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Project for the conservation and relocation of the Tomb Zeynel Bey in Hasankeyf

Published on 9 July 2025
A testimony on the valuable competence developed by Türkiye ensuring the adoption of sustainable build back better approach in the recovery phase
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Author details
Ph.D. Serap SEVGİ (MSc. Architect), Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directorate of Cultural Assets and Museums, Director of Antalya Survey and Monuments; Murat ÇETİN (Civil Engineer), Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Cultural Assets and Museums
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ISSN 2975-190X

The article developed by the experts of the Turkish Ministry of Culture on the “Project for the Conservation and Relocation of the Tomb Zeynel Bey in Hasankeyf” is a key example of howstrong human action can serve to effectively protect people and cultural heritage, ensuring the adoption of sustainable build back better approach in the recovery phase.

PROCULTHER-NET Project. Technical Bulletin N. 1, March 2023 pp. 39-45
KEYWORDS: recovery, cultural heritage, conservation, relocation.

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Hazard types

Multi-hazard

DRM Phases

Recovery

Geographic focus

Western Balkans & Türkiye

Sectors

Cultural Heritage

Risk drivers

Climate change Environmental degradation Urbanisation