Sivas is the third station of our project "Creative and Adaptive Reuse of Sites of Memory". The fieldwork took place between 28 September and 8 October, 6 districts of Sivas province were visited, Center, Zara, Gürün, Gemerek, Suşehir and Divriği, where 18 meetings were held with civil society and local government organizations. Among them were municipalities, culture directorates, preservation directorates, university, development agency and governorship. Details of the project were shared during the meetings, which gained the support of the local governments. Their ideas and suggestions on possible support to the project were discussed, in line with project's possible contribution to the Sivas cultural landscape. Agreements were reached on keeping open communication during the formulation of the project working phases. Being as a first step of the coming partnerships, many connections were established with organizations and individuals who bare the memory. Parallel to the meetings, visits were made to sites to update the database of Turkey Cultural Heritage map.

During our first field trip to Sivas we were lucky to have by our side many, to whom we would like to extend our thanks. To Mr. Ali Alkan, Sivas Provincial Directorate for Preservation of Cultural Heritage director, whose positive attitude was with us during the whole field trip. To Mr. Ahat Türkmenoğlu, Head of Sivas City Culture Preservation Organization, who was very instrumental in finding contacts and establishing connections. To Mr. Osman Ada, who took us to a culture tour of Sivas city, from the very hidden corners to the totally vanished sites, that live in his memory. To Mr. Uğur Tuztaşı, Vice Dean of Cumhuriyet University Architecture Faculty, with whom we discussed the academic side of the project. Sivas Foundations Union Head Mr. Cemal Karaca, Sivas Province Culture Director Serdar İnce, Gürün Mayor Mr. Naim Çifçi, Çepni Mayor Mr. Murat Uçar, Divriği Mayor Mr. Hakan Gök for their helpful assistance and facilitation of our visits. To Mr. Tekin Şener, previous Editor of Hayat Ağacı culture magazine, for the valuable insights he shared with us. To Melisa Koçak, who was generous by giving her 2015 book on her grandfather, and to the Koçak family. To Mr. Yervant Durmazgüler and Mr. Yervant Mığdıs, whose insights made our trip worthwhile. To Sivas Armenians and Their Friends Organization, who hosted us in their center before our departure to Sivas and paved our way wide open. Finally all our friends in Sivas, who welcomed us in their home.