Projeler/Projects: Bitlis
EASTERN IDENTITIES
SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER CITIES IN TURKEY, BITLIS
IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY IS UNDER
RISK OF LOSING ITS ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL
IDENTITY DUE TO UNPLANNED URBANIZATION AND THE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT’S VORACIOUS REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. AS A RESPONSE, THE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY OF BITLIS HAS SHIFTED TO DEVELOPING
THEIR OWN URBAN PLANNING AND RESTORATION
PROJECTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE REGION’S CULTURAL AND
HISTORIC VALUES.