Today, I had the pleasure of giving a seminar to the graduation project students (Jury A) at Istanbul Technical University, Department of Architecture. It was inspiring to discuss strategies for ecology and coexistence in my hometown, Famagusta. Wishing all these future architects the best as they develop their proposals for this semester’s challenge: BEYOND THE…
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Famagusta’s Voices: Advocating for Peace Amid Division
One island and half a century of division. Four people, born at different times in the same city and into different universes, share the same pain: the division of our island, our city, and involuntary relocations. We also share the same passions: a love for the sea, the smell of orange blossoms, and a dedication…
Famagusta Futures: Towards Ecological and Sustainable Peace
Bugün, Bilkent Kentsel Tasarım ve Peyzaj Mimarlığı Bölümü (Bilkent LAUD) öğrencileriyle bir araya geldik. Mağusa’nın tarihini, bölünmüşlüğünü, kent sorunlarını, eski sakinlerinin geri dönme ümitlerine rağmen zaman içinde donmuş ve bir gün karanlık turistlerin ziyaretine açılmış Maraş’ı konuştuk. Nazik davetleri ve bana Mağusa’da barışçıl ve sürdürülebilir bir planlamanın, şeffaf olmayan süreçlerle değil, kentin önceki ve…
Visions for the future of Famagusta: Interview with RTL Belgium
It has been a long time since urban design diverged from traditional top-down decision-making approaches and transformed into more inclusive, participatory, and collaborative methods. As a city deeply affected by the ongoing division in Cyprus, Famagusta needs not only physical infrastructure renewal but also a sustainable and ecological peace-memory-narrative infrastructure, where all the actors and…
Praxis of urban peacebuilding in Famagusta Cyprus
I would like to thank Cyprus Network of Urban Morphology, and organizing committee for inviting me to share my experience and thoughts on urban peace-building. Over 9 years, we tried to generate as a multi-communal movement and to introduce the parameters of establishing a peace infrastructure set forth by the ecocity principles. Our efforts have…
Advocating for “Green Renaissance” at Voxeurop
Thanks to Chloé Emmanouilidis from VoxEurop for this piece. We are a group of people (Famagusta Ecocity Project)who loves nature, who believes we need to take an action for climate crisess, who knows that peace is only way for sustainable human existence- especially on a small island. We study based on science and facts and…
Bölünmüşlük Barış Getirmez
Bölünmüşlük barış getirmez, sınırlar insanları birleştirmez. İnsan doğaya hükmedemez ve empati yoksunluğumuz yükseldikçe, böylesi bir ortamda barış düzeni oluşturmak daha da zorlaşır. Hem doğa hem de insanla olan savaşlarla talan edilmiş, bölünmüş hiçbir düzen ve mekânsal düzlem, parça parça reformlarla kurgulandığı zaman, uzlaştırıcı bir zemine dönüşmez… Dr. Alexandra Novosseloff ile “Kıbrıs’ta BM Barış Gücü’nin (UNFICYP)…
My new article on place attachment
»Click to download the article The process of developing an emotional nexus between the self and an uncanny geography: An autoethnography Ceren Boğaç Eastern Mediterranean University, Department of Architecture, Famagusta, North Cyprus, Via Mersin 10, Turkey Abstract In this paper, I aim to explore my nexus with a prohibited place and its emotional meaning,…
“360 Degrees” – ALPHA TV GREECE
A short documentary about Famagusta that is broadcasted on Alpha TV to present various dimensions of the city’s division and displacement for former and current citizens. I would like to thank to Maya Filippopoulou once again, the editor in chief, for her sensitivity to reflect Turkish Cypriot and bicommunal peace building efforts in this documentary….
Memory Landscapes of Famagusta
Today I talked with Maya Filippopoulou, Editor in chief of 360 Degrees News program, Alpha TV Greece, about memory landscapes of Famagusta and the ontological meaning of the city’s fragmentation for both communities. We also discussed about future projections through the facts regarding to the ecological threats. I would like to thank to her and…
Just published! “The Famagusta Ecocity: A New Path for Peace in Cyprus” BOOK
Thanks to all our authors, friends, supporters and everyone who believes in a united and sustainable future in the beautiful city of Famagusta- for this amazing book! We believe in this ecopolis which does not stand away- Together we stand, divided we fall 🌱 Preface “We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a…
“If the Varosha is re-opened, people should touch their homes, breath there…”
The new initiative of the government regarding to the Closed Varosha excited the Famagustians. Environmental Psychologist Ceren Boğaç from the Famagusta Ecocity Project spoke to the Cyprus Post about the traumas created by Closed Varosha and the project. Boğaç said if Varosha is re-opened, the first thing that people should do after all those…
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
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…
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