B. Nilgun Oz
PhD in Cultural Heritage Conservation, Conservation Architect, Heritage Consultant
I have been involved in numerous projects on archaeological sites, historic buildings and conservation areas, including World Heritage Sites, in Turkey. Three of these projects received the Europa Nostra Award – EU Prize for Cultural Heritage (Our Common Cultural Heritage Project, Sarıca Church Project and Milet Ilyas Bey Project).
My main areas of expertise and interest relate to the conservation of archaeological sites, foreign involvement in and contribution to archaeology and heritage conservation in Turkey , management planning, public engagement in heritage projects, and assessing the impacts of public outreach. I also have a keen interest in the history and heritage of the Turkish seaside and leisure architecture during the early Republic era.
Since 1998, I have worked in a variety of roles for a number of organizations, including KA-BA Ltd, The Chamber of Architects of Turkey and the Middle East Technical University, and for a broad range of clients, especially the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, local authorities, and excavation directorates.
I am currently based in the UK and work as a heritage consultant.
I am a member of several Turkish and international heritage organisations, including ICOMOS Turkey and ICAHM, and regularly participate in conferences and archaeological fieldwork.
I have been involved in numerous projects on archaeological sites, historic buildings and conservation areas, including World Heritage Sites, in Turkey. Three of these projects received the Europa Nostra Award – EU Prize for Cultural Heritage (Our Common Cultural Heritage Project, Sarıca Church Project and Milet Ilyas Bey Project).
My main areas of expertise and interest relate to the conservation of archaeological sites, foreign involvement in and contribution to archaeology and heritage conservation in Turkey , management planning, public engagement in heritage projects, and assessing the impacts of public outreach. I also have a keen interest in the history and heritage of the Turkish seaside and leisure architecture during the early Republic era.
Since 1998, I have worked in a variety of roles for a number of organizations, including KA-BA Ltd, The Chamber of Architects of Turkey and the Middle East Technical University, and for a broad range of clients, especially the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, local authorities, and excavation directorates.
I am currently based in the UK and work as a heritage consultant.
I am a member of several Turkish and international heritage organisations, including ICOMOS Turkey and ICAHM, and regularly participate in conferences and archaeological fieldwork.
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In this context, this paper aims to explore community-related projects that take place during long-term archaeological excavations, and identify problems and opportunities for conservation and discuss the impact of such projects on site conservation. This will be achieved by examining projects carried out at a number of long-term foreign-run excavations, including Çatalhöyük, Kaman-Kalehöyük, Gordion and Sardis, Hattusha, and Pergamon.
Looking at the types of community projects, people who carry out these projects, funding sources, and their impacts, this paper will also discuss the environment and dynamics of engaging with a ‘foreign’ community and how different national archaeological traditions reflect themselves in their engagement with communities in Turkey, particularly at a time of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s emerging interest in regulating community-related projects during excavations.
For projects, websites are becoming more common in disseminating information to the public. The teams use them to share newsletters, scientific excavation reports, sometimes databases, photos, updates about projects, etc. Some use blogs to keep followers/visitors up-to-date during excavation seasons. However, interactivity or engagement does not appear to be a key priority. And, surprisingly, some of the longer-running projects have neither websites, nor any digital means of communication or information-sharing. Where these do exist, as in the case of some foreign-run archaeological excavations, it may be that the information is not bilingual – i.e. there is no Turkish version.
But are these means and levels of communication sufficient to generate interest in these archaeological sites? Is simply ‘publishing information on websites’ enough for hands-on communicative archaeology? Should there be other, digital means through which local people can use the data being generated? How can the requirement for ‘public outreach’ be made real and more than simply an exercise in ticking boxes?
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Call for Papers by B. Nilgun Oz
Contributions are sought from academics, heritage and media professionals and industry (established, early career and graduate students) to collectively address these and related questions.
Interested presenters should submit proposals for 20-minute-long papers online through the EAA website: http://eaaglasgow2015.com/call-for-papers/
The language of the session is English.
The deadline for online submissions is 16 February 2015.
Books by B. Nilgun Oz
In this context, this paper aims to explore community-related projects that take place during long-term archaeological excavations, and identify problems and opportunities for conservation and discuss the impact of such projects on site conservation. This will be achieved by examining projects carried out at a number of long-term foreign-run excavations, including Çatalhöyük, Kaman-Kalehöyük, Gordion and Sardis, Hattusha, and Pergamon.
Looking at the types of community projects, people who carry out these projects, funding sources, and their impacts, this paper will also discuss the environment and dynamics of engaging with a ‘foreign’ community and how different national archaeological traditions reflect themselves in their engagement with communities in Turkey, particularly at a time of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s emerging interest in regulating community-related projects during excavations.
For projects, websites are becoming more common in disseminating information to the public. The teams use them to share newsletters, scientific excavation reports, sometimes databases, photos, updates about projects, etc. Some use blogs to keep followers/visitors up-to-date during excavation seasons. However, interactivity or engagement does not appear to be a key priority. And, surprisingly, some of the longer-running projects have neither websites, nor any digital means of communication or information-sharing. Where these do exist, as in the case of some foreign-run archaeological excavations, it may be that the information is not bilingual – i.e. there is no Turkish version.
But are these means and levels of communication sufficient to generate interest in these archaeological sites? Is simply ‘publishing information on websites’ enough for hands-on communicative archaeology? Should there be other, digital means through which local people can use the data being generated? How can the requirement for ‘public outreach’ be made real and more than simply an exercise in ticking boxes?
Contributions are sought from academics, heritage and media professionals and industry (established, early career and graduate students) to collectively address these and related questions.
Interested presenters should submit proposals for 20-minute-long papers online through the EAA website: http://eaaglasgow2015.com/call-for-papers/
The language of the session is English.
The deadline for online submissions is 16 February 2015.