GENTRİFİCATİON OF PUBLİC SPACES:  THE CASE OF MERSİN CULTURE PARK

Mustafa C. Sadakaoğlu; Behçet Güleryüz; Özgür Emek Korkmaz

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GENTRİFİCATİON OF PUBLİC SPACES: THE CASE OF MERSİN CULTURE PARK

Authors:

Mustafa C. Sadakaoğlu | Behçet Güleryüz | Özgür Emek Korkmaz

Publisher:

Van Yuzuncu Yıl University

Main Topics:

Anadolu Dilleri

Journal:

Vankulu Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi Issue 13, pp.82-94

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001322676

pISSN:

2630-600X

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Abstract:

 Gentrification, which was the subject of studies in North America and Western Europe in the 1950s and in Turkey in the 2000s, has led to changes in the actors involved in the process and the social classes affected by the process. Accordingly, gentrification, which was first discussed in London with the expulsion of low-income wage earners from their neighborhoods, has become a process that developing countries as well as developed countries have been affected by over time. According to academic studies in the literature, the process of gentrification is generally explained as the revitalization and transformation of residential areas or old industrial zones with a benefit-based change of function. On the other hand, efforts to transform or revitalize urban parks and various open spaces, which are large public spaces, are limited. This study focuses on the changing nature of the gentrification process and the development efforts of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality through Mersin Kültür Park in the coastal area of the city. For this purpose, it is aimed to evaluate the change in social classes, which is one of the most important results of the gentrification efforts in the city, through a survey conducted with citizens living in Mersin and using the park. As a result of the study, it is concluded that city parks, which stand out as large public spaces with their locations close to the city centers, have changed their past usage practices as a result of the transformation process, and thus the municipality plays an important role in the gentrification process.

 Gentrification, which was the subject of studies in North America and Western Europe in the 1950s and in Turkey in the 2000s, has led to changes in the actors involved in the process and the social classes affected by the process. Accordingly, gentrification, which was first discussed in London with the expulsion of low-income wage earners from their neighborhoods, has become a process that developing countries as well as developed countries have been affected by over time. According to academic studies in the literature, the process of gentrification is generally explained as the revitalization and transformation of residential areas or old industrial zones with a benefit-based change of function. On the other hand, efforts to transform or revitalize urban parks and various open spaces, which are large public spaces, are limited. This study focuses on the changing nature of the gentrification process and the development efforts of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality through Mersin Kültür Park in the coastal area of the city. For this purpose, it is aimed to evaluate the change in social classes, which is one of the most important results of the gentrification efforts in the city, through a survey conducted with citizens living in Mersin and using the park. As a result of the study, it is concluded that city parks, which stand out as large public spaces with their locations close to the city centers, have changed their past usage practices as a result of the transformation process, and thus the municipality plays an important role in the gentrification process.

 Gentrification, which was the subject of studies in North America and Western Europe in the 1950s and in Turkey in the 2000s, has led to changes in the actors involved in the process and the social classes affected by the process. Accordingly, gentrification, which was first discussed in London with the expulsion of low-income wage earners from their neighborhoods, has become a process that developing countries as well as developed countries have been affected by over time. According to academic studies in the literature, the process of gentrification is generally explained as the revitalization and transformation of residential areas or old industrial zones with a benefit-based change of function. On the other hand, efforts to transform or revitalize urban parks and various open spaces, which are large public spaces, are limited. This study focuses on the changing nature of the gentrification process and the development efforts of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality through Mersin Kültür Park in the coastal area of the city. For this purpose, it is aimed to evaluate the change in social classes, which is one of the most important results of the gentrification efforts in the city, through a survey conducted with citizens living in Mersin and using the park. As a result of the study, it is concluded that city parks, which stand out as large public spaces with their locations close to the city centers, have changed their past usage practices as a result of the transformation process, and thus the municipality plays an important role in the gentrification process.

 Kuzey Amerika ve Batı Avrupada 1950li yıllarda, Türkiyede ise 2000li yıllarla çalışmalara konu olan mutenalaştırma, sürece dâhil olan aktörlerin ve süreçten etkilenen sosyal sınıfların değişimlerine neden olmuştur. Buna göre, ilk defa Londrada dar gelirli ücretli çalışan kesimlerin mahallelerinden sürülmesiyle tartışılmaya açılan mutenalaştırma, gelişmiş ülkelerin yanı sıra gelişmekte olan ülkelerin de zamanla etkilendikleri bir süreç haline gelmiştir. Literatürde yer alan akademik çalışmalara göre mutenalaştırma süreci, genellikle konut alanları ya da eski sanayi bölgelerinin fayda temelli işlev değişikliğiyle canlandırılması ve dönüştürülmesi şeklinde açıklanmaktadır. Diğer yandan kamusal geniş alanlar olan kent parkları ile çeşitli açık alanların dönüşümü ya da canlandırılmasına yönelik çalışmalar sınırlıdır. Bu çalışmada mutenalaştırma sürecinin değişen doğası, Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesinin kentin sahil kesiminde bulunan Mersin Kültür Park aracılığıyla gerçekleştirmiş olduğu geliştirme çabaları üzerinde durulmaktadır. Bu maksatla kentteki mutenalaştırma çabalarının en önemli sonuçlarından biri olan sosyal sınıfların değişimi, Mersinde yaşayan ve parkı kullanan yurttaşlarla yapılan anket ile değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Çalışma neticesinde kent merkezlerine yakın konumlarıyla geniş birer kamusal alan olarak öne çıkan kent parklarının dönüşüm süreci sonunda geçmişteki kullanım pratiklerinin değiştiği ve dolayısıyla belediyenin mutenalaştırma sürecinde önemli bir rol üstlendiği sonucuna varılmaktadır.

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GENTRİFİCATİON OF PUBLİC SPACES: THE CASE OF MERSİN CULTURE PARK

Authors:

Mustafa C. Sadakaoğlu | Behçet Güleryüz | Özgür Emek Korkmaz

Publisher:

Van Yuzuncu Yıl University

Main Topics:

Anadolu Dilleri

Journal:

Vankulu Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi Issue 13, pp.82-94

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001322676

pISSN:

2630-600X

Gentrification

Public Space

Park

Municipality

CityMutenalaştırma

Kamusal Alan

Park

Belediye

Kent

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Mustafa C. Sadakaoğlu | Behçet Güleryüz | Özgür Emek Korkmaz

Publisher: Van Yuzuncu Yıl University

Main Topics: Anadolu Dilleri

Journal: Vankulu Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi Issue 13, pp.82-94

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001322676

pISSN: 2630-600X

Issues

Authors:

Mustafa C. Sadakaoğlu | Behçet Güleryüz | Özgür Emek Korkmaz

Publisher:

Van Yuzuncu Yıl University

Main Topics:

Anadolu Dilleri

Journal:

Vankulu Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi Issue 13, pp.82-94

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001322676

pISSN:

2630-600X