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Call to mind: Cultural diversity in Kadıköy

The primary objective of the study on cultural diversity in Kadikoy which is implemented from Association of Kadıköyü Friends of Science Culture and Art (KADOS) is to support the development of contemporary urban culture. Therefore, the study that will take one year to implement is intended to;

Preserve the cultural heritage,
Ensure that cultural memory is passed on to future generations;
Contribute to the development of intercultural dialogue in urban life.

“In this study, we are going to traces back the Armenian, Greek and Jewish residents of Kadikoy, most of who had to leave their homes for political and economic reasons, on the basis of locations and we will pass on this knowledge to the younger generations.”

“Call to mind: Cultural diversity in Kadıköy” Opening Workshop

The Opening Workshop for “Call to mind: Cultural diversity in Kadikoy” was held on 7 February 2019 at the Moda Culture Society. The workshop held with the participation of Mustafa Ozarslan, Kadikoy District Governor; Bahar Yalcin, Member of Kadikoy City Council and Deputy Mayor; and Moris Levi, Representatives of the Council of Foundations, Other Community Foundations was also joined by Yorgo Istefanopulos, the Chairman of Board of Kadikoy Greek Orthodox Community Churches, Schools and Cemetery Foundation; Arman Bukucuyan, the Chairman of Board of Surp Takavor Armenian Orthodox Church Foundation and Eli Arditi, the Chairman of the Board of Hemdat Israel Synagogue Foundation as well as Ayse Deniz Arican, EU Expert from the Istanbul Representative of the EU Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During the workshop, the representatives of the relevant institutions and the participants consisting mainly of Armenian, Greek and Jewish academicians, researchers, journalists and authors living in Kadikoy discussed the process of project implementation.

Short Videos from Opening Workshop

Tanay Sıdkı Uyar

“The cultural background in Kadikoy is important to us. We want to contribute, as much as we can with our own knowledge, to determine the cultural heritage produced so far by the Greek, Armenian, Jewish communities, and wish to pass them on to the future generations.”

Ayşe Deniz Arıcan

“KADOS project is one of the 38 projects under the Local NGO Grant Scheme and is called Call to Mind: Cultural Diversity in Kadikoy. They will achieve decent works.”

Mustafa Özarslan

“We see that people are scared of and stay away from each other when they do not know each other. But, as they get together and get to know each other better and increase the level of this type of gathering, then the sense of amazement gets higher.”

Bahar Yalçın

“Kadikoy involves so many diversities and cultural diversity within the community. This is a great richness. Indeed, this is what makes Kadikoy so diverse and rich.”

Moris Levi

“In fact, nothing much changed in Kadikoy. Because, the spirit of the location reflected on the residents of Kadıkoy, who came over here afterwards.”

Yorgo Istefanopulos

“Kadikoy was probably a society comprising the minority or different church communities until the 60s, and of course they spread out over time; they abandon and now nobody recognizes the cultural values they have left behind. The purpose of this project is to advertise these cultural values. I believe it is very important that a non-governmental organisation in Turkey is proposing that.”

Eli Arditi

“There is unfortunately a decline in the number of societies. Therefore, I would like to thank everyone for bringing such a project together and reuniting us and giving us the opportunity to build warm relationships with each other again.”

Arman Bükücüyan

“I can’t describe enough how happy I am about such a project of Kadikoy and I wish this activity was maintained.”

Silvyo Ovadya

“Although there is a certain cultural diversity in Istanbul, Kadikoy is probably a bit more special. It’s a place where all sorts of culture live. I think Kadikoy has a more contemporary way of communication.”

Laki Vingas

“If it is a non-multicultural city, it will not be the city of Istanbul we wish to see, it will be something very different; we cannot call it Istanbul. In that respect, we must also consider the present and the future while we remember the past. Today, the people from different ethnicities and religions live here. The city welcomes the newcomers, new civilisations and new migrations. Therefore, we need to learn today’s cultural diversity well. If we don’t know them, we won’t be able to integrate with each other. So, the integration can only be possible if we get to know each other better.”

Mayir Saranga

“Here, we will be talking about the past again, with so many different groups. Some memories of the past will be recalled here. Maybe, we will try to work out something very different, starting with a single word like, just like at our school. That’s why I am here”

İrini Dimitriyadis

“I believe that the old experiences of the people can be passed on to the next generations, and if you reach even a single person in these processes, then I am a person who believes that there will be many other people over time. I think that people find the opportunity to get to know each other and in this way, a new belief of common life can be created.”

Evangelia Şarlak

“Let’s think about how we can pass these on to our future by remembering them, not by just being or feeling nostalgic, without forgetting that we are in the present day, namely in the 2019s.”

İzel Rozental

“There are so many, so different cultures that people can feel confused. This is a value. This is truly a great richness. We need to know that. We need to know its value and we need to preserve it.”

Murat Güvenç

“What have we lost; what was Kadikoy like in the past; it’s very important in revealing it with tangible and testable indicators, without being emotional, without being carried away with the nostalgia. I think this project can be important in terms of creating a cultural, social map of the past.”

Urban Talks

Kadıköy City Tours

Project Film

Activities that will held on in the Project implementation process are:

Opening Workshop
Urban Talks
Guide and Map Production
Kadıköy Bibliography
Call to Mind-Kadıköy City Routes
Evaluation Workshop

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Project:

Agop Minasyan
Andon Parizyanos
Ardaş Akdağ
Arman Bükücüyan
Arsin Arşık
Aslıhan Lodi
Bahar Yalçın
Batur Seçilmiş
Berken Döner
Bülent Küçük
Cemal Küçüksezer
Davut Sağat
Doli Levi
Dora Niyego
Eli Arditi
Emel Benbasat

Evangelia Şarlak
Fırat Fıstık
Fedon Kaftoğlu
Harun Niyego
Harutyun Damadyan
Işıl Uyar
İrini Dimitriyadis
İzel Rozental
Katherini Proku Türker
Kostandin Krikopulos
Krikor Damadyan
Laki Vingas
Leyla Yakınol
Maria Kiracopulu Günberk
Mayda Saris
Mayir Saranga
Mıgırdiç Margosyan

Mois Gabay
Murat Güvenç
Narod Minasyan
Orhan Türker
Rita Ender
Sevan Ataoğlu
Silvyo Ovadya
Serdar Tan
Şevket Uyanık
Şiyar Demircan
Moris Levi
Mustafa Gürel
Mustafa Özarslan
Nella Songut
Tridea
Virjin Bükücüyan
ve Yorgo Istefanopulos

Project Team

Tanay Sıdkı Uyar
Coordinator

Burcu Yılmaz Gündüz
Communication and Organization Assistant

Başak Gündüz
Financial and Administrative Assistant

For further information:

www.hatirla-kadikoy.org

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