»Source: Euronews “Good morning everybody, welcome to this amazing walking and talking tour of the wonderful city of Famagusta,” says archaeologist and art historian guide Anna Marangou. As always, she and her fellow guide Orhan have words in Greek and Turkish to welcome their party. Their bi-communal efforts was one of the examples recognized by the Stelios…
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Sharing the vision for an integrated, environmentally and economically sustainable Famagusta
It has never been easy to put 40 years of division into words… It is even harder to picture the socio-psychological, environmental and economic problems occurred by this division. We would like to thank Valerie Gauriat from Euronews and Crewhouse to give us chance to discuss about our vision for an integrated, environmentally and economically…
‘Risky Travels’ Exhibition 2017
In August of 1974, artist from Paphos, Andy Adamos, abandons his art studio in Famagusta, with all the body of his art works in it. Many years later, a Turkish Cypriot architect and artist Baki Boğaç discovered Andy Adamos’ studio, and decided to safe keep the artworks, and to return them to their rightful owner when…
“No Man’s House” Documentary
Yesterday we talked with Hansjürgen Schmölzer and Gerfried Guggi from Austrian public Television ORF about current situation in Cyprus, our projections and future expectations from art and architecture point of views, for their documentary. We would like to thank them for including us to their exclusive documentary about reflecting the historic development and current social and socio-cultural…
Book of Canova International Architect Encounter
I am so honoured to be part of Canova International Architect Encounter with other 56 distinguished architects from twenty four countries which is organised every year by Canova Association. The association has been developed spectacular recuperation and re-evaluation of rural medieval stone architecture in Canova, Oira di Crevoladossola, Italy, since 2001. The goal of the association is…
How a ghost town embodies the Cypriot divide
»Source: Al Jazeera As political negotiations continue, one group is pushing to revitalise the long-abandoned district of Varosha. by Megan O’Toole Famagusta, Cyprus – Four decades ago, time froze in the coastal Cypriot district of Varosha. Eggs were still boiling on hot stovetops. Children’s toys remained strewn across living-room floors. Clothes were left on their hangers inside…
Thanks to Al Jazeera
Thanks to Megan and Wojtek from Al Jazeera to help us to share our vision for an integrated Famagusta! All about the project and more is coming in the documentary by Vasia Markides soon. The Famagusta Ecocity Project Teaser
Telling our true stories
It was so strange to walk with Berta in my town in a street called Recep Tayyip Erdoğan… As a citizen who was born and grown in Famagusta, I haven’t heard that street name before. Yet it was what googlemaps tells to her. I want to thank her with her amazing spirit to translate my feelings into…
Peace making, Freedom, Equality and The Famagusta Ecocity Project
European Parliament definitely needs such brave and ambitious people! I had an amazing day with Berta Herrero talking about the current situation in the island and arround, peace making, freedom, equality, diversity, democracy and of course The Famagusta Ecocity Project. The Meditteranean spirit bounds people beyond the countries; it must be the sea…
Italy 2016
Akdeniz’in sıcak sularından Alp’lerin serin yamaçlarına: Vivaldi’nin dört mevsimi gibiydi İtalya. Her bölgesinde ayrı bir iklim, Güney’den Kuzey’e adım adım gezdiğimiz her şehirde ayrı bir lezzet vardı. Antik Roma imparatorluğunun merkezinin milenyumlara meydan okuyan görkemi içinde Barok sanatının ihtişamı; Toscana bölgesinde Rönesans’ın daha dün doğmuş gibi tazeliği; Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo Da Vinci, Angelico, Caravaggio,…
Spreading out the story of Famagusta
We talked with French journalists Mathieu and Antoine about peace, hope and future of Famagusta through the vision of the Famagusta Ecocity Project. Thanks for them helping us sharing our vision by telling our stories.
Beirut, Lebanon 2015
Akdeniz’in öte yakasında, 3 asrın 3 güne sığdığı bir seyahate çıktık: Beyrut’a doğru. Doğu’nun en yakın limanı, katman katman teni soyulmuş, bir yanı savaş, bir yanı bayram, denize saplı bir üçgen, ucunda ‘umut’ taşıyan şehre doğru. Kırılgan sesinde narin bir Feyruz şarkısı, ortadoğu hüznünde bir Kahlil Gibran şiiri, geçmişten geleceğe uzanana bir Amin Maalouf seyahatiydi bu…..
The book of “I like Europe”
I would like to thank once again to Amélie and Caroline for making me part of this book in which as they expresses tried to “understand what we share, what we hope for, what our historic and cultural references are across the continent, what is good and what is difficult about being young in Europe, but…
The Famagusta Ecocity Project 2014-2015 newsletter is out
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