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IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative

Samandağ Living Heritage

The international community-led planning workshop on “Samandağ Living Heritage” which was co-initiated by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Francesco Pasta took place between 13–18 April 2026 in Samandağ, in Hatay province, one of the cities most affected by the 2023 earthquakes.

Samandağ, Yaşayan Miras
Francesco Pasta

Francesco Pasta

Francesco Pasta is an urbanist and researcher based in Istanbul. He is interested in participatory research, community-led planning, urban displacement, and the broader politics of space.