Short, plain definitions of the ideas we work with in Kaş, from network states and pop-up cities to the Lycian League.
A community that starts online, organizes around shared values and a capacity for collective action, then builds real places and institutions. The idea was popularized by Balaji Srinivasan in his 2022 book The Network State. Kaş Campus is one of the places where that idea is tried in practice.
A temporary community in which hundreds of people live, work and learn together for a few weeks, then disperse. Zuzalu in 2023 was the first well-known example, and ZuKaş followed in 2025.
A two-month pop-up city held in Montenegro in spring 2023, with Vitalik Buterin among its backers. It started a network of similar gatherings around the world.
The pop-up city gathering of the Zuzalu network hosted by the Web3 Hub community in Kaş and Patara in 2025. Speakers included Michel Bauwens, Vit Jedlička and Xiao Wu.
A way of living in which people stay in shared accommodation and share a community, usually for weeks or months, with work and daily life close together. Kaş Campus is a coliving campus with stays from about fifteen days.
A program that helps early ventures grow with space, mentors, peers and introductions. Lycian Labs is the incubator and venture program of Kaş Campus.
A stay for founders, developers, researchers and makers where the aim is to build something real next to others. Kaş Campus is a residency for builders on the Lycian coast.
An approach to the internet built on blockchains, where users can own digital assets and take part in the governance of the networks they use. The Web3 Hub community has met in Kaş since 2021.
A federation of Lycian cities that met in an assembly where each city had votes in proportion to its size, until Rome annexed the region in 43 CE. It was later admired by Montesquieu and discussed in the Federalist Papers, and it is often described as one of the first federal democratic assemblies.
The ancient region on the southwestern coast of Türkiye, between Fethiye and Antalya, known for rock tombs, Patara, Kekova and the Lycian Way. Kaş sits in the middle of it.
A waymarked walking trail of about 540 kilometres along the Lycian coast, from Fethiye to Antalya, passing through Kaş.
A medieval Anatolian brotherhood of artisans and merchants built on craft ethics, mutual aid and training. It is part of the cooperative tradition of the region.
A model in which knowledge, designs and tools are shared globally as commons while production and community life stay local. The idea is developed by Michel Bauwens and the P2P Foundation.
Resources that a community shares and governs together, from a village forest to open software. Michel Bauwens describes the commons as a third institution next to the market and the state.
A person who works remotely and chooses where to live for weeks or months at a time. Coliving campuses and residencies often host them.
The physical home of Kaş Campus on Bucak Bay in Kaş: one hundred rooms, seven themed villas and one long table.
A town and district in Antalya province on the Mediterranean coast of Türkiye, known for diving, old-town streets, an ancient theatre and a view of the Greek island of Meis. It is about two and a half to three hours by road from Dalaman and Antalya airports.
Stays start from around fifteen days and can run longer. Tell us who you are and what you want to build. Early applicants hear first about dates and details.
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