[Discussion] Conf: A Turkish Triangle : Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir at the Gates of Europe, Cambridge 22-23 April 2005

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A Turkish Triangle : Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir at the Gates of Europe
HARVARD DESIGN SCHOOL | AGA KHAN PROGRAM OF ACTIVITES | MEDINA

April 22, 2005
2:00pm
Socio-Economic Background
- Roger Owen, Harvard University, Moderator
- Feroz Ahmed, Tufts University, on the Political Changes in Turkey =
since the Republic
- Jenny White, Boston University, On the Informal Settlements in the =
Main Cities
- Sibel Bozdogan, Boston Architectural Center, On Recent Suburban =
Developments
4:30pm
Keynote Address
Ilhan Tekeli, Middle East Technical University, On Urban Historiography =
and the Case of Turkey

April 23
11:00am
Three Cities
- Rodolfo Machado, Harvard University, Moderator
- Cemal Arkon, Izmir YuksekTeknoloji Enstitusu, Izmir
- Murat Guvenc, Middle Eastern Technical University, Ankara
- Huseyin Kaptan and Zeeynep Enlil, Yildiz Techinical University, =
Istanbul
1:00pm
Lunch
2:30pm
Contemporary Challenges to Planning and Design
- Hashim Sarkis, Harvard University, Moderator
- Mustafa Abadan, SOM - New York, On an American Firm's Experiences in =
Turkey
- Ebru Gencer, Columbia University, On the Impact of Earthquake Risks on =
Planning and Design
- Tansel Korkmaz, Bilgi University, On Urban Renewal
- Atilla Yucel, Bilgi University, On Contemporary Architecture in Turkey =

- Han Tumertekin, Bilgi University, Recipient of the Aga Khan Award for =
2004=20
6:00pm
Reception
Sponsored by:
The Aga Khan Program
at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
Co-Organized by:
GSD Middle Eastern Design Student Association, CLUB MEDINA

Every classification of Turkish cities singles out three major urban =
centers while relegating the rest to the status of secondary cities. =
Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir have been the major poles of growth and =
development in Turkey since the Republic was formed in 1922. Despite a =
very strongly centralized system of planning and re-distributive =
politics that favored agriculture and industrialization in rural areas =
and secondary cities, these three cities have maintained a rapid pace of =
growth and a polarity that has defied expectations and controls. The =
metropolis, the capital, and the port respectively have also grown to =
organize the regions and secondary cities around them and to affect =
there growth and development. To be sure, these three cities have =
followed very different paths. From a fire that annihilated its business =
center, Izmir was quickly rebuilt to become the port of the Anatolian =
countryside and the link to Europe.

Istanbul lost much of its imperial glories but recapitulated from about =
1 million after WWII to become the biggest city in Europe today. Ankara =
moved from being an administrative and planned center to becoming an =
educational hub and regional pole. The weakening of the centralized =
planning system, the disintegration of the Soviet bloc and the rise of =
Turkic states, and the new dynamics in the Middle East promise to =
exaggerate the Turkish urban polarity in significant ways.=20

The conference aims to examine the irresistible rise of these three main =
urban centers in Turkey and their roles in organization the territory =
and
its future reorganization. Through the examination of the recent history =
of these three cities by urban historians, sociologists, economists, and =
architects, the conference aims to shed light on several questions such =
as:
1. How did these cities with different national roles and characters =
emerge and adjust themselves to each other and to the nation state?
2. What are the recent regional changes that are affecting this internal =
triangle and how is the polarity reoriented towards other regions and =
centers outside the national territory?
3. To what extent have the differences between these three cities been =
shaped by national planning?
4. How have these differences manifest themselves in the planning and =
architecture of these cities?

The conference aims to address these issues with the participation of =
internationally renowned urbanites, scholars, and designers

http://studentgroups.gsd.harvard.edu/medina/Turkey/

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<DIV><BR><STRONG>A Turkish Triangle : Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir at the =
Gates=20
of Europe<BR>HARVARD DESIGN SCHOOL | AGA KHAN PROGRAM OF ACTIVITES |=20
MEDINA<BR></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>April 22, 2005<BR>2:00pm<BR>Socio-Economic Background<BR>- Roger =
Owen,=20
Harvard University, Moderator<BR>- Feroz Ahmed, Tufts University, on the =

Political Changes in Turkey since the Republic<BR>- Jenny White, Boston=20
University, On the Informal Settlements in the Main Cities<BR>- Sibel =
Bozdogan,=20
Boston Architectural Center, On Recent Suburban=20
Developments<BR>4:30pm<BR>Keynote Address<BR>Ilhan Tekeli, Middle East =
Technical=20
University, On Urban Historiography and the Case of Turkey<BR><BR>April=20
23<BR>11:00am<BR>Three Cities<BR>- Rodolfo Machado, Harvard University,=20
Moderator<BR>- Cemal Arkon, Izmir YuksekTeknoloji Enstitusu, Izmir<BR>- =
Murat=20
Guvenc, Middle Eastern Technical University, Ankara<BR>- Huseyin Kaptan =
and=20
Zeeynep Enlil, Yildiz Techinical University,=20
Istanbul<BR>1:00pm<BR>Lunch<BR>2:30pm<BR>Contemporary Challenges to =
Planning and=20
Design<BR>- Hashim Sarkis, Harvard University, Moderator<BR>- Mustafa =
Abadan,=20
SOM - New York, On an American Firm's Experiences in Turkey<BR>- Ebru =
Gencer,=20
Columbia University, On the Impact of Earthquake Risks on Planning and=20
Design<BR>- Tansel Korkmaz, Bilgi University, On Urban Renewal<BR>- =
Atilla=20
Yucel, Bilgi University, On Contemporary Architecture in Turkey <BR>- =
Han=20
Tumertekin, Bilgi University, Recipient of the Aga Khan Award for 2004 =
</DIV>
<DIV>6:00pm<BR>Reception<BR>Sponsored by:<BR>The Aga Khan Program<BR>at =
the=20
Harvard Graduate School of Design<BR>Co-Organized by:<BR>GSD Middle =
Eastern=20
Design Student Association, CLUB MEDINA<BR><BR>Every classification of =
Turkish=20
cities singles out three major urban centers while relegating the rest =
to the=20
status of secondary cities. Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir have been the =
major=20
poles of growth and development in Turkey since the Republic was formed =
in 1922.=20
Despite a very strongly centralized system of planning and =
re-distributive=20
politics that favored agriculture and industrialization in rural areas =
and=20
secondary cities, these three cities have maintained a rapid pace of =
growth and=20
a polarity that has defied expectations and controls. The metropolis, =
the=20
capital, and the port respectively have also grown to organize the =
regions and=20
secondary cities around them and to affect there growth and development. =
To be=20
sure, these three cities have followed very different paths. From a fire =
that=20
annihilated its business center, Izmir was quickly rebuilt to become the =
port of=20
the Anatolian countryside and the link to Europe.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Istanbul lost much of its imperial glories but recapitulated from =
about 1=20
million after WWII to become the biggest city in Europe today. Ankara =
moved from=20
being an administrative and planned center to becoming an educational =
hub and=20
regional pole. The weakening of the centralized planning system, the=20
disintegration of the Soviet bloc and the rise of Turkic states, and the =
new=20
dynamics in the Middle East promise to exaggerate the Turkish urban =
polarity in=20
significant ways. </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>The conference aims to examine the irresistible rise of these three =
main=20
urban centers in Turkey and their roles in organization the territory =
and<BR>its=20
future reorganization. Through the examination of the recent history of =
these=20
three cities by urban historians, sociologists, economists, and =
architects, the=20
conference aims to shed light on several questions such as:<BR>1. How =
did these=20
cities with different national roles and characters emerge and adjust =
themselves=20
to each other and to the nation state?<BR>2. What are the recent =
regional=20
changes that are affecting this internal triangle and how is the =
polarity=20
reoriented towards other regions and centers outside the national=20
territory?<BR>3. To what extent have the differences between these three =
cities=20
been shaped by national planning?<BR>4. How have these differences =
manifest=20
themselves in the planning and architecture of these cities?<BR></DIV>
<DIV>The conference aims to address these issues with the participation =
of=20
internationally renowned urbanites, scholars, and designers<BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://studentgroups.gsd.harvard.edu/medina/Turkey/">http://stude=
ntgroups.gsd.harvard.edu/medina/Turkey/</A></DIV>
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