You are cordially invited to the lecture Harnessing Vernacular Landscapes for Climate Resilience by Dr. Gül Aktürk (Leiden University), organized as a part of the lecture series for NIT UHL 2025 Autumn Course, Yazılıkaya Living Lab: Adaptive Futures for Rural Heritage. The lecture will concentrate on vernacular landscapes and cultural heritage in the context of climate change.

Date: November 21, 2025, Friday

Time:  5.30:00 PM - 6:30 PM (Istanbul time)

The event will be online. Please register for the event in advance through the link below.

Meeting link: Go here

An interview with director Tom Tieman about his documentary on the decline of rural heritage will precede this lecture. You can read more about Tom Tieman's event here. 

NIT Urban Heritage Lab is an initiative of the Netherlands Institute in Turkey that investigates the role of tangible and intangible cultural heritage in achieving inclusive, circular, and sustainable cities. The fifth edition of the Urban Heritage Lab Autumn Course, Yazılıkaya Living Lab: Adaptive Futures for Rural Heritage, is organized by the Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT), in collaboration with Middle East Technical University (METU), and with the support of the Netherlands Consulate-General in Istanbul.