Anniversary for the 150 years since the establishment of the Izmir Municipality LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DEMOCRACY AND IZMIR The Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, at the mark of the 150th year since the establishment of municipal services in Izmir, aims to shed light on the history of the city’s administration, while at the same time contributing to the shaping of its future. The symposium organized by the Izmir Mediterranean Academy intends to focus on the transformations experienced by Izmir as a part of the economic and social changes as well as political struggles in Turkey and the world at large that have been influenced and shaped by the unique local dynamics within a Mediterranean context during the past 150 years. This symposium presents an opportunity to examine Izmir together with other Mediterranean, cities such as Barcelona, Beirut, Alexandria, Marseille and Thessaloniki, from the perspective of local government. After the organisation of the Sixth Municipal District in Istanbul modeled on the Municipality of Paris, , in Izmir too the urban social fabric brought fourth the demand for the formation of a municipality. This very social fabric, apart from playing a vital role in the rise of the municipality itself, was instrumental in the historical metamorphosis of city politics both through its historical transformation and through its participation into the local government mechanisms. At the same time, the strong correlation between the expansion of public services and the full flourishing of local government system was developed through its mutual interaction with democratic dynamics. The development of a democratic urban lifestyle contributed to the strengthening of a culture of coexistence. The symposium, while not ignoring these important parameters, wishes to discuss the historical transformation of the Izmir Municipality within the context of the following three general headlines: 1. Urban Planning Urban planning processes, development plans, transportation planning, conservation planning with regards to the sector of culture, urban design, transformation of the relationship between the urban and the rural, immigration, slumification, development and transformation of neighborhoods, urban growth and transition processes. 2. Local Administration Policies and Services Municipal Socialism and municipal enterprenurialism, environment, nationalisation and privatization, agricultural development, arts and culture, transportation and infrastructure, health, urban security, digitalisation and smart city, social services. 3. Local Politics and Democracy Transformation of local political processes, relations between central and local government, conflict of competence, judicial/administrative disputes, municipality-capital relations, municipality-labor relations, subsidiarity, municipal councils, local elections, local opposition, democracy and participation.
Prof. Alp Yücel Kaya (Ege University)
Dr. Ayşegül Sabuktay (Director of Izmir Mediterranean Academy)
Dr. Dilek Akyalçın Kaya (Independent Researcher)
Assist. Prof. Erkan Serçe (Dokuz Eylül University)
Funda Erkal Öztürk (Izmir Metropolitan Munucipality)
Assoc. Prof. İbrahim Arap (Dokuz Eylül University)
Prof. İlhan Tekeli (Middle East Technical University)
Assist. Prof. İrfan Kokdaş (Katip Çelebi University)
Dr. Mehmet Penpecioğlu (Independent Researcher)
Ece Aytekin Büker (Izmir Mediterranean Academy)
Manuscript Preparation and Style Research articles and essays may be between 4,000–7,000 words including footnotes, tables, and the references. Five keywords should be provided under the abstracts. Articles and abstracts should indicate only the title of the submission. A separate cover letter must be submitted including the author’s name, e-mail address, telephone number, and institutional affiliation (if any). Main text of the article must be in 12-point Times New Roman with a spacing of 1.5 lines. Footnotes must be in 10-point Times New Roman with single line spacing. A bibliography must be provided at the end of the text. For book, thesis, and dissertation reviews, please provide the title, the name of the author(s)/supervisor(s), name of the university, and the date of the publication. Citation Style We use the notes and bibliography system of The Chicago Manual of Style. For further details, please refer to the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide. Book One author 1. David Abulafia, The Great Sea: A Human Historiography of the Mediterranean (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011), 17. 2. Abulafia, The Great Sea, 143-44. Abulafia, David. The Great Sea: A Human Historiography of the Mediterranean. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Two or more authors 1. William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White, The Elements of Style. 4th ed. (New York: Longman, 2000), 119–21. 2. Strunk and White, The Elements of Style, 63. Strunk, William, Jr. and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. 4th ed. New York: Longman, 2000. For four or more authors list all of the authors in the bibliography; in the note, list only the first author, followed by et al. 1. Nilgün Abisel et al., Çok Tuhaf Çok Tanıdık (İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2005), 77. 2. Abisel et al., Çok Tuhaf Çok Tanıdık, 125-26. Abisel, Nilgün, Umut Tümay Arslan, Pembe Behçetoğulları, Ali Karadoğan, Semire Ruken Öztürk, Nejat Ulusay. Çok Tuhaf Çok Tanıdık. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2005. Editor, translator, or compiler instead of author 1. Spyridon N. Litsas and Aristotle Tziampiris, eds., The Eastern Mediterranean in Transition: Multipolarity, Politics and Power (Farnham: Ashgate, 2015). 2. Litsas and Tziampiris, The Eastern Mediterranean in Transition. Litsas, Spyridon N. and Aristotle Tziampiris, eds. The Eastern Mediterranean in Transition: Multipolarity, Politics and Power. Farnham: Ashgate, 2015. Editor, translator, or compiler in addition to author 1. Cyprian Broodbank, Orta Deniz’in Yapımı: Başlangıçtan Klasik Dünya’nın Doğuşuna Kadar Akdeniz’in Tarihi, trans. Ebru Kılıç (İstanbul: Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), 299. 2. Broodbank, Orta Deniz’in Yapımı, 417-421. Broodbank, Cyprian. Orta Deniz’in Yapımı: Başlangıçtan Klasik Dünya’nın Doğuşuna Kadar Akdeniz’in Tarihi. Translated by Ebru Kılıç. İstanbul: Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016. Chapter or other part of a book 1. Sibel Bozdoğan, “The Legacy of an Istanbul Architect: Type, Context and Urban Identity in the Work of Sedad Eldem,” in Modern Architecture and the Mediterranean: Vernacular Dialogues and Contested Identities, ed. Jean-François Lejeune and Michelangelo Sabatino (Oxon: Routledge, 2010), 137. 2. Bozdoğan, “The Legacy of an Istanbul Architect,” 144-45. Bozdoğan, Sibel. “The Legacy of an Istanbul Architect: Type, Context and Urban Identity in the Work of Sedad Eldem.” In Modern Architecture and the Mediterranean: Vernacular Dialogues and Contested Identities, edited by Jean-François Lejeune and Michelangelo Sabatino, 131-46. Oxon: Routledge, 2010. Journal article In a note, list the specific page numbers consulted, if any. In the bibliography, list the page range for the whole article. 1. Eyüp Özveren, “Writing with the Mediterranean in the Twentieth Century: The Advent of the Fisherman of Halicarnassus,” Mediterranean Studies 23 (2015): 197–98. 2. Özveren, “Writing with the Mediterranean,” 219-20. Özveren, Eyüp. “Writing with the Mediterranean in the Twentieth Century: The Advent of the Fisherman of Halicarnassus.” Mediterranean Studies 23 (2015): 195–222. 1. Burcu Taşcı et al., “Rediscovering the 19th Century of a Port Town in Levant: Smyrna/Izmir,” Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies 1 (2015): 61-79. 2. Taşçı et al., “Rediscovering the 19th Century of a Port Town in Levant,” 66. Taşcı, Burcu, Büke Özden, Fatma Davras, Hümeyra Birol Akkurt. “Rediscovering the 19th Century of a Port Town in Levant: Smyrna/Izmir.” Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies 1 (2015): 61-79. Thesis or dissertation 1. Sibel Zandi-Sayek, “Public Cities and Urban Citizens: Ottoman Izmir in the Remaking, 1840–1890” (PhD diss., University of California, Berkeley, 2001). 2. Zandi-Sayek, “Public Cities and Urban Citizens,” 19. Zandi-Sayek, Sibel. “Public Cities and Urban Citizens: Ottoman Izmir in the Remaking, 1840–1890.” PhD diss., University of California, Berkeley, 2001. Photograph 1. Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother (1936), accessed July 27, 2013. http://arkapencere.blogspot.com/2012/03/tarihten-bir-fotograf-migrant-mother.html. 2. Lange, “Migrant Mother.” Lange, Dorothea. Migrant Mother. 1936. Accessed July 27, 2013. http://arkapencere.blogspot.com/2012/03/tarihten-bir-fotograf-migrant-mother.html. Video and movie 1. Marguerite Donlon, Le Sacre Du Printemps (2011). 2. Donlon, Le Sacre Du Printemps. Donlon, Marguerite. Le Sacre Du Printemps. 2011. Accessed June 30, 2016. https://vimeo.com/148276189. 1. Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da (İstanbul: Zeyno Film, 2012). 2. Ceylan, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da. Ceylan, Nuri Bilge. Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da. İstanbul: Zeyno Film, 2012.
The symposium will be held in Izmir Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center on 15 th-17th November 2018.
International Symposium: Local Government, Democracy and Izmir 15-16-17 November 2018 Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center Izmir Thursday the 15th November 2018 10.00-10.30 Welcomig Speeches Alp Yücel KAYA[Prof. Dr., Ege University, Member of the Scientific Board of the Izmir Medditerranean Academy, Coordinator of the Department of History] Aziz KOCAOĞLU [Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality of Izmir] 10.30- 11.30 Opening Session Chair of the Session: Alp Yücel KAYA[Prof. Dr., Ege University, Member of the Scientific Board of the Izmir Medditerranean Academy, Coordinator of the Department of History] Erkan SERÇE [Dr., Faculty Member, Dokuz Eylül University] Modern Municipal Administration in the Ottoman State and the Municipality of Izmir 13.00-14.40 Session I. LOCAL POLİTİCS, THE MEDİTERRANEAN AND DEMOCRACY -1 Chair of the Session: Serkan ŞAVK [Dr., Faculty Member, İzmir Ekonomi University] Nora LAFİ [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 Salonica 15.00-16.20 Session II. LOCAL POLİTİCS, 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 İzmir on the eve of the Foundation of the Municipality of İzmir Stefan KNOST [Dr., Martin Luther University Halle] Urban Development and Local Governance in 19th and 20th Century Aleppo Friday the 16th November 2018 10:00-10:40 Special Session Chair of the Session: Erkan SERÇE [Dr., Faculty Member, Dokuz Eylül University] 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 Intergration 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, Anakara 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, Muğla Sıktı Koçman University] Towards a Radically New Agro-Food Regime? Exploring İzmir'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 PLANNİNG AND TRANSFORMATİON-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 Presedent of Çankaya Municipality] Sezgi DURGUN [ Dr., Faculty Member, Marmara University] International Izmir Fair as a Modernizing Element for 'Urban Conscioussness' 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, HİSTORY 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: Erkan SERÇE [Dr., Faculty Member, Dokuz Eylül University] İlhan TEKELİ [Prof. Dr., Middle Eastern Technical University, Honorary Founding President of the Izmir Mediterranean Academy]
