Damatris Palace project and documentation work — CORPORATE MEMORY / PROJECT + RECORD

About

The Akropol story since 1995.

Since 1995, Akropol has connected surveying, architecture and information technologies in a single project workflow.

Evidence of experience

Get to know Akropol through three commissions.

Conservation and construction

Gaydaroğlu Mansion

Restoration construction; plaque from Tokat Governorate.

Project scope ↗Survey and documentation

Galata Tunnel

3D laser scanning and deformation investigation; record used in doctoral research.

Project scope ↗Spatial information systems

Golden Horn GIS

Web-based GIS; 2011 GIM International publication record.

Project scope ↗

AKROPOL / SELECTED WORK

Different scales.
The same precision.

A monument, a historic structure, an airport. Our surveying and documentation expertise responds to the needs of each place.

01 / SURVEY / DOCUMENTATION

Buca Atatürk Relief

İzmir · Buca

A digital record of a monumental work through laser scanning.

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Photograph of Adana Grand Mosque and its minaret — Building photograph

02 / HERITAGE / MEASURED SURVEY

Adana Grand Mosque Minaret

Adana

A photogrammetric measured survey supporting conservation work.

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03 / DIGITAL TWIN / SPATIAL DATA

Çorlu Airport

Tekirdağ · Çorlu

A three-dimensional spatial information system and digital twin of the terminal.

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Experience built since 1995.

Founded in 1995 by Dr. Cengiz Erdoğan, Akropol is an engineering, architecture and information-technology company. For over 30 years, it has provided GPS, photogrammetry, GIS and laser-scanning products and services to public institutions, universities and private organisations in Türkiye.

We connect architecture, engineering, archaeology, planning, conservation and implementation with software development, structural monitoring, digital twins, IoT, machine learning and AI.

From research to fieldwork to software.

We carried out R&D for five years at the İTÜ KOSGEB Technology Development Zone through the Istanbul Disaster Information System project, followed by five years at Eskişehir ATAP Technopark. At Zonguldak Technopark, we completed our web-based photogrammetric 3D GIS digital-twin spatial information software project. Development of our Turkish mobile GIS-based building-inventory software continues.

Today, we operate from offices at Zonguldak Technopark and in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district.

Projects that shaped our experience.

1996

Turkish address information system

We digitised Istanbul’s printed 1:250,000 maps and developed its first Turkish Address Information System for the Metropolitan Municipality.

1998

Post-earthquake documentation in Ceyhan

We prepared terrestrial photogrammetric surveys of four earthquake-damaged mosques, the first such survey project for the General Directorate of Foundations.

1999

Istanbul Disaster Information System

We developed a Turkish GIS-based disaster-management system for the Istanbul Governorate. The Marmara earthquake occurred about six weeks after the project began. A week of voluntary work at the Istanbul crisis centre informed subsequent applications.

1998–1999

Bosphorus Skyline Project

More than 30 academics and engineers participated in this terrestrial photogrammetry project for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, with İTÜ consultancy. Milliyet and Sabah covered it on their front pages.

2002

Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum

We completed photogrammetric documentation of the mausoleum in Turkmenistan.

2006

Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery

We documented the cemetery using photogrammetry and laser scanning, surveyed 130 gravestones and inventoried 4,500. This was the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s first laser-scanning project.

2007

Sultan Mahmut Aqueduct

We prepared laser-scanning and photogrammetric surveys for İSKİ, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s first laser-scanning survey project.

2008

Niksar Castle award

Our survey, restitution, restoration and landscape project received an award from the Union of Historical Towns.

2011

Aydos Castle

We carried out archaeological excavation, classification and documentation, conservation projects, urgent interventions and restoration works.

2012

Gaydaroğlu Mansion

We completed restoration for use as a boutique hotel, receiving a plaque from the Governor of Tokat.

2015

Ottoman heritage in Palestine

We documented over 30 works in 11 locations and connected their records in a web-based GIS.

2018

Beyoğlu–Galata Tunnel

We completed laser-scanning and deformation-monitoring work on the world’s second-oldest metro.

2022

Çorlu Airport digital twin

We connected the terminal’s 3D spatial information and asset data in a digital-twin project.

1995—2026

Our work through the years.

1995

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Chronological list

1995 · Akropol was founded in Istanbul
The beginning of a multidisciplinary practice connecting geomatics with architecture, planning, software and consulting.
1996 · Istanbul Electronic Directory
Developed as Akropol's first commission, the system was conceived as the first Turkish-language electronic directory allowing citywide address searches across Istanbul.
1998 · Istanbul Bosphorus Silhouette Project
The portfolio records this project, documenting the Istanbul Bosphorus silhouette between Karaköy–Rumeli Kavağı and Harem–Anadolu Kavağı, for the 1998–1999 period.
1998 · Photogrammetric surveys of four mosques in Ceyhan
Following the Adana–Ceyhan earthquake, photogrammetric measured surveys were prepared for four mosques. According to the client statement, this was the General Directorate of Foundations' first photogrammetric project.
1998 · Ceyhan Depreminde Hasar Gören Adana Ulu Camii Minaresi Fotogrametrik Fotogrametrik Rölöve Çizimi
Fotogrametrik Belgeleme sonucunda Cami minaresinin rölövesi çizildi. Bu rölöve kullanılarak minare sökülerek tekrar restore edilebildi Portfolio period: 1998.
1999 · Istanbul Disaster Information System and İTÜ Ayazağa
Started before the Marmara earthquake, the system was revised in response to disaster needs. With İTÜ KOSGEB support, Akropol moved to the İTÜ Ayazağa Campus that year.
1999 · Tuzla Renewal Project began
Between 1999 and 2024, measured-survey, restitution, restoration, electrical and mechanical projects were prepared for 100 historic buildings, together with street, façade and urban-design work.
1999 · İstanbul Boğazı Silüet Projesi Proje Yöneticisi (İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi)
Zamanında Dünyadaki en kapsamlı yersel^fotogrametri projelerindendir. 30 kişisi akademik olmak üzere projede 50 kişi çalışmıştır. İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi danışmanlık yapmıştır. Portfolio period: 1998-1999.
2002 · Photogrammetric survey of the Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum
A photogrammetric measured survey was prepared for the restoration of the Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum in Turkmenistan.
2003 · First-generation corporate website
The legacy Akropol website, dated to 2003, served as a long-running corporate archive and now informs the renewal.
2003 · Yeşilırmak Basin GIS training
A dated acknowledgement confirms GIS training on 4–7 March 2003; it does not establish the delivery date of the entire laboratory installation.
2005 · Early records of the Historic Fountains Information System
The Istanbul Historic Fountains Information System appears in the sources as a programme combining inventory, photogrammetric documentation, mapping and 3D models.
2006 · Press record for the Patara documentation work
Photogrammetric documentation of Patara Ancient City and its theatre was matched to a public press record dated 2006.
2006 · Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery
Measured surveys of 130 tombstones, an inventory of 4,500 stones and a Cemetery Information System.
2010 · Project and documentation process at Damatris Palace
The archive board records the start of survey, restitution, restoration and landscape design work in 2010, alongside archaeological excavation and precise documentation.
2011 · Golden Horn Information System in an international publication
The web-based Golden Horn Information System is documented by the article 'HIS: Golden Horn GIS' in the March 2011 issue of GIM International.
2011 · Aydos Castle source record from 2011 onward
Scientific excavation, survey, restitution, restoration and emergency intervention are matched to sources dated 2011 and later.
2011 · Eyüpsultan Mosque structural-health monitoring
A structural-health monitoring system was installed and measured-survey drawings were prepared, linking monitoring data with architectural documentation.
2011 · Conservation projects for the Istanbul Governor's Building
Akropol prepared the measured-survey, restoration and landscape-design projects for the Istanbul Governor's Building.
2012 · Restoration implementation at Gaydaroğlu Mansion
The mansion was restored as a boutique hotel, demonstrating Akropol's on-site implementation role as well as design work; the project received a plaque from the Tokat Governorate.
2012 · Admission to Eskişehir ATAP Technopark
Akropol was admitted to Eskişehir ATAP Technopark with its 3D Cultural Inventory Project.
2012 · Bakırköy Fildamı
An integrated 3D model combining above-ground documentation with ground-penetrating radar data.
2012 · Çorum İl AFAD Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri Eğitimi
Çorum İl Afet ve Acil Durum Müdürlüğü'nde 26–30 Kasım 2012 tarihlerinde düzenlenen Afet Yönetiminde Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemi ve ArcGIS ArcView 10.x yazılım kursu. 30 Kasım 2012 tarihli teşekkür belgesi, Cengiz Erdoğan'ın eğitimdeki çalışmasını belgeler. Eğitim bir uygulama projesi gibi değil, kurumsal CBS eğitimi olarak sınıflandırılır. Portfolio period: 26–30 Kasım 2012.
2014 · Nene Hatun Historic National Park and Aziziye Bastions
The portfolio records surveying, restitution, restoration, electrical, mechanical and landscape consultancy during the 2014–2015 period.
2015 · Nene Hatun Tarihi Milli Parkı Aziziye Tabyaları ÖPA1 Alanın Resterosyon, Röleve, Restisyon, elektrik ve Makina İle Çevre Düzenlemeleri Proje Danışmanlık Hizmet Alımı
Portfolio period: 18.08.2014-24.12.2015.
2016 · Tokat Castle virtual tour archive record
The legacy website inventory records the Tokat Castle virtual tour with a 2016 label and institutional credit.
2017 · Photogrammetric 3D model of Selimiye Mosque
A photogrammetric 3D model was produced from drone and terrestrial photographs and fabricated as a physical model with a 3D printer.
2017 · 3D documentation of the Heaven Gate at Divriği Great Mosque
A high-resolution photogrammetric 3D model of the Heaven Gate was produced and fabricated as a physical model with a 3D printer.
2018 · Galata–Karaköy–Beyoğlu Tunnel
Laser scanning, 3D documentation and deformation studies used as a research subject in Dr Cengiz Erdoğan’s doctoral thesis.
2021 · Conservation board approval record for Damatris projects
The archive board states that restoration, conservation and landscape projects received conservation board approval during 2021.
2022 · Çorlu Airport digital twin project
3D spatial information system and digital twin work for Çorlu Airport Terminal.
2023 · Digital-twin software at Zonguldak Technopark
Akropol entered Zonguldak Technopark with a web-based photogrammetric 3D and GIS-driven digital-twin spatial information system project. That software project is complete; development of Turkish mobile GIS-based building-inventory software continues.
2023 · 6 Şubat Depremleri Sonrası Kültür Varlıklarının CBS Tabanlı Hızlı Belgelenmesi
6 Şubat 2023 depremleri sonrasında hasar gören kültür varlıklarının mobil 3B belgeleme ve CBS tabanlı hasar kayıtlarıyla değerlendirilmesi. Arşiv, İTÜ Mimarlık Bölümü ve Akropol başlığı altında saha çalışması fotoğrafları, hasarlı yapının 3B kaydı ve mobil veri toplama ekranlarını içerir. Uygulama ekranındaki yer bilgisi Hatay / Antakya'dır; bu kayıt bütün deprem bölgesinde tamamlanmış bir envanter veya kesin saha sınırı iddiası taşımaz. Portfolio period: 2023.

Corporate archive

In the press

Press clippings from our archive. Open each image at full size.

The Akropol story since 1995.

Get to know Akropol through three commissions.

Gaydaroğlu Mansion

Galata Tunnel

Golden Horn GIS

Different scales.The same precision.

Buca Atatürk Relief

Adana Grand Mosque Minaret

Çorlu Airport

Experience built since 1995.

From research to fieldwork to software.

Projects that shaped our experience.

Turkish address information system

Post-earthquake documentation in Ceyhan

Istanbul Disaster Information System

Bosphorus Skyline Project

Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum

Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery

Sultan Mahmut Aqueduct

Niksar Castle award

Aydos Castle

Gaydaroğlu Mansion

Ottoman heritage in Palestine

Beyoğlu–Galata Tunnel

Çorlu Airport digital twin

Our work through the years.

In the press

Digital technology for city management

Earthquake briefing

Şişli Mobile Disaster Information System

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Work in heritage areas.

Ayasofya · İstanbul'un Tarihî Alanları

Selimiye Camii ve Külliyesi

Divriği Ulu Camii ve Darüşşifası

Diyarbakır Kalesi ve Hevsel Bahçeleri

Ahlat mezar taşları ve tarihî kaleleri

Patara · Likya Uygarlığı Antik Kentleri

Tuşpa / Van Kalesi

Niksar · Danişmend başkenti

Mardin Kültürel Peyzajı · Ulu Camii

Harşena Dağı ve Pontus Kral Kaya Mezarları

Different scales.
The same precision.