The “Fifth International Conference on New Developments in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering” in view of the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), and the global threat a decision is taken to postpone the conference from May 27 to 29, 2021 to June 30 to July 2, 2022. We hope the new date of the conference will be suitable for all our keynote speakers, session chairs, presenters, and participating colleagues. The conference will be held in Nicosia – North Cyprus. The conference is organised jointly by the Turkish Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and Near East University with the aim of bringing scientists, engineers, practitioners, and researchers together, to exchange knowledge and discuss the new developments in the field of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.