Anniversary for the 150 years since the establishment of the Izmir Municipality
International Symposium: Local Government, Democracy and Izmir
15-16-17 November 2018
Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center Izmir

Thursday 15th November 2018
10.30-11.15 Welcoming Speeches
Alp Yücel KAYA[Prof. Dr., Ege University, Member of the Scientific Board of the Izmir Mediterranean Academy, Coordinator of the Department of History]
Aziz KOCAOĞLU [Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality of Izmir]

11.15- 13.00 Session I.
LOCAL POLITICS, THE MEDITERRANEAN AND DEMOCRACY -1
Chair of the Session: Serkan ŞAVK [Dr., Faculty Member, Izmir University of Economics]
Nora LAFI [Dr., Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient]
Reinterpreting Municipal History: Izmir in Late-Ottoman Times in the Mirror of Recent Interpretive Turns About the Tanzimat
Tülin SELVİ ÜNLÜ [Dr, Mersin University, Mediterranean Urban Research Centre]
Modernization and Planning Practices in Eastern Mediterranean Port Cities
Sotirios DIMITRIADIS [Dr., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki]
Local authority Between Empire and Nation State: The Municipality of Thessaloniki from Ottoman to Greek Rule
Dilek AKYALÇIN KAYA [Dr.]
Becoming Mayor in the Ottoman Empire at the End of the Nineteenth Century: Example of Salonika

14.30-16.10 Session II.
LOCAL POLITICS, HISTORY AND DEMOCRACY-1
Chair of the Session: Ercan UYANIK [Assoc. Prof. Dr., Dokuz Eylül University]
Gülay TULASOĞLU [Dr., Faculty Member, Hacettepe University]
Local Freedoms Central Restrictions: The Case of Izmir as Trade
Feryal TANSUĞ [Dr., Faculty Member, Bahçeşehir University]
Urban Development and Public Services in Izmir on the eve of the Foundation of the Municipality of Izmir
Stefan KNOST [Dr., Martin Luther University Halle]
Urban Development and Local Governance in 19th and 20th Century Aleppo

Friday 16th November 2018
10:00-10:40 Special Session
Chair of the Session: Nora LAFI [Dr., Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient]
İlber Ortaylı [Prof. Dr.]

11:00-13:00 Session III.
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, HISTORY AND SERVICES
Chair of the Session: İrfan KOKDAS [Dr., Faculty Member, Katip Çelebi University]
Sadık KURT [ Dr., Dokuz Eylül University]
ESHOT From Past to Today, (Electricity, Water, Coal Gas, Bus, Trolleybus)
Akın ERSOY [Dr., Faculty Member, Dokuz Eylül University]- Sarp ALATEPELİ [ Dr., Faculty Member, Katip Çelebi University]
From Past to Present, Izmir’s Municipal Authorities’ Vision about the Archaeology
Adil ÇAMUR [Research Assistant, Dokuz Eylül University]
Local Governments and the Migration
Özkan YILDIZ [Prof. Dr., Dokuz Eylül University]
Syrian Refugees in Izmir: Urban Integration and Political Measures
Ali EKŞİ [ Dr. Ege University]
An Assessment of the Contribution to Local Democracy of Essential Volunteering Applications/Procedures for Disaster Management/Administration

14.00-15.40 Session IV.
CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NEW POLICIES
Chair of the Session: Ümit ERDEM [Prof. Dr.]
Gülce OLGUN SUSTA [Research Assistant, Ankara University] – Gülşah EREN [Research Assistant, Ankara University]
The role of Lawcode Number 6360 in Rural Sustainability
Nuray ERTÜRK KESKİN [Assoc. Prof. Dr., Ondokuz Mayıs University] – Cuma YILDIRIM [Research Assistant, Ondokuz Mayıs University]
Agricultural Development in Izmir and the Metropolitan Municipality
Güldem ÖZATAĞAN [ Dr, Independent Researcher]- Emel KARAKAYA [Dr, Faculty Member, Izmir Democracy University]
Towards a Radically New Agro-Food Regime? Exploring Izmir’s Agro-Food Transitions in the Making
Gökhan ORHAN [Prof. Dr., Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University]
Local Solutions to a Universal Problem: Local Authorities in Izmir and Climate Change Policies

15.55-17.15 Session V.
URBAN PLANNING AND TRANSFORMATION-1
Chair of the Session: Mehmet PENBECIOĞLU [Dr., Independent Researcher]
Ali Kemal ÇINAR [Dr., Independent Researcher]
Urban Transformation in Izmir and its Projections upon Local Policies.
Emine YETİŞKUL [Assoc. Prof. Dr., Middle East Technical University]
The Evolution of a Research Project, the example of Izmir: An Interpretation of the Changing Pattern of Settlements in Turkey.
Eti AKYÜZ LEVİ [Prof. Dr. Dokuz Eylül University]
The Effect of Squatter Housing upon the Historical Pattern in Izmir

Saturday the 17th November 2018
10.30-11.50 Session VI.
URBAN PLANNING AND TRANSFORMATION-2
Chair of the Session: Güldem ÖZATAĞAN [ Dr, Independent Researcher]
Raziye OBAN [Prof. Dr., Dokuz Eylül University]-Ercan UYANIK [Assoc. Prof. Dr., Dokuz Eylül University]
The Integration Process of the Rural Settlements to the Urban Centre in Buca: Belenbaşı Case
Metin ŞENBİL [Prof. Dr. Gazi University]
IZBAN Effects on Izmir Urban Region
Murat OKÇU[ Prof. Dr., Süleyman Demirel University]- Pınar SAVAŞ YAVUZÇEHRE
[Assoc. Prof. Dr., Pamukkale University]- Nilüfer NEGIZ [ Assoc. Prof. Dr., Süleyman Demirel University]- Hüseyin ÖZGÜR [ Prof. Dr., Pamukkale University]
Research on the perception of Citizen with Regards to Changes Taking Place in the System of Metropolitan Municipality

13.00-14.40 Session VII.
LOCAL POLITICS, HISTORY AND DEMOCRACY-2
Chair of the Session: Bülent TANIK [Former President of Çankaya Municipality]
Sezgi DURGUN [ Dr., Faculty Member, Marmara University]
International Izmir Fair as a Modernizing Element for ‘Urban Consciousness’
Turgay GÜLPINAR [Research Assistant, Dokuz Eylül University]
From a Criminal District to a Socialist Municipality: Gültepe Case
Ercan UYANIK [Assoc. Prof. Dr., Dokuz Eylül University]
The Coup of the 12 of September 1980 and the Izmir Municipality [12nd September 1980 – 25 March 1984)
Sonay BAYRAMOĞLU ÖZUĞURLU [Assoc. Prof. Dr., Ankara University]
A Contribution To Socialist Municipal Administration Approach: The Case Of Turkey

14.55-16.15 Session VIII.
LOCAL POLITICS, HISTORY AND DEMOCRACY-3
Chair of the Session: İbrahim ARAP [Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dokuz Eylül University]
Yeliz ŞANLI ATAY [Dr., Faculty Member, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University]
Recent Developments In The Central Administration -Local Administrations: The Power Of Administrative Tutelage Exercised Over Local Administration Bodies
Ulaş BAYRAKTAR [Dr., Independent Researcher]- Mehmet PENBECIOĞLU [Dr., Independent Researcher]
Germinating Local Democracy in Izmir: An Invitation to a Participatory Discussion about the Commons
Lucie DRECHSELOVA [Dr., Charles University]
Women in Contemporary Izmir Politics
Evin DENİZ [Post-doc. Researcher, Hong Kong University]
From Social Movements Extending to the Municipality of Barcelona, the Search for Democracy

16.30-17.00 Assessment Session
Chair of the Session: Alp Yücel KAYA[Prof. Dr., Ege University, Member of the Scientific Board of the Izmir Mediterranean Academy, Coordinator of the Department of History]
İlhan TEKELİ [Prof. Dr., Middle East Technical University, Honorary Founding President of the Izmir Mediterranean Academy]