Cultural activities

Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) Museum, Istanbul-Sultanahmet, 2007

A new administrative building for the Hagia Sophia Museum, one of our country’s most important cultural heritages, has been completed with the contributions of the Husnu Husnu M. Ozyegin Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB).


Galata Mevlevihanesi (Galata Dervish Lodge), Istanbul-Beyoglu, 2007

In the form in which it has survived, the Galata Mevlevihanesi (Galata Dervish Lodge) has about 1,700 m² of enclosed space situated on 6,800 m² of land and it is one of the cultural focal points of our country today. The Husnu M. Ozyegin Foundation undertook a project not just to restore its structures but to develop this precious cultural asset of our as one of Istanbul's eminent museums. Under the Galata Mevlevihanesi Museum Preservation & Development Project, separate elevation, reconstitution, and restoration projects were undertaken; structural examinations were carried out; laboratory studies of building materials were performed; and archives were searched for historical references. The projects and reports based on these activities were approved by the Ministry of Culture (Cultural and Natural Assets Conservation Board) and restoration work has begun. When completed, the Galata Mevlevihanesi will be equipped with everything needed to make it a modern museum while also having been restored according to scientific conservation criteria.


Istanbul University State Conservatory, Istanbul-Kadıköy, 2005

Design work for a project to contribute to this conservatory occupying 10,000 m² of land is being undertaken by the Husnu M. Ozyegin Foundation.


Zeynep Mutlu Education Foundation Library, Istanbul-Kemerburgaz, 2006

The Husnu M. Ozyegin Foundation is undertaking the design and application work for the Zeynep Mutlu Education Foundation Library of the Zeynep Mutlu Education Foundation Kemer Schools.