Eray Cayli

My research concerns the ways in which the legacy of past violence and destruction is negotiated through images and built environments. I study the mutual impact between the materialities that are taken to bear this legacy and discourses of recovery or reconciliation. I focus especially on the various, often conflicting, notions of 'publicness' and 'truth' produced as a result of this mutual impact. In addition to art and architectural theory, anthropology is a field that is key to my research as I employ its methods and engage with its debates. My geographical specialism is Turkey and the surrounding regions. I have written for academic journals such as Theory & Event, the Journal of Urban Design, the International Journal of Islamic Architecture, andContemporary Armenian Studies as well as more accessible platforms such as Failed Architecture and various architectural design magazines and newspapers. For a full list of publications, see eraycayli.com