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Mekânda Adalet Derneği

İstanbul, Turkey

Community developmentHousing & HomelessnessEnvironment & ClimateHeritage
AssociationNational reach
Profile last updated: October 15, 2026

About

Mekânda Adalet Derneği is a non-profit association based in İstanbul, Turkey working on community development, housing & homelessness, environment & climate +1 more.

Mekânda Adalet Derneği (MAD) is an Istanbul-based association working on spatial justice in Turkey. It publishes beyond.istanbul, a periodical with themed issues guest-edited by specialists, which examines urban justice, disability, disaster preparedness, housing, food systems and ageing, combining academic and practice-based writing for a general readership. The association also runs MADatölye workshop programmes in urban gardens, including Yedikule Bostanları in Istanbul and Hevsel Bahçeleri in Diyarbakır, and supports community struggles over public gardens, housing and access to information.

Location

İstanbul, Turkey

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Dernek

Legal name

Mekânda Adalet Derneği

Languages

TR

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentHousing & HomelessnessEnvironment & ClimateHeritage

Works for

Communities

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmesAdvocacy & campaigning

Programmes

MADatölye: Yedikule Bostanları

Community development · Turkey

Workshop programme held in the Yedikule Bostanları urban gardens in Istanbul, covering heritage protection, access to information and the defence of the gardens.

MADatölye: Hevsel Bahçeleri

Community development · Turkey

Workshop programme held in the Hevsel Gardens in Diyarbakır, run in partnership with DKVD.

Countries of operation

Turkey

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

DKVD

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