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Eski İstanbullular, Yeni İstanbullular
Edited by: Murat Güvenç
İstanbul, 2009
ISBN 978-9944-731-18-8 |
Old Istanbulites, New Istanbulites
The Ottoman Bank Museum has launched a new symposium series that examines Istanbul from an economic, social and cultural perspective. The opening symposium, Old Istanbulites and New Istanbulites aimed to shed light on the unknown demographic structure of Istanbul during the process of modernization.
After an accelerating population growth in the 19th century, certain developments in the second quarter of the 20th century, such as the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, the capital’s decreasing scope of influence due to the emergence of new nation-states, the adoption of étatist economic policies and the related decline in employment, brought about a fall in Istanbul’s population. Following World War II, a half century phase of stagnation was replaced by a period of rapid growth. It was only at the beginning of the 1950s that the city was able to attain the population size it had possessed at the start of the 20th century.
From the 1950s on, especially after the transition to import substitution policies and the consequent acceleration of rural-urban migration, Istanbul’s population in the second half of the 20th century registered a 12-fold increase compared to that in 1950. The city, with its rapidly changing patterns in lifestyles, community participation, household composition, and social, ethnic and religious structure, became one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe.
This book, a compilation of the papers submitted at the symposium, focuses on the reshaping of Istanbul’s urban population structure and composition during the process of modernization.
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Aydınlanma ve Ekonomi
Edited by: Taner Berksoy
İstanbul, April 2009
ISBN 978-9944-731-13-3 |
Enlightenment and Economy
The Ottoman Bank Museum's recent "Enlightenment Symposium" series brought together expert researchers and provided a platform for scholarly discussion on both the historical background and the continuing relevance of the Enlightenment. The first symposium of the series was held in 2007 and the last, the "Enlightenment and Economy Symposium," chaired by Prof. Taner Berksoy, dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Bahçeşehir University, took place on October 10 and 11, 2008.
Interestingly, the date of this fourth symposium coincided with the emergence of the current great global financial crisis. Accordingly, the topics under discussion revolved around three main themes. The first focused on the Enlightenment in general and assessed Ottoman history and the present within this context. The second theme dealt with the historical development and fluctuations of capitalism and market economy. The third topic of discussion centered on the current global crisis and relevant issues in the Turkish economy.
The book is a compilation of the symposium papers submitted on sub-themes pertinent to the Enlightenment such as economic order, the role of the state and that of the private sector in the economy, globalization, and global and national crises. In addition to offering a general evaluation of these issues, the book provides a framework for the comprehensive discussion of historical and current aspects of the Turkish economy with reference to the Enlightenment, globalization, the global crisis and similar topics.
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Aydınlanma, Türkiye ve Vatandaşlık
Edited by E. Fuat Keyman
İstanbul, Ekim 2008
ISBN 978-9944-731-08-9 |
The Enlightenment, Turkey and Citizenship
Organized by the Ottoman Bank Museum and curated by Prof. Fuat Keyman from the Department of International Relations at Koç University, the Enlightenment Symposium held on April 11 and April 12, 2008, addressed the concept of "citizenship" both on a theoretical level and as a more specific case in point in Turkey. The symposium - a first in the field - consisted of presentations, discussions and interpretations aimed at solving the multidimensional and multilayered structure of citizenship, simultaneously seen as a "legal status," a "sociopolitical identity," and a "social practice moving along the axis of rights-liberties-responsibilities."
During this third symposium - a continuation of the series of Enlightenment Symposiums started in 2007 - participants contributed theoretically, historically and sociologically relevant presentations under the heading, "The Enlightenment and Citizenship - Modernization, Citizenship and Democratization in Turkey." These presentations led to a productive phase of discussion and interpretation during which it was attempted to draft a theoretical framework for a conception of citizenship that "recognizes cultural plurality and differences while at the same time aspiring to a common idiom and provides constitutional guarantee of basic rights and liberties."
The symposium also called for the development of a new citizenship awareness in such areas as "democratic governance in modern societies," "identity-based conflicts spurring nationalism and radicalism," "social justice" and "the environment."
The papers from the symposium have been reviewed, revised and edited for publication, and we hope that the resulting articles making up this book will reach wider audiences and thus allow the discussions on citizenship to continue on a much wider scale.
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Aydınlanma ve Hukuk
Prepared for publication by Levent Köker
İstanbul, 2008
ISBN 978-9944-731-04-01 |
The Enlightenment and Law
The Ottoman Bank Museum organized its "Enlightenment Symposium" project in order to provide a scientific platform to discuss the spirit of Enlightenment philosophy and its criticisms - a topic not dealt with adequately in Turkey up to the present. During the symposiums, a team of academics from leading Turkish universities discussed how Enlightenment philosophy had contributed to locking in place certain social problems in Turkey. Following the first symposium held in May 2007, a second symposium entitled "Enlightenment and Modern Law: Contemporary Legal Issues and Law in Turkey" was held on November 30 and December 1, 2007. The second symposium's objective was to examine Turkey's own historical experience in establishing a modern system of law based on Enlightenment philosophy as well as the problems and criticisms of this system's fundamental principles and institutions. The book, a compilation of the papers presented at the symposium, broaches such topics as the criticisms of the positive (or state) law component in modern law, the link between law and democratic legitimacy, and legal issues in Turkey especially where freedom of opinion is concerned.
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Aydınlanma Sempozyumu
Edited by Binnaz Toprak
İstanbul, 2007
ISBN 978-9944-731-03-4 |
Enlightenment Symposium Book
Taking as its focal point Turkey, who is going through its own particular historical experience in creating and setting up a modern system of law, the symposium book aims to examine both the basic principles and institutions of modern law – arrived at through the contributions of Enlightenment philosophy – and the critiques they have drawn. Leading Turkish academics will consider critiques of the positive (or state) law component in modern law, the link between law and democratic legitimacy, and legal issues in Turkey, especially where freedom of opinion is concerned.
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