Long Live the Solidarity of Places

Making Space for the Urban Commons

November 2026 - October 2027
ANKARA, AMASYA, DİYARBAKIR, GAZİANTEP, MERSİN

Affiliate:
MERSİN: Kültürhane

The project adopts a Creative Placemaking approach to strengthen urban commons in Ankara, Amasya (Merzifon), Gaziantep, Diyarbakır and Mersin. Bringing together 15 young people from different regions of Türkiye, the programme aims to transform Kültürhane and Roof Hâl into hubs for creative citizenship, fostering participation, collective action and community building.

Through collaborative creative processes with artists, local residents are encouraged to reconnect with the places they inhabit and with one another. Drawing on local cultural practices, the project seeks to nurture lasting communities, strengthen a sense of belonging and foster shared ownership of urban spaces. At the same time, young artists gain experience in participatory and community-based approaches, expanding their artistic practices while developing a deeper understanding of local contexts and dynamics.

By bringing together art, civic engagement and place-based cultural practices, the project aims to create new opportunities for collective space-making and to strengthen the role of citizens and local communities in shaping the places they share.

Roof Coliving

Roof Coliving is an Ankara-based civil society organisation working on youth participation, the right to the city and participatory design. Founded in 2020 to develop alternative co-living models in response to young people's housing challenges, Roof now works towards more democratic, inclusive and sustainable cities.

Roof approaches cities not merely as physical environments, but as shared spaces shaped by human relationships and collective ways of living. Through creative approaches that bring together placemaking, art and activism, it aims to strengthen the participation of young people and local communities in urban decision-making processes.

Across Türkiye, Roof collaborates with local authorities, civil society organisations and youth communities on participatory design, advocacy and public space initiatives.

Roof Hâl, based in Ankara, is an independent community space bringing together young people, activists, artists and civil society organisations. Through this space, Roof seeks to foster a culture of the urban commons where young people can shape their own agendas, create collectively and organise around shared interests.

Bağlantılar:

https://www.roofcoliving.org/
https://www.instagram.com/roofcoliving/ https://www.instagram.com/roof.hal/

This page is published on 19 October 2026.