La residenza

Aya Kapadokya, a boutique hotel and cultural hub in Ürgüp, Turkey, hosts a flexible residency program that welcomes artists, scholars, and doctoral researchers working on the Cappadocian region. The program offers a carved cave room, breakfast, laundry, and a dedicated workspace, with the option to bring personal equipment. Residents are expected to contribute an evening talk, a site walk, or a musical performance, and to allow the venue to document and share their work. The residency is open to a wide range of disciplines—architecture, archaeology, history, art history, botany, music, painting, and more—provided the work is serious and situated in Cappadocia. Applicants can propose their project and dates directly via the contact form; there is no fixed deadline, and the program operates on a rolling basis. The residency does not charge an application fee and offers no stipend, but it provides essential housing and field support.

The program is ideal for artists and researchers seeking an immersive, low‑cost environment to focus on their creative or scholarly projects while engaging with the local landscape and community.

Room, breakfast, laundry, field clothing support, workspace, equipment storage

Open to artists, scholars, and doctoral researchers; work must be serious and located in Cappadocia