This report aims to evaluate the performance of the opposition in the municipal offices and question whether the expectations from the new local administrations are being materialized, with a specific focus on the extent to which the change in the balance of power created opportunities for the civil society. Undertaken by five researchers, including MAD […]
We will discuss climate justice in Turkey with the participation of many contributors* in the upcoming 13th issue of beyond.istanbul titled “Spatial Justice and the Climate Crisis”.
We will discuss the multifaceted housing crisis across geographies, examples of solidarity and housing struggles with our guests from Budapest, Cape Town, Athens and Istanbul in the MADacademy Meetings on 14 May 2022. Speakers Aphiwe Ngalo, Organizer / Ndifuna Ukwazi – Cape Town Bevil Lucas, Occupation leader and housing activist / Reclaim the City – […]
The Gezi Trial, which we followed with great concern from the beginning, ended with a court decision that ignored the basic principles of law, the public’s sense of justice. We find the aggravated life sentence given to Osman Kavala and the 18-year prison sentences given to Mücella Yapıcı, Tayfun Kahraman, Can Atalay, Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi, […]
THE:PLACE is looking for new participants; application for the 2nd round is open now! THE:PLACE is a collaborative exchange programme designed to establish enduring networks between Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Türkiye and the European Union. Co-managed by ALDA – European Association for Local Democracy and MAD – Mekanda Adalet Derneği and supported by the […]
beyond.istanbul focuses on Spatial Justice and Housing Activism in its eighth issue. Guest edited by Yaşar Adnan Adanalı, it has been published as two editions, in Turkish and English. This issue discusses in detail housing as a human right and provides examples of solidarity and housing struggles from Turkey and around the world. You can […]
Ecological Manifestos for a Post Pandemic World brings together twelve manifestos that envision the era following the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to provide a bold, ecological, and democratic vision that will respond to times of crisis. The book is now available in print in Turkish and English featuring all the manifestos that have been published […]
Yaşar Adnan Adanalı, Taksim Meydanı Yarışması sürecine dair gözlemlerini ve deneyimlerini yazdı. Hem kişisel olarak yürüttüğüm çalışmalar hem de parçası olduğum Mekanda Adalet Derneği’ndeki kolektif çalışmalarımızın önemli bir kısmını kamusal mekânlar üzerine düşünmek, fikir üretmek, mücadele vermek oluşturuyor. Taksim’in de bu çalışmalar içinde ilk göz ağrısı gibi bir yeri var. Meydanların yarışmalar ile tasarlanması, […]
#MADakademi buluşmalarının ondördüncüsü, Dünya Konut Günü’nde Şehircilik Uzmanı Yaşar Adnan Adanalı moderatörlüğünde KİPTAŞ Genel Müdürü Ali Kurt, araştırmacı Cihan Uzunçarşılı Baysal ve İPA Vizyon 2050 Uzmanı Murat Güney’in katılımıyla gerçekleştirildi. Mekanda Adalet Derneği’nin süreli yayını beyond.istanbul’ un yeni yayımlanan “Konut Aktivizmi” başlıklı sayısı vesilesiyle düzenlenen etkinlikte yaşamaya elverişli konut hakkı tanımı ele alınırken, konut üretimi, […]
