration of the project area’s location within the overall urban fabric. Vehicular and pedestrian bridges were designed to connect both sides of the...