MERSIN URBAN REGENERATION PROJECT WORKSHOP

Organized in partnership between the Mediterranean Center for Urban Studies and the Institute of Natural Sciences, Department of Urban and Regional Planning Master’s Program, the “MERSIN URBAN REGENERATION PROJECT WORKSHOP—2026” , was held in two sessions on June 30, 2026, in the Exhibition Hall of the Faculty of Architecture.

Urban renewal projects focused on neighborhoods in various parts of Mersin that are currently undergoing or may undergo urban renewal were examined and evaluated by students enrolled in the Planning Studio I and II courses—offered during the fall and spring semesters of the 2025–2026 academic year as part of the Master’s program in Urban and Regional Planning. The projects were presented and discussed with representatives of the relevant institutions and organizations, and as a result of these discussions, a general assessment was made of the urban renewal projects to be carried out in Mersin.

Course Instructor and Workshop Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Züleyha Sara BELGE

Workshop Organizing Committee: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Züleyha Sara BELGE, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fikret ZORLU, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Cenap YOLOĞLU, Dr. Yasemin SARIKAYA LEVENT, Ozan Cuma ÜNLÜ

Students participating in the workshop with their projects: Firaz BOZ, Zarife Deniz DOĞAN, Buğra Ayberk DÖLEK, Eylül FİDEL ERDOĞAN, Saime İrem KAĞNICI, Sinem Yıldız KAYAN, Emre KEŞİR, Songül KİYE, Mehmet MALAY, Helin Gülay YÜKSEL

Organizations represented at the workshop: Mersin Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urban Planning, and Climate Change; Mersin Metropolitan Municipality; Akdeniz Municipality; Mezitli Municipality; Toroslar Municipality; Yenişehir Municipality; Chamber of Architects; Chamber of Urban Planners; Mersin University Department of Urban and Regional Planning