Urban identity is the multifaceted reflection of a nation’s social, cultural, and historical phenomena. In this study, the memory-space relationship was investigated in Erzurum city center in Türkiye. The aim of the study is to observe the relationship between the concepts of collective, social, popular, and cultural memory, and Yakutiye Madrasa and its surroundings, one of the symbolic and historical buildings. City dwellers were asked statistical questions that evoke city-memory, and psychological and physical feelings were also included in the evaluation process. As a result, it was seen that the concepts of memory made associations in the building and its surroundings and took place in the memories of the participants. Based on the survey study, it was observed that there was not enough association regarding collective memory. According to the responses, social and popular memory was highlighted by 56%, and cultural memory by 39%.