Research Article

THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO HUMAN ORIENTED URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY AND THEIR REFLECTIONS IN ANKARA CITY

Volume: 1 Number: 1 December 31, 2022
  • Ayça Öncü Yıldız *
TR EN

THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO HUMAN ORIENTED URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY AND THEIR REFLECTIONS IN ANKARA CITY

Abstract

Turkish cities are facing unplanned and rapid urban development supported by the neoliberal urban development policies of the national government and put into practice by local governments. Neoliberal urban development policies around the world are implemented through focusing on public transport-oriented urban development to cope with increasing urban densities and changing activity patterns. However, in Turkish metropolitan cities, neoliberal urban development policies are accompanied with urban transport decisions that put motorized vehicles at the center of the urban life. Improvement of urban transport systems is perceived by many Turkish local governments as a matter of infrastructure investment for cars or investments for costly and inefficient rail systems built for political returns. Motor vehicle-oriented design and operations of cities and transport systems neglect low-cost and carbon-free human focused bicycle, pedestrian transport and public transport priority. Legal and institutional frameworks consist of important restrictions and effects on urban transport policies and practices. This paper evaluates these frameworks as major causes of the complications in current urban transport systems and reflection of these complications are evaluated for Ankara case. The legal framework and institutional structure of urban transport in Turkey are analyzed as a basis for operational practices, ownership frameworks, investment decisions and other implementations at the local level. Paper clarifies the roles of institutions, both local and national, in terms of their overlapping and contradictory responsibilities and voids in their decision-making processes. Finally, it proposes a set of objectives for a new institutional structure that will improve the situation of Turkey’s urban transport systems considering current economic limitations and political dynamics.

Keywords

References

  1. Acar, İ.H. (2016). İstanbul için uygulanan trafik politikaları ne kadar geçerli?, İTÜ Vakfı Dergisi, Sayı: 71, 48-51.
  2. Angın, M., Bedirhanoğlu, P. (2012), AKP döneminde Türkiye’de büyük ölçekli özelleştirmeler ve devletin dönüşümü. Praksis Dergisi 30-31, 75-95.
  3. Altıok, M. (2007). Neoliberal yapısal uyum sürecinde son evre: AKP hükümeti. Toplum ve Demokrasi Dergisi, 1 (1), Eylül Aralık, 57-72.
  4. Banister, D. (2005). Unsustainable Transport: City Transport in the New Century. Abingdon: Routledge.
  5. Banister, D., Feitelson, E., Givoni, M. and Macmillen, J. (2013). From policy measures to policy packages. Transport Reviews, Vol. 33, No. 1, 1–20.
  6. Celasun, M. (2002). 2001 Krizi öncesi ve sonrası: makroekonomik ve mali bir değerlendirme, küreselleşme, emek süreçleri ve yapısal uyum. 7. Ulusal Sosyal Bilimler Kongresi Bildirileri (23-21 Kasım), eds. A. Dikmen, Türk Sosyal Bilimler Derneği, İmge Yayınları.
  7. Doğan, A. E. (2001). Türkiye kentlerinde son 20 yılın bilançosu. Praksis Dergisi, No 2, 97-123.
  8. Ekiz, C. ve Somel, A. (2005). Türkiye’de planlama ve planlama anlayışının değişimi. Working Paper Series, Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science, Research Center for Development & Society.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Architecture (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ayça Öncü Yıldız * This is me
0000-0001-6231-0192
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 31, 2022

Submission Date

November 11, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 19, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 1 Number: 1

APA
Öncü Yıldız, A. (2022). THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO HUMAN ORIENTED URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY AND THEIR REFLECTIONS IN ANKARA CITY. Karesi Journal of Architecture, 1(1), 65-87. https://izlik.org/JA97KW86BD
AMA
1.Öncü Yıldız A. THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO HUMAN ORIENTED URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY AND THEIR REFLECTIONS IN ANKARA CITY. KJA. 2022;1(1):65-87. https://izlik.org/JA97KW86BD
Chicago
Öncü Yıldız, Ayça. 2022. “THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO HUMAN ORIENTED URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY AND THEIR REFLECTIONS IN ANKARA CITY”. Karesi Journal of Architecture 1 (1): 65-87. https://izlik.org/JA97KW86BD.
EndNote
Öncü Yıldız A (December 1, 2022) THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO HUMAN ORIENTED URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY AND THEIR REFLECTIONS IN ANKARA CITY. Karesi Journal of Architecture 1 1 65–87.
IEEE
[1]A. Öncü Yıldız, “THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO HUMAN ORIENTED URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY AND THEIR REFLECTIONS IN ANKARA CITY”, KJA, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 65–87, Dec. 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA97KW86BD
ISNAD
Öncü Yıldız, Ayça. “THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO HUMAN ORIENTED URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY AND THEIR REFLECTIONS IN ANKARA CITY”. Karesi Journal of Architecture 1/1 (December 1, 2022): 65-87. https://izlik.org/JA97KW86BD.
JAMA
1.Öncü Yıldız A. THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO HUMAN ORIENTED URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY AND THEIR REFLECTIONS IN ANKARA CITY. KJA. 2022;1:65–87.
MLA
Öncü Yıldız, Ayça. “THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO HUMAN ORIENTED URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY AND THEIR REFLECTIONS IN ANKARA CITY”. Karesi Journal of Architecture, vol. 1, no. 1, Dec. 2022, pp. 65-87, https://izlik.org/JA97KW86BD.
Vancouver
1.Ayça Öncü Yıldız. THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO HUMAN ORIENTED URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY AND THEIR REFLECTIONS IN ANKARA CITY. KJA [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 1;1(1):65-87. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA97KW86BD

Creative Commons Lisansı
The papers published in KJA are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.