KPF completes twin skyscrapers for Ziraat Bank Headquarters in Istanbul
Architecture studio KPF has completed the Ziraat Bank Headquarters skyscrapers as the centrepiece of the Istanbul International Financial Center in Turkey. More
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"Military walls become humanitarian walls" at the Taiwan-Reyhanli Centre for World Citizens
Students from Bilkent University have completed a community centre for Syrian refugees in Hatay, Turkey, in collaboration with their professor Chen-Yu Chiu and his architecture firm Studio Cho. More
Open-air museum "preserves the memory" of 17th-century Turkish fortress
Turkish studio KOOP Architects has revitalised the 17th-century Ottoman Seddülbahir Fortress on the Gallipoli peninsula, creating an outline in timber that suggests how its stone ruins would have previously looked. More
SO? marries timber and stone for house overlooking Turkish mountains
Architecture studio SO? has completed Two Face House in Turkey, a home finished with two contrasting facades to provide shelter and panoramic views. More
Foster + Partners unveils masterplan for rebuilding Antakya post-earthquake
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed its masterplan to rebuild Antakya, Turkey, following the Turkey-Syria earthquakes last year. More
Teğet creates timber visitor centre for Turkish archaeological site
Three wooden buildings arranged around a courtyard make up Çatalhöyük Visitor Center, which Istanbul studio Teğet has created on a Neolithic archaeological site in central Turkey. More
Engaging with locals aids "healing" say post-earthquake masterplanners
Involving locals in post-disaster rebuilding can aid recovery from trauma and ensure communities are effectively restored, say Foster + Partners architects designing the Antakya masterplan following the Turkey-Syria earthquakes. More
Scorpios Bodrum overlooks the Aegean Sea from every angle
Mykonos club Scorpios is opening a second location in Bodrum, Turkey, where a team of architects and designers has created a series of stone bungalows and a wellness "temple" featuring a dramatic coffered ceiling. More
Bilgin Architects shrouds solar farm hub with mirrored steel in Turkey
A facade of shimmering steel panels envelops this control centre that Istanbul studio Bilgin Architects has created in the plains of Karapinar, Turkey, for one of Europe's largest solar farms. More
Totem-pole colonnade encloses Istanbul Airport restaurant
A stone and glass fountain, totem pole-like columns and gilded arches characterise the Kaimakk bar and dining space by local studio Sanayi313 inside Istanbul Airport. More
Works from "nomadic design residency" showcased in Turkish caves
The Transhumances III exhibition will see designers Andres Monnier, Morghen Studio, Elsa Foulon and Laura Pasquino present a selection of works they created in ancient cave dwellings in Cappadocia, Turkey. More
Turkey-Syria earthquake rebuild "most sophisticated urban problem in the world" says Mehmet Kalyoncu
Increasingly prevalent disasters mean collaboration and humility in architecture are more important than ever says Mehmet Kalyoncu, the architect coordinating efforts to rebuild following the Turkey-Syria earthquake. More
"The trees themselves" raise wildfire alarm in ForestGuard detection system
Wildfires can be detected before they spread or even before they start using a new satellite-enabled sensor system created by a group of Turkish recent design graduates and spotlighted by Dezeen as part of our Designing for Disaster series. More
Foster + Partners and BIG to help Turkey rebuild post-earthquake
British architecture practice Foster + Partners and Danish studio BIG have been selected to help rebuild Hatay following the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake in February. More
Ennead Architects references traditional Turkish architecture for US Embassy in Ankara
The layout and materials of traditional Turkish buildings informed the US Embassy in Ankara, designed by New York studio Ennead Architects to "balance openness and security". More
Renzo Piano wraps Istanbul Modern in facade "evocative of fish scales"
Italian architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has completed the landmark Istanbul Modern museum, which is its first project in Turkey. More
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Dezeen Agenda features Shigeru Ban's cardboard shelters for Turkey-Syria earthquake
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features shelters designed by architect Shigeru Ban for victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
Shigeru Ban Architects creates cardboard shelters for victims of Turkey-Syria earthquake
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has provided his Paper Partition System, made from cardboard tubes and fabric, to evacuation centres housing victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake. More
"We should hold the mirror to ourselves" say Turkish architects in wake of earthquakes
Improvements to both architectural education and practice must form part of the recovery plan to prevent history from repeating itself, argue Turkish architects following last month's deadly earthquakes. More
Turkish authorities arrest contractors connected to buildings flattened by earthquake
Authorities in Turkey have issued arrest warrants to more than 100 people with ties to buildings destroyed by the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake last week. More