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Yazarlar: Evrim ULUSAN

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Site Management,Management Plan,Cultural Heritage Management,World Heritage List

Özet: The Act No: 2863 for the “Conservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage” is a framework law that includes provisions for institutional, technical and financial aspects of the conservation of cultural heritage of Turkey. The concept of site management was also included in the Act together as part of the comprehensive amendments that were made to it in 2004 and the related Regulation came into force in 2005. Besides, a property that is nominated to the World Heritage List is required to have an approved management plan that shows detailed activities in the short-medium-long terms as a guarantee for future protection of the property. These national and international legal necessities have caused management planning studies to gain speed in Turkey. Although the studies have mainly been carried out within World Heritage List concerned properties, it is applicable to all conservation sites in accordance with the legislation. From this point of view, the main research question in this article is to what extent the site management approach contributed to the development of conservation culture and practices in Turkey and to which degree the Turkish experience satisfied the international expectations. Therefore, firstly, a general framework of site management mechanism in Turkey was presented. In the second part, the approved management plans were assessed with reference to their processes, contents and implementation levels. In this section, proposals with respect to the substance and process of these plans were also made for attaining applicable management plans at international standards. In the last section, by taking into account the subjective experience and observations of the author within this advancement process as well, a general assessment was made.

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