“Plural Heritages of Istanbul: The Case of the Land Walls” project is completed!

The research project titled “Plural Heritages of Istanbul: The Case of the Land Walls” by the partnership of Istanbul Bilgi University, Newcastle University and Bursa Uludağ University between 2016-2018 is completed. In the project, which also examined the question of community’s involvement in the processes of explication and interpretation of cultural heritage sites and assets via the Land Walls example, trips and workshops were organized with the residents of the neighbourhoods around the Istanbul Land Walls.

On 20th December 2018, to introduce and explain the project, an event with the title, “Co-interpretation of Cultural Heritage” was held at Istanbul Bilgi University with the participation of the members of the research team and the residents of the area. In addition, presenting her project “Careful Steps: Transdisciplinary Archaeology at Sagalassos”, Dr. Ebru Torun also participated as a guest speaker.

Speakers: Prof. Chris Whitehead, Prof. Asu Aksoy, Dr. Zeynep Kunt, Goncagül Gümüş, Yetvart Tomasyan, Abdullah Alikoç.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Ebru Torun.