Memory Interfaces in Urban Soundscapes: Downtown Trabzon

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 25 - 37, 25.03.2024

Hare Kılıçaslan Aslıhan Argan Şeyma Nur Çelik

Abstract

Public spaces that reflect the collective consciousness of societies in establishing a bond between the past and the future are among the key determinant factors of urban identity. The soundscape approach can be used as a tool to define the sonic environment as a part of urban identity. This study aimed to reveal the sonic identity of downtown Trabzon by determining the elements of soundscape, namely keynotes, signals, and soundmarks, along with lost/disappearing sounds considering their association with collective memory, and continuous sounds that have remained unchanged from past to present. The methodology of this study consisted of soundwalks and surveys. Sonic regions belonging to Atatürk Square, Kunduracılar Street, Kemeraltı Street, and Mumhaneönü Boulevard were identified based on soundwalks and sonic environment assessments in line with the predetermined routes. The findings obtained from soundwalks showed that sonic identities differed by region, suggesting the presence of sui generis sound environments that define the sonic image of each region. The limitations of this study were the soundwalks performed in the regions that were considered to be representative of downtown Trabzon and the users’ sonic environment assessments.

Keywords

Urban space, collective memory, soundscape, Trabzon

Kentsel Ses Peyzajında Bellek Arayüzleri: Trabzon Kent Merkezi

Abstract

Geçmiş ile gelecek arasında bağ kurma noktasında, toplumun kolektif bilincini yansıtan kamusal mekânlar, kent kimliğini oluşturan unsurlar arasındadır. Kent kimliğinin bir parçası olarak sonik çevrenin tanımlanmasında ses peyzajı yaklaşımından yararlanılabilmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, ses peyzajını tanımlayan “arka-plan sesler”, “ön-plan sesler”, “sembol sesler” ve kolektif bellek ile ilişkili olması yönüyle “kaybolan/yitikleşen sesler” ile geçmişten günümüze kadar “devamlılığı/sürekliliği olan seslerin” tespiti yoluyla Trabzon kent merkezinin sonik kimliğini ortaya çıkarmaktır. Araştırmanın metodolojisini, ses yürüyüşleri ve anket uygulamaları oluşturmaktadır. Atatürk Alanı, Kunduracılar Caddesi, Kemeraltı Sokağı ve Mumhaneönü Meydanı’na ait sonik bölgeler; ses yürüyüşleri ve belirlenen güzergâhlar doğrultusunda sonik çevre değerlendirmeleri yoluyla belirlenmiştir. Ses yürüyüşlerinden elde edilen bulgular, bölgelere ait sonik kimliklerin farklılaştığını göstermektedir. Bu sonuç, bölgelerin sonik imgelerini tanımlayan ve kendilerine özgü olan ses çevrelerinin varlığını ortaya koymaktadır. Araştırmanın sınırlılığını, Trabzon kent merkezini temsil ettiği düşünülen bölgelerde gerçekleştirilen ses yürüyüşleri ve kullanıcıların sonik çevre değerlendirmeleri oluşturmaktadır.

Keywords

Kentsel mekân, kolektif bellek, ses peyzajı, Trabzon

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