Atatü / rk Forest Farm is a unique spatial practice representing the main philosophy of
the Turkish Republic to create a new society by holding together modern agricultural
and industrial production techniques, combining them with leisure activities and
developing an urban farm. Eventually it is neither simply a land problem nor a
heritage issue. Its being is evaluated as a conscious contribution for the cultural
transformation of the Turkish nation. Therefore, its genesis is discussed in relation to
the main definitions of culture in history: 1) cultivating nature with the idea of
increasing the efficiency in products and lands / 2) cultivation of minds in relation to
the education of human beings / 3) the process of social development / 4) meanings,
values, ways of life / 5) practices which produce meanings and finally 6) the meshing
of anthropological views linking the two definitions of &lsquo / a way of life&rsquo / and &lsquo / the
production of meaning&rsquo / as a network of representations. The research has proved that
there are very few experiments that might have some resemblance with Atatü / rk Forest
Farm, however, its stance as a culture transformation agent is unique.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612702/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 September 2010 |
| Creators | Kacar, Ayse Duygu |
| Contributors | Gunay, Baykan |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Ph.D. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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