A graduate course organized by the Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT), in collaboration with Middle East Technical University (METU), with the support of the Netherlands Consulate-General in Istanbul. The fifth edition of the Urban Heritage Lab Autumn Course will focus on rural heritage. APPLY BY 8 SEPTEMBER 2025, MONDAY!
In 2025, the Lab expands its geographic and conceptual scope with the theme: “Yazılıkaya Living Lab: Adaptive Futures for Rural Heritage”. This edition turns attention to the Phrygian Highlands (Mountainous Phrygia), a culturally and ecologically significant rural region of western Anatolia. Listed on UNESCO’s Tentative List since 2015 under the title of “Mountainous Phrygia,” the Highlands host a unique concentration of archaeological remains—including the monumental rock-cut façade of Yazılıkaya (Midas Monument)—alongside layers of vernacular architecture, living rural traditions, and landscapes shaped by millennia of human–nature interaction.
APPLY BY 8 SEPTEMBER 2025!
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