PERSPECTIVE PEOPLE FOR

REGENERATED SPACES:
ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE
TOWARDS INVOLVEMENT
PROJECT NUMBER:
2013_1_RO1_GRU06_29492_6

Fourth project meeting, 11 September 14 September

2014 Balkesir, TURKEY

OUR COUNTRY IS IN THE WORLD

OUR CITY IS BALIKESR

TURKEY

POPULATION
MALE: 38.473.360 PEOPLE
FEMALE: 38.194.504 PEOPLE
TOTAL: 76.667.864 PEOPLE

The biggest city is

Istanbul in Turkey.
14.160.467 people
live in Istanbul.% 18.5
of Turkeys
population live in
Istanbul.

TURKEY
The Capital city is Ankara
According to Turkish Statistical
Institue
Unemployment Rate (%13)
GDP Growth Rate (%4)
Resources : http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/

Turkeys opportunities
So many young people live in Turkey (16 Million)
You can see four seasons in Turkey
Turkey has got lots of underground resources

Productive agriculture fields

Turkeys Threats
Middle East Wars
Arab Spring
Immigrants from the Middle East-Migration wave
Earthquake areas
Terrorism
Environmental pollution

Republic of Turkey development strategy

plan for sustainable development
Turkish National Regional Development Strategy for the
period 2013 2023 the main document that defines the
strategic framework of the government policy for achieving
balanced and sustainable development of the regions (7
regions, each has its Regional Development Plan) in the
country and for overcoming the intra-regional and interregional differences/ disparities in the context of European
unioun cohesion policy, and achieving smart, sustainable
and inclusive growth

Fourth project meeting, 11 September 14 September 2014

Balkesir, TURKEY
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Development Strategy Plan

"National Development Programme: TURKEY 2023"
a long-term framework document, defining the vision and
the overall objectives of the development policies for a
period of 13 years for all sectors of the government,
including their territorial manifestations
National Development Concept 2013 2023

Fourth project meeting, 11 September 14 September 2014

Balkesir, TURKEY

Balkesir is a province in
midwestern Turkey

BALIKESR
Balkesir population is
1.131. 852 it is big city.
POPULATION
MALE: 581.403 PEOPLE
FEMALE: 581.358 PEOPLE
TOTAL: 1.162.761 PEOPLE

Balkesirs opportunities
Many tourism destinations
Kaz (Ida) Mountains
Thermal resources place
Located crossroad of trade

Balkesirs Threat
Domestic Migration Wave

Middle East Migration wave

rregular urbanization
Degraded sites

The Kaz (Ida) mountains

are also threatened with
the expansion of gold
mining using cyanide
which puts the villagers
lives, the agricultural
economy, and tourism at
risk.

The historical
fountain (adrvan )
is located near the
clock tower .This
fountain was built
by Omar Ali Bey in
1908. Alteyll
municipality will
regenarated this
place following
years

Hacilbey mahallesi

Balkesir oldtown neglected place

Hacilbey mahallesi

Balkesir Tekel Building

This building
was built in
1920, it was
called Tekel
Binas. This
building is
different
structure with
exterior
decorative tiles
that feature in
the building

Research about good practices

Balkesir Atatrk
Park was opened in
March 2010. It was
built by the Balkesir
municipality. Its the
best example of
regenareted place in
Balkesir in Turkey

Atatrk Park

Local people have been created the Atatrk Park plans themselves, for
regenerated spaces

Our municipality uses this place

for different kinds of ceremony,
concert and meeting

This circumcision
ceremony was done
one week ago by the
Alteyll Municipality

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION