{"id":9178,"date":"2026-07-01T21:17:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/?p=9178"},"modified":"2026-07-02T19:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:36:25","slug":"zeynep-hazal-ozturk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/zeynep-hazal-ozturk\/","title":{"rendered":"ZEYNEP HAZAL \u00d6ZT\u00dcRK \/ GASTRO-LEX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">G-LEX\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Architectural\u00a0Context\u00a0&amp; Urban Memory<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span 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