Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process III and IV
Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process [ATNP] is a programme implemented by a Consortium of eight civil society organisations from Armenia and Turkey with the financial assistance of the European Union under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace.
The overall objective of the programme is to empower and engage civil societies of Turkey and Armenia to contribute to the enhanced regional peace and stability, democratic pluralism and social inclusion across and within their societies. This would be achieved through engaging new actors in economic, cultural, educational, and awareness-raising activities between Armenia and Turkey, and improving information flow, communication exchange and networking between media, expert communities and institutions.
The Consortium partners include Civilitas Foundation (CF), Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF), Public Journalism Club (PJC), Regional Studies Center (RSC) from Armenia; and Anadolu Kültür, the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Citizens Assembly, and the Hrant Dink Foundation from Turkey.
The programme included a series of activities in the areas of business, policy research, culture, arts, education, media, and youth. The programme supported travel and fellowship opportunities targeting different actors and segments of societies. Within the programme various activities were implemented, including workshops and trainings for youth; exchange of architects and entrepreneurs; research on business and economic opportunities; media research; agribusiness development; youth and community development as well as policy analysis.
One of the main pillars of the programme is inclusiveness - to engage and support new actors in the dialogue process. To this end, the Consortium continued the Grant Scheme initiated within the ATNP to invite individuals and civil society organisations from Armenia and Turkey - other than the Consortium members - to propose and implement their own project ideas, which would contribute to the overall objective of the programme and multiply the shared outcomes.
While the third phase of the ATNP ends in 2022, the Programme will continue with the fourth phase in January 2023, which will last for two years.
Anadolu Kültür implemented the “Mush: Architectural Heritage at Risk” project within the scope of ATNP III.
Mush: Architectural Heritage at Risk
October 2014, April-December 2022
The “Mush Armenian Cultural Heritage Assessment Report” study brought architects, construction engineers, historians, archaeologists, and art historians from Armenia and Turkey together in workshops and fieldwork in 2014 and 2022 as part of a long-term research project investigating different periods in partnership with the Association for the Protection of Cultural Heritage [KMKD].
Ten experts joined the studies from Turkey and Armenia. This international group of multidisciplinary experts assessed historic structures located in the Province of Mush on-site.
They documented 28 historic structures/sites at risk that exemplify the cultural fabric of Mush during fieldwork that took place on 20-25 October 2014 and 23-30 April 2022. The historical buildings’ current conditions and deteriorations were part of the documentation in addition to their physical surroundings. The settlement histories, building histories, architectural analyses, legal status, risk assessments, and potential future scenarios are reported as a consequence of these studies.
Our goal was to put this cultural heritage inherited from Armenians, which remained standing for centuries on the record. The report, “Mush: Architectural Heritage at Risk” includes the assessments compiled during the workshops, meetings, and fieldwork by conservation experts from Armenia and Turkey. It is published in Turkish, English and Eastern Armenian.
We aim that this report will increase awareness of the importance of the city of Mush as part of the region’s multi-layered and rich cultural heritage and contribute to the recognition of the public significance of these structures.
Within the scope of ATNP IV, Anadolu Kültür is carrying out the projects “Armenia-Turkey Curator Exchange” and “Antep: Post-Earthquake Assessment of Architectural Heritage at Risk”.
Armenia-Turkey Curator Exchange
January 2023, December 2024
Co-organized with the Yerevan Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), which works for the production, design and development of cultural and contemporary art projects, this project aimed to bring together curators, artists and art educators from Turkey and Armenia through a series of workshops focused on collective reflection and discussion across differences.
Within the scope of the project, curators and artists from Turkey visited Armenia, met with artists in Yerevan and accompanied their workshops. Curators and artists from Armenia visited Turkey, organized workshops in Istanbul with art students from various universities and local artists, and gave talks at Depo. In addition to the workshops and talks, the artists visited art spaces and met with other curators, artists and art educators from Turkey and Armenia.
Antep: Post-earthquake Assessment of Architectural Heritage at Risk
January 2023, April 2025
"Antep: Post-Earthquake Assessment of Architectural Heritage at Risk", which we prepared as part of the Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process: Rapid Responses (ATNP: Rapid Responses), brought together experts from Armenia and Turkey for workshops and field studies. Experts from the fields of architecture, civil engineering, urban and regional planning, archaeology and art history participated in the fieldwork in partnership with the Association for the Protection of Cultural Heritage [KMKD].
The experts worked on the reporting of the data collected during the preliminary research and site visits, and they reported on 123 historic buildings and sites. The data obtained from this study, in which we examined the post-earthquake conditions of various structures in the central and rural areas of Antep, is published in Turkish and English.
The information collected during historical research and field analyses, the architectural features of the building in question as well as its history, function(s), relationship with its surroundings, and the problems with its materials and construction were recorded in tables by experts. Each report presents an architectural description of the building followed by its current condition, a post-earthquake risk analysis and recommendations. Architectural conservation methods were mentioned in the context of each building's condition and unique context.
This research fulfils the requirements of the discipline of historic preservation with meticulous study and documentation; identification of the values and problems of the surviving cultural assets of production, trade, education, and cultural life; and ultimately contributes to our understanding of the multi-layered past of the Antep.
The report aims to contribute to the methods of research and conservation of the cultural heritage of the region after the earthquake.
The overall objective of the programme is to empower and engage civil societies of Turkey and Armenia to contribute to the enhanced regional peace and stability, democratic pluralism and social inclusion across and within their societies. This would be achieved through engaging new actors in economic, cultural, educational, and awareness-raising activities between Armenia and Turkey, and improving information flow, communication exchange and networking between media, expert communities and institutions.
The Consortium partners include Civilitas Foundation (CF), Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF), Public Journalism Club (PJC), Regional Studies Center (RSC) from Armenia; and Anadolu Kültür, the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Citizens Assembly, and the Hrant Dink Foundation from Turkey.
The programme included a series of activities in the areas of business, policy research, culture, arts, education, media, and youth. The programme supported travel and fellowship opportunities targeting different actors and segments of societies. Within the programme various activities were implemented, including workshops and trainings for youth; exchange of architects and entrepreneurs; research on business and economic opportunities; media research; agribusiness development; youth and community development as well as policy analysis.
One of the main pillars of the programme is inclusiveness - to engage and support new actors in the dialogue process. To this end, the Consortium continued the Grant Scheme initiated within the ATNP to invite individuals and civil society organisations from Armenia and Turkey - other than the Consortium members - to propose and implement their own project ideas, which would contribute to the overall objective of the programme and multiply the shared outcomes.
While the third phase of the ATNP ends in 2022, the Programme will continue with the fourth phase in January 2023, which will last for two years.
Anadolu Kültür implemented the “Mush: Architectural Heritage at Risk” project within the scope of ATNP III.
Mush: Architectural Heritage at Risk
October 2014, April-December 2022
The “Mush Armenian Cultural Heritage Assessment Report” study brought architects, construction engineers, historians, archaeologists, and art historians from Armenia and Turkey together in workshops and fieldwork in 2014 and 2022 as part of a long-term research project investigating different periods in partnership with the Association for the Protection of Cultural Heritage [KMKD].
Ten experts joined the studies from Turkey and Armenia. This international group of multidisciplinary experts assessed historic structures located in the Province of Mush on-site.
They documented 28 historic structures/sites at risk that exemplify the cultural fabric of Mush during fieldwork that took place on 20-25 October 2014 and 23-30 April 2022. The historical buildings’ current conditions and deteriorations were part of the documentation in addition to their physical surroundings. The settlement histories, building histories, architectural analyses, legal status, risk assessments, and potential future scenarios are reported as a consequence of these studies.
Our goal was to put this cultural heritage inherited from Armenians, which remained standing for centuries on the record. The report, “Mush: Architectural Heritage at Risk” includes the assessments compiled during the workshops, meetings, and fieldwork by conservation experts from Armenia and Turkey. It is published in Turkish, English and Eastern Armenian.
We aim that this report will increase awareness of the importance of the city of Mush as part of the region’s multi-layered and rich cultural heritage and contribute to the recognition of the public significance of these structures.
Within the scope of ATNP IV, Anadolu Kültür is carrying out the projects “Armenia-Turkey Curator Exchange” and “Antep: Post-Earthquake Assessment of Architectural Heritage at Risk”.
Armenia-Turkey Curator Exchange
January 2023, December 2024
Co-organized with the Yerevan Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), which works for the production, design and development of cultural and contemporary art projects, this project aimed to bring together curators, artists and art educators from Turkey and Armenia through a series of workshops focused on collective reflection and discussion across differences.
Within the scope of the project, curators and artists from Turkey visited Armenia, met with artists in Yerevan and accompanied their workshops. Curators and artists from Armenia visited Turkey, organized workshops in Istanbul with art students from various universities and local artists, and gave talks at Depo. In addition to the workshops and talks, the artists visited art spaces and met with other curators, artists and art educators from Turkey and Armenia.
Antep: Post-earthquake Assessment of Architectural Heritage at Risk
January 2023, April 2025
"Antep: Post-Earthquake Assessment of Architectural Heritage at Risk", which we prepared as part of the Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process: Rapid Responses (ATNP: Rapid Responses), brought together experts from Armenia and Turkey for workshops and field studies. Experts from the fields of architecture, civil engineering, urban and regional planning, archaeology and art history participated in the fieldwork in partnership with the Association for the Protection of Cultural Heritage [KMKD].
The experts worked on the reporting of the data collected during the preliminary research and site visits, and they reported on 123 historic buildings and sites. The data obtained from this study, in which we examined the post-earthquake conditions of various structures in the central and rural areas of Antep, is published in Turkish and English.
The information collected during historical research and field analyses, the architectural features of the building in question as well as its history, function(s), relationship with its surroundings, and the problems with its materials and construction were recorded in tables by experts. Each report presents an architectural description of the building followed by its current condition, a post-earthquake risk analysis and recommendations. Architectural conservation methods were mentioned in the context of each building's condition and unique context.
This research fulfils the requirements of the discipline of historic preservation with meticulous study and documentation; identification of the values and problems of the surviving cultural assets of production, trade, education, and cultural life; and ultimately contributes to our understanding of the multi-layered past of the Antep.
The report aims to contribute to the methods of research and conservation of the cultural heritage of the region after the earthquake.