ULICE JAKO PRZESTRZENIE PUBLICZNE: PRZYKŁAD OBSZARU YELDEGIRMENI ORAZ WYDARZENIA ZORGANIZOWANEGO PRZEZ ORGANIZACJĘ „ULICA NALEŻY DO NAS”

Artykuł podejmuje dyskusję na temat ewolucji przestrzeni publicznych i ich działania, poprzez skupienie się na przestrzeni ulic w obszarze Yeldegirmeni w dzielnicy Kadikoy w Stambule. W tym celu w artykule opisano proces poprawy przestrzeni publicznych w kontekście Projektu Odnowy Urbanistycznej Yeldegirmeni, w którym ważny jest nie tylko wymiar fizyczny, ale również społeczny odnowy. W artykule porównano przestrzenie w roku 2011 oraz 2014 i na przykładzie wydarzenia zorganizowanego przez „Ulica należy do nas”. Zwrócono uwagę na wagę wpływu działań społecznych na podniesienie jakości ulic jako przestrzeni publicznych

Reclaiming streets as places of dialog: car-free Sundays in Istanbul as an experience of social dimension of transportation

Book of proceedings: Annual AESOP Congress, Spaces of Dialog for Places of Dignity, Lisbon, 11-14th July, 2017In parallel with the economic, environmental and social problems in the world, tendency for alternative and sustainable transportation approaches have increased. As a solution to these problems, people-centred and sustainable transportation policies are developed on the bases of their successful and permanent results in long term. This study, discusses streets as spaces of dialog by focusing on social dimension of transportation. Existing trend changes in transportation, which considers human movements and accessibilities as their focus rather than vehicles are questioned in local scale. In this context, the study introduces experience of Istanbul in Turkey concerning the social dimensions of transportation in order to reclaim the streets as public spaces for dialog. The study conveys the experiences of Carfree Sundays events in Istanbul in order to discuss the reflections of people-centred transportation approach and its socio-spatial effects on streets. Based on these ideas, "Street Belongs to Us Organisation" was founded in 2010 as a non-profit organization, which focuses on people-centred cities and streets for a livable future in Turkey. This organization was involved in different projects, campaigns, interviews, events, workshops to make citizens aware of the transportation problems and alternatives, different usages of public spaces in terms of peoplecentred and livable cities. The main project of "Street Belongs to Us Organisation Once in a Month" - Carfree Sundays organized by ‘Street Belongs to Us Organisation’ in Istanbul aimed to produce longterm solutions for traffic culture. In addition to this, another main objective was providing information, governance and communication networks where all the actors of the process are included. Collaboration with other organizations such as municipalities, local residents, NGOs, sponsors, and local initiatives to achieve efficient participatory urban processes was the main structure of this project. This experience indicates that change in transportation can help reclaiming street as places for dialog, interaction and communication as well as a fundamental parameter of transportation network.Published versio

Improving women's accessibility to public transport through participatory street experiments: The case of Maltepe, Istanbul

Building on the literature concerning gender-responsive mobility, this paper aims to explore how street experiments can be used to promote gendered mobilities and create streetscapes in order to prioritise the needs of women in the improvement of access to public transport that grants them access to the many facets of urban life. It argues that by creating more inclusive and accessible streets through participatory planning and design processes, women will have greater opportunities to participate in and benefit from public transport. To that end, a street experiment project, TOPUK, was used as a case study focusing on improving women's access to public transport in Maltepe, Istanbul. The methodology consists of the critical assessment of various participation methods and a detailed narrative of the project process. Accessibility, mobility, and safety were found to be the most important women-centric public transportation issues addressed through participatory pop-up design solutions at the street level, most of which were implemented despite bureaucratic obstacles. The paper concludes with a discussion of the lessons learned from the TOPUK project and how these lessons can be applied to future street experiments to create more gender-responsive and inclusive living environments

A multicentre prospective analysis of the incidence of pemphigoid diseases in Turkey

Background The differentiation between the pemphigoid diseases is essential for treatment and prognosis. In Turkey, data on the incidence of these diseases are insufficient. Our aim in this study is to determine the incidence, demographics and clinical characteristics associated with diseases of the pemphigoid group. Methods We prospectively analysed 295 patients with pemphigoid who visited dermatology clinics of tertiary referral hospitals in 12 different regions of Turkey within a year. The diagnosis was based on clinical, histopathological, direct immunofluorescence (DIF) and serological (multivariant enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA], indirect immunofluorescence and mosaic-based BIOCHIP) examinations. Clinical and demographic findings, aetiological factors and concomitant diseases observed in the patients were recorded. Results A total of 295 (female/male ratio: 1.7/1) patients with pemphigoid were diagnosed in 1-year period. The overall incidence rate of pemphigoid diseases was found to be 3.55 cases per million-years. The ratio of pemphigoid group diseases to pemphigus group diseases was 1.6. The most common pemphigoid type was bullous pemphigoid (BP, 93.2%). The others were epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (3.1%), pemphigoid gestationis (2.4%), linear IgA disease (1%) and mucous membrane pemphigoid (0.3%). The most common (26.8%) possible trigger of the bullous pemphigoid was gliptin derivative drugs. The most common concomitant diseases with pemphigoid were cardiovascular (27.8%) and neurological diseases (23.7%). Conclusions This study showed that the increased frequency of bullous pemphigoid reversed the pemphigoid/pemphigus ratio in Turkey. Further studies are warranted regarding the reasons for this increase