Turkish Cultural Heritage Protection, Conserving Historic Turkey Architecture
Turkish Cultural Heritage Conservation
Buildings in Mardin and Antakya, Turkey – British Council?s Cultural Protection Fund
12 Oct 2019
South East Turkey Heritage Conservation
Edinburgh steps in to help save Turkey?s heritage at risk
Location: cities of Mardin and Antakya, south eastern Turkey
Edinburgh World Heritage, the charity responsible for the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site, has just completed a project to help save and protect heritage which is at risk in two historic Turkish cities near to the Syrian border.
Mardin, Turkey:

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The project, which was funded by the British Council?s Cultural Protection Fund, has trained local experts, students and stonemasons, compiled a register of buildings at risk, conserved specific historic buildings, implemented energy efficiency programmes, and created an awareness-raising exhibition in Mardin. Edinburgh World Heritage partnered with KMKD, a local Turkish association formed to help protect Turkey?s cultural heritage. The project focused on the two historic Turkish cities of Mardin and Antakya (Antioch) both of which are about 20 kilometres from the Syrian border and which have been affected by the ongoing civil war. The British Council?s Cultural Protection Fund is intended to help safeguard and promote cultural heritage at risk due to conflict overseas.
The project also developed new solutions to ens...