Ahmet Murat Saymanlier

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Cyprus International University

This paper introduces the heritage of rural vernacular architecture in the surroundings of Aphendrika in the northern coastal plain of the Karpas Peninsula. Forty-six dilapidated stone buildings are grouped into two hamlets within a protected zone, in between remains ranging from the Neolithic to the post-Byzantine periods. Dating possibly back to...

This study inquires the possible creation of a sense of a place in coffee houses for the disabled people as public places. The physical characteristics of a space are the main factors allowing all people including the disabled ones as well to perceive that place properly and within the “person, place and interaction process” framework. The place at...

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Today due to rising levels of housing' necessities, several problems have been raised regarding to urban quality of life. The aim of the research is to study social and spatial aspects of housing environment and to find out their interaction with the urban quality of life. As a case of study two pilot areas of Famagusta city in North Cyprus, were s...

The sustainable development strategy in Buyukkonuk village, Northern Cyprus, based on the research and survey conducted by the graduate student of sustainable developments, is discussed. The study of various aspects such as the community development and rehabilitation of the olive oil mill, density and context and landscaping was done for this stra...