TEDU CITY at the AMPS "Manchester – 16th Annual Livable Cities 2026" Conference!
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TEDU CITY Faculty Members Presented TÜBİTAK-Funded Research at the AMPS "Manchester: 16th Annual Livable Cities – Critiquing the Urban Renaissance" Conference
TED University Department of City and Regional Planning faculty members Prof. Dr. Ela Ataç Kavurmacı, Dr. Zeynep Eraydın, and Research Assistant Elif Merve Nalçakar participated in the AMPS "Manchester: 16th Annual Livable Cities – Critiquing the Urban Renaissance" Conference, hosted by the University of Salford, United Kingdom, between 17 and 19 June 2026. Their presentation was delivered online via Zoom.
The presentation showcased findings from the TÜBİTAK 1001 (SOBAG)-funded research project, "An Evaluation of Mass Migration after the February 6 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Examples of Ankara and Mersin," led by Dr. Gülçin Con Wright from the TED University Department of Sociology. The interdisciplinary project has been ongoing for the past two years and investigates the demographic, spatial, and social impacts of post-earthquake migration in Türkiye.
As part of the project, the TEDU CITY team presented their paper entitled "Disaster-Induced Migration and Urban Settlement Patterns: Evidence from the 2023 Türkiye Earthquakes." The study examined the demographic and spatial consequences of the 6 February 2023 Türkiye earthquakes by analyzing population change in the most severely affected provinces—Hatay, Malatya, Kahramanmaraş, and Adıyaman—together with migration patterns toward Ankara and Mersin, two of the primary destination cities for displaced populations. Combining official demographic statistics with household survey data collected through the TÜBİTAK project, the paper demonstrated how disaster-induced migration reshaped both sending and receiving cities. The findings further revealed that displaced populations tend to settle in districts offering better access to housing, employment opportunities, and urban services, highlighting the importance of integrating migration dynamics into long-term urban and regional planning as well as post-disaster recovery strategies.
