Alternative Food Networks and Civic Food Initiatives in Turkey

Abstract

This article handles Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) which have emerged approximately in the last fifteen years in Turkey and discusses Civic Food Initiatives (CFIs) in a historical manner in Turkey. For this, study reviews AFS literature and presents spatial pattern of CFIs in Turkey. Thereby, an image of CFIs’ emergence dates, spatial distribution and agglomerations are exhibited. The data is collected through social media scanning, participatory observation, unstructured interviews and short contacts, internet sources and reports and other secondary sources. The data is collected between 2016 and 2020 and includes 80 initiatives. Results show that CFIs in Turkey points out spatial agglomerations. The location choices and qualities of the initiatives in Turkey support this and the location choices of the initiatives within the city have similar tendencies. Also, almost half of the initiatives emerging in Turkey are located in Istanbul and the other distribution is concentrated on the coastal line.

Keywords

• Alternative Food Networks
• Civic Food Initiatives
• Community Supported Agriculture
• Consumer Cooperatives
• Turkey

Alternatif Gıda Ağları ve Türkiye’de Yurttaş Temelli Gıda İnisiyatifleri

Abstract

Bu makale Türkiye’de yaklaşık son on beş yıldır örgütlenmekte olan, alternatif gıda ağları (AGA)’nı tarihsel olarak ele almakta ve Yurttaş Temelli Gıda İnisiyatifleri (YTGİ)’ni Türkiye ölçeğinde tartışmaktadır. Bu amaçla AGA yazını derlenmiş ve YTGİ’nin Türkiye’deki mekânsal örüntüsü ortaya konmuştur. Böylece hem mekânsal dağılım ve yığılmalar hem de ortaya çıkış tarihlerine göre inisiyatiflerin görünümü sunulmuştur. Keşifsel araştırmaya dayalı olarak kullanılan veri kaynakları; sosyal medya taramasına, katılımcı gözlem yöntemine, yapılandırılmamış görüşmelere ve kısa iletişimlere, internet üzerinden ulaşılabilen kaynaklara ve raporlara ve diğer ikincil veri kaynaklarına dayanmaktadır. Araştırma 2016-2020 yılları arasında toplanan verilere dayanarak 80 adet inisiyatifi kapsamına almıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçları göstermiştir ki Türkiye’de YTGİ mekânsal olarak çeşitli yığılmalar biçiminde gelişme göstermiştir. Türkiye’de inisiyatiflerin yer seçimlerine ve niteliklerine bakıldığında bu durum karşılık bulmaktadır. Bunu, inisiyatiflerin kent içerisindeki yer seçimleri de desteklemektedir. Türkiye’de ortaya çıkan inisiyatiflerin neredeyse yarısının İstanbul’da bulunması ve diğer dağılımın da kıyılarda yoğunlaşmış olması çalışmanın ortaya koyduğu sonuçlardandır.

Keywords

• Alternatif Gıda Ağları
• Yurttaş Temelli Gıda İnisiyatifleri
• Topluluk Destekli Tarım
• Tüketim Kooperatifleri
• Türkiye

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