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ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues

“Defining the Role of Local Authorities in

Managing and Propagating Cultural Heritage”

ICLAFI SYMPOSIUM AND ANNUAL MEETING 2019

GAZİANTEP, TURKEY

Book of Abstracts Info + Notepad

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DEFINING THE ROLE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN MANAGING AND PROPAGATING CULTURAL HERITAGE

International Symposium October 23-24, 2019

Symposium Abstracts and Information Booklet

Compiled by Yasemin SARIKAYA LEVENT

The symposium and annual meeting of ICLAFI was supported and hosted by Gaziantep Greater Municipality.

Cover Image: “The Gypsy Girl Mosaic” from the ancient city of Zeugma (Photo: Nevit Dilmen)

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BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

Content

Welcome Letter by Fatma ŞAHİN ...................................................................................................... 3

Keynote Speakers ............................................................................................................................... 4

Symposium Information .................................................................................................................... 6

Symposium Program .......................................................................................................................... 7

Session Organisation .......................................................................................................................... 8

Abstracts ............................................................................................................................................ 10

List of Participants ............................................................................................................................ 31

Local Organising Committee ........................................................................................................... 37

Post-Meeting Excursion ................................................................................................................... 38

Useful Information ........................................................................................................................... 42

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WELCOME LETTER

Fatma ŞAHİN Mayor of Gaziantep Greater Municipality

Welcome letter by the Mayor will be available in print version.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Neriman ŞAHİN GÜÇHAN Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of

Architecture, Graduate Program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Ankara-TURKEY

[email protected]

Joining the academic staff of the Graduate Program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage, METU Department of Architecture in 1984, Conservation Architect Neriman Şahin Güçhan currently works as a professor at the same department. Her academic fields of interest include preservation, rehabilitation, and management of the heritage places; Turkish legislative & administrative system; training/education on the preservation of traditional houses and historical buildings and their construction techniques; Nemrut Mount Tümülüs, Adıyaman, Southern Anatolia Project (GAP), Ankara, Ancient Greek Settlements in Anatolia.

Presently serving as a member of some of the Scientific Advisory Boards of heritage places such as two UNESCO World Heritage Sites as Ani Archeological Site, Diyarbakır City Walls, and Bodrum Castle. In between 2006-2015, Şahin Güçhan had been the coordinator for Commagene Nemrut Conservation and Development Program (www.nemrut.org.tr) which focuses on Nemrut Mount Tumulus, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Şahin Güçhan is a member of the associations KORDER, OMİM and SANART, and DOCOMOMO Turkish National Committee and registered with Ankara Branch Office of Turkish Union of the Chambers of Architects and Engineers. She is currently the member of the ICOMOS Turkey National Board (www.icomos.org.tr), and Head of the Architectural Accreditation Board (MİAK; www.miak.org) in Turkey.

Ege YILDIRIM Ege Yıldırım Heritage Planning

Heritage Site Manager of the Historic Guild Town of Mudurnu

[email protected]

Dr. A. Ege Yildirim is an urban planner specializing in heritage conservation and management, with over 20 years of experience working in Turkey and internationally. She was a Fulbright Scholar at Pratt Institute- New York City (2006-07) and a J.M. Kaplan Senior Fellow for Archaeological Heritage Management in the Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations of Koç University (2013-14). She is currently the ICOMOS Focal Point for the Sustainable Development

Goals, member of ISoCaRP and board member of ICOMOS Turkey and Europa Nostra Turkey. Based in Istanbul since 2013, she is an independent consultant/ part-time academic lecturer, and since 2015, Heritage Site Manager of the Historic Guild Town of Mudurnu, a UNESCO World Heritage candidate.

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Atilla ENGİN Gaziantep University, Faculty of Archaeology

[email protected]

Born in Elazığ/Turkey in 1971, Atilla Engin graduated from Hacettepe University, Department of Archaeology in 1993 as the top student of the department and faculty. In 1995, he started to work as a Research Assistant at Hacettepe University Department of Archaeology. In 1995, he was awarded a DAAD scholarship and studied at Philipps Universität Marburg in 2000-2001 with the DAAD Research Fellowship. He graduated from PhD program of the Hacettepe University Department of Archaeology in 2002 with his thesis titled “The Importance of Gre Virike Pottery Finds within the Early Bronze Age Pottery of the Middle Euphrates Region”.

Atilla Engin worked as a team member in the excavations at Oylum Höyük, Limantepe, Panaztepe, Kuşaklı Höyük, Gre Virike, Birecik Early Bronze Age Cemetery and surveys in Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Sivas and Gaziantep regions. The researcher has been carrying out the excavations at Oylum Höyük (Kilis) since 2012 and conducting archaeological surveys around Yesemek in İslahiye and Nurdağı (Gaziantep). In 2007, he was appointed as Assistant Professor at the Department of Archaeology at Cumhuriyet University in Sivas. Between 2007 and 2018, Atilla Engin served as the Head of Department and Director of the Research and Application Center of Archaeology and Art History at Cumhuriyet University. Engin has been working in Gaziantep University Department of Archaeology since March 2018 and he is currently the Head of the Department of the Archaeology and Dean of the Faculty of Tourism.

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SYMPOSIUM THEME "Defining the Role of Local Authorities in Managing and Propagating Cultural Heritage" The aim of the Symposium is to create an international platform to discuss the role of local authorities

and the legislative and financial structures of different countries at local level on managing and

propagating the cultural heritage, and to share the experiences and disseminate the knowledge through

different examples and best practices.

Conservation of cultural heritage has been assigned as a major responsibility to central governments.

Yet, local authorities, especially municipalities as the territorial administrative units are in more direct

contact with the day-to-day life of the local community. Local authorities are responsible for the

construction, administration and maintenance of the city, including cultural heritage located within their

boundaries.

There are different legal and organisational structures of countries regarding the role of local authorities

in management of cultural heritage; such as, planning and implementation, legislative and regulatory

control, and the use of financial sources. Although the circumstances change from country to country, it

is accepted that local authorities have a considerable importance in protection and management of

cultural heritage. Thus, the Symposium focuses on the authority and role of local authorities in relation

to the conservation, protection, use, enhancement and management of cultural heritage.

Legal and Organisational Framework Responsibilities assigned to local authorities in cultural heritage preservation; Organizational structures of local authorities for cultural heritage preservation; Relations between central and local authorities and share of responsibilities; Examples and experiences

Financial Issues Financial resources for the use of cultural heritage preservation available for local authorities; Allocation of financial tools by central authorities, and share and limitations of local authorities in using financial sources

Managing Cultural Heritage: "Site Management Plans" as a Tool The role and responsibilities of local authorities in managing cultural heritage sites; Conflicts and differences between national and international implementations for World Heritage Sites; The dual structure of central and local authorities; Best practices

Capacity Building The effectiveness of local authorities in capacity building; including education and training programs, participation and involvement of actors in conservation processes, awareness raising in local community; Best practices for capacity building driven by local authorities

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SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM 22 October - Tuesday

Arrival to Tilmen Hotel 19.30 Departure from Hotel by Bus

20.00-21.30 Welcome Dinner (Gastronomy Centre: MSM Restaurant)

23 October – Wednesday Venue: Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Conference Hall

08.15 Departure from Hotel by Bus

08.30-09.00 Registration 09.00-10.00 Opening Speeches 10.00-10.15 Coffee Break 10.15-12.30 Session I – Keynote Speakers 12.30-13.30 Snacks and Sandwiches 13.30-15.00 Session II 15.00-15.15 Coffee Break

15.15-16.45 Session III 16.45-18.30 Visit of the Zeugma Mosaic Museum 18.30 Departure to Hotel 19.15 Departure from Hotel for Dinner by Bus

19.30-21.00 Dinner at Fıstık Restaurant 24 October – Thursday Venue: Gaziantep Art Centre

08.30 Departure from Hotel, on foot

09.00-10.30 Session V 10.30-10.45 Coffee Break 10.45-12.15 Session VI 12.15-12.30 Coffee Break 12.30-13.00 Presentation of Gaziantep Historic Centre 13.00-13.30 Discussion Session 13.30-14.30 Lunch at Art Centre Cafeteria 14.30-17.00 Guided Walking Tour: Gaziantep Historic Centre (starting from Art Centre) 17.30-19.00 ICLAFI Annual Meeting at Tilmen Hotel 19.15 Departure from Hotel for Dinner by bus

19.30-21.00 Dinner, and back to hotel 21.30- ... strolling in the City (optional) 25 October - Friday End of the Symposium and Annual Meeting Departure for Post-Meeting Tour

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SESSIONS AND ABSTRACTS

Session I 10.15-12.30 Chair: Tamer GÖK

Conservation of Mount Nemrut as the Driver of the Development of Adıyaman Province Neriman ŞAHİN GÜÇHAN ...................................................................................................................... 10 The Turkish Cultural Heritage Management System of Turkey and the Role of Local Authorities: Some Experiences and Reflections Ege YILDIRIM .......................................................................................................................................... 11

Yesemek Hittite Stone Quarry and Sculpture Workshop in the Light of the Latest Archaeological Research Atilla ENGİN ........................................................................................................................................... 12

Session II 13.30-15.00 Chair: Toshiyuki KONO

Defining the Role of Local Authorities in Managing and Propagating Cultural Heritage: The Israeli situation Gideon KOREN ....................................................................................................................................... 13 The Role of Local Authorities in Managing and Propagating Cultural Heritage in the USA with Examples from the State of Georgia James K. REAP ........................................................................................................................................ 15 The Role of Local Government in Protecting Cultural Heritage under Polish Law Wojciech KOWALSKI .............................................................................................................................. 16

Responsibilities and tasks of the Local Authorities in monument protection and monument preservation in Germany Werner von TRÜTZSCHLER .................................................................................................................... 17

Session III 15.15-16.45 Chair: İclal DİNÇER

Defining the Role of Local Authorities in Managing and Promotion of Cultural Heritage in Estonia Riin ALATALU ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Local Governments and the Cultural Heritage in Sweden Thomas ADLERCREUTZ ......................................................................................................................... 19

Role of Romanian Local Authorities in Managing and Propagating Cultural Heritage Adrian CRĂCIUNESCU ............................................................................................................................. 20 The System of Monuments Protection in Russia: Specific Features and Problems Nikolay LAVRENTYEV & Andrey GAREVSKY ........................................................................................... 21

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Session IV 09.00-10.30 Chair: Neriman ŞAHİN GÜÇHAN The Management of the World Heritage Site of Angkor in the Siem Reap Province (Cambodia) Etienne CLEMENT .................................................................................................................................. 23 Taking Care of Windmills: A Very Very Dutch Example of Heritage Protection Leonard de WIT .................................................................................................................................... 24 The role of Local Authorities in Managing and Propagating Cultural Heritage: Brú na Bóinne, Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne World Heritage Site – an Irish Case Study Mona O'ROURKE .................................................................................................................................... 25

Local Authorities and Heritage Communities – a Participatory Approach to Heritage Management Jelka PIRKOVIČ ....................................................................................................................................... 26

Session V 10.45-12.15 Chair: Mert Nezih RİFAİOĞLU

The Role of Local Authorities in Managing and Propagating Cultural Heritage in East Malaysia Jack Tsen-Ta LEE ................................................................................................................................... 27

The Role of Municipalities in the Protection of Immovable Cultural Heritage in Slovenia Borut ŠANTEJ ........................................................................................................................................ 28

A Judicial Court Case in Buenos Aires. Cisterna Moreno 550. Methodology of Heritage Economic Assessment Graciela AGUILAR & Maria Marta RAE ................................................................................................... 29 Cultural Assets Fund as a Financial Source for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Turkey Yasemin SARIKAYA LEVENT ................................................................................................................... 30

Presentation Session 12.30-13.00 Chair: Namık Kemal DÖLENEKEN Presenter: Zafer OKUDUCU

Discussion Session 13.00-13.30 Chair: James REAP Reporters: Yasemin SARIKAYA LEVENT, Meltem UÇAR, Ege YILDIRIM

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Conservation of Mount Nemrut as the Driver of the Development of Adıyaman Province Prof. Dr. Neriman ŞAHİN GÜÇHAN

ICOMOS Turkey

Graduate Program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage, METU

Located on one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus mountain range in the southeast of Turkey,

Mount Nemrut is a heritage place built by the Commagenian King Antiochus I (68-34 BC) as a temple-

tomb to himself.

This sanctuary is composed of a conical tumulus with a 30-35-degree slope at the center, three

surrounding terraces to the east, west and north sides, and three sacred processional roads approaching

to the site from the northeast, east and, southwest.

The height of the Tumulus from its apex to the terraces is 50 meters and its diameter is 145 meters. It

spreads over an area of approximately 2.5 hectares together with terraces. Five lime sculptures of the

deities and King Antiochus I and two pairs of protective animal figures (eagle and lion) stand in front of

the Tumulus on the East and West Terraces.

This speech aims to present the Mount Nemrut Tumulus (MNT), which is a unique artistic achievement

and was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987, and the special holistic process defined for

its conservation, entitled as the Commagene Nemrut Conservation and Development Program (CNKDP).

Since its discovery in 1881, MNT has been investigated by many researchers, but the vestiges of MNT

could not be conserved effectively and nor they are presented to visitors in an appropriate

contemporary manner. While Nemrut’s role in Adıyaman Province’s development was included in upper

scale planning studies, these decisions did not influence the work on Nemrut, and therefore, its

contribution to the physical and social environment could not be achieved.

Today considered as a first generation management plan, CNKDP was prepared under such

circumstances with a holistic approach, and consisting of many sub-projects including Documentation,

Restitution & Conservation Projects for MNT, Environmental Design Project for the site and Visitors

Center Projects and Commagene Nemrut Management Plan (CNMP) in line with conservation legislation

in Turkey.

Between these, this presentation will focus only on the Commagene Nemrut Management Plan (CNMP),

pointing out its 3 important aspects. These are:

1. Finding the spirit of place of Mount Nemrut, to define the mission and scenario of CNMP,

2. Activating economic resource potential of Mount Nemrut together with Adıyaman Province,

3. Moderating a Participatory Planning Process in the preparation of the CNMP.

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The Turkish Cultural Heritage Management System of Turkey and the

Role of Local Authorities: Some Experiences and Reflections

Dr. Ege YILDIRIM

ICOMOS Turkey

Ege Yıldırım Heritage Planning

This presentation will outline the legal, administrative and socio-political system for cultural heritage

management system in Turkey, particularly in terms of where local authorities stand within the system.

Two case studies will be explained in more detail, based on experiences of formal and informal urban

heritage conservation and management processes: Gaziantep as a large, metropolitan centre and

Mudurnu as a small, rural settlement. The wide range of issues and differing urban dynamics in these

cases will offer an opportunity to reflect on and understand the evolution, problems and possible

approaches for solutions for cities in managing their heritage, in the framework of local governance and

its relations with the national and international levels.

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Yesemek Hittite Stone Quarry and Sculpture Workshop in the Light of

the Latest Archaeological Research

Prof. Dr. Atilla ENGİN

Department of Archaeology, Gaziantep University

The Yesemek is located in Yesemek Village, about 23 km southeast of Islahiye district and 113 km

southwest of Gaziantep in the Southeastern Turkey. The basalt sculptures at Yesemek consist of unique

examples of Hittite Art. Yesemek was the biggest stone quarry and sculpture workshop of the Near East.

More than 500 hundred sculptures and architectural items from the Late Hittite Period reveal the level

of development of the period in art and technology in sculpture production stages. The site is a unique

and exceptional archaeological center with monumental artifacts dating to Hittite Period, showing a

high level of representative of the human creative genius with a significant portion of the UNESCO world

cultural heritage criteria. Thus, Yesemek was subscribed into the UNESCO Tentative List of World

Heritage due to these features in 2012.

Archaeological surveys initiated around Yesemek in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and

Tourism, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality and Gaziantep University have greatly increased our

knowledge of Yesemek. A multi-disciplinary study was carried out with the participation of researchers

from different occupational groups such as archaeologist, geophysical engineer, geologist, material

engineer, mapping engineer, hititologist and architect. During the surveys, a large Hittite city dating to

the end of the Hittite Imperial Period was found in the dense wooded forest on the hill to the east of the

Yesemek Sculpture Workshop and the Quarry. Researches in this area revealed the Hittite architectural

remains, fragments of sculpture works, sherds and two new quarries on the 3.5 km long east-west hill.

According to the survey findings, this city, which reaches approximately 190 hectares, looks bigger than

Hattusa, the capital of the Hittites. This new information shows that Yesemek is about 400 years older,

and placed the site in a more unique position in the history of humanity.

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Defining the Role of Local Authorities in Managing and Propagating

Cultural Heritage: The Israeli Situation

Gideon KOREN

ICOMOS Israel

President of ICLAFI

Gideon Koren & Co. Law Offices

This paper will present the local authorities' role regarding conservation of sites "of historical, national,

architectural, or archaeological importance" that were built after 1700 ("non-antiquities sites") in Israel.

The conservation of sites dating back earlier than 1700 is regulated by the Antiquities Law and is under

the responsibility of the Antiquities Authority. The conservation of non-antiquities sites is regulated

under the Zoning and Building Law, 5725-1965. Unlike the Antiquities Law, which does not give the

Antiquities Authority discretion in determining which sites are or are not worthy of conservation, the

Zoning and Building Law gives the zoning and planning Committees almost exclusive discretion in

determining which sites should be conserved.

The law allows the local zoning committee to take into account conservation considerations when

drafting a local zoning plan, and also allows it to pass a dedicated "conservation zoning plan" which is

subject to the same rules as those for a regular local zoning plan. Since the local zoning committee is

almost always equivalent to the city council (the individuals sitting on the local zoning committee are

the members of the elected city council), the local authority indirectly plays a major role in the

conservation of non-antiquities sites. Since the courts also tend not to adjudicate questions regarding

the conservation or lack thereof of specific sites, decisions regarding conservation of non-antiquities

sites in Israel are taken almost exclusively on the local level and with little oversight from non-local

authorities.

Since decisions regarding conservation of non-antiquities sites are almost exclusively taken at the local

level, there is no national strategy for conservation. Indeed, even in cases where a national zoning plan

declared a certain site as a conservation site, the local zoning committee may succeed in obtaining its

demolition. Conversely, since local zoning plans must not conflict with "higher" zoning plans

(district/national zoning plans), and "higher" zoning plans tend to encourage "urban renewal" and

building larger and taller buildings, conservation efforts can be hampered by building and urban renewal

plans drafted on the district/national level.

While the law allows for the local zoning committee to impose the conservation costs on the site owner,

the law also legislates that the local zoning committee must compensate a property owner for

decreases in value to the property resulting from a zoning plan. Thus, the financial brunt of conservation

falls on the local zoning committee, which must find creative ways to offset these costs. One of the

common ways to do so is by giving the property owner building rights in exchange for imposing on them

conservation obligations, which limits the type of conservation that can be carried out. When the local

authority can find a way to impose the conservation costs directly onto the property owners, the

conservation legislated is usually superficial and does not involve maintaining the integrity of original

architectural structures. Since, however, there are no tax incentives or offsets for conservation costs,

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imposing the conservation costs directly on the property owner can create animosity towards the very

idea of conservation.

Since local zoning committees do not have the resources available to scout out sites worthy of

conservation, most conservation is reactive and not proactive – in reaction to a zoning plan that allows

for the destruction of a given site. Thus, conservation-related decisions taken at the local level can

indirectly encourages civic mobilization in neighborhoods which its residents believe are worthy of

conservation, by encouraging the residents to submit their own conservation plan.

Since neither the local zoning committee nor the local council have the authority to manage

conservation sites on private property, there is no real conservation site management in the Israeli

public sector, unless it is an archaeological site. Indeed, the zoning committee may not even make use of

the tool of "nonconforming use" in order to encourage conservation efforts.

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The Role of Local Authorities in Managing and Propagating Cultural

Heritage in the USA with Examples from the State of Georgia

Prof. Dr. James K. REAP

US/ICOMOS

Secretary General of ICLAFI

College of Environment & Design, University of Georgia

The paper focuses on federal legislation in the United State that establishes a partnership among

national, state and local governments for cultural heritage preservation, as well as identifying state

legislation authorizing local governments to engage in activities that foster heritage preservation. The

paper also explores the financial resources available to support the activities of local governments as

well as local incentives made available by local government to financially assist private parties to engage

in heritage conservation. Finally, the paper addresses the activities of local governments in capacity

building.

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The Role of Local Government in Protecting Cultural Heritage under

Polish Law

Prof. Dr. Wojciech KOWALSKI

ICOMOS Poland

Department of Intellectual and Cultural Property Laws, University of Silesia

The protection of monuments in Poland has been recognized as one of the constitutional tasks of the

state and is carried out mostly by government administration. This does not mean, however, that local

government authorities are entirely excluded from the process, although they are limited to their

territorial area of activity. In particular, they can enter into an agreement to take over the competences

of the regional monument conservation officer and appoint their own local officer. To protect heritage

directly, they can establish cultural parks and are also obliged to consider monument protection in their

spatial development plans and administrative decisions issued in construction matters. The authorities

also have other specific tasks, such as maintaining a commune record of monuments or applying for the

appointment of voluntary monument custodians.

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Responsibilities and Tasks of the Local Authorities in Monument

Protection and Monument Preservation in Germany

Dr. Werner von TRÜTZSCHLER

ICOMOS Germany

The responsibilities of local authorities both in planning and in building law which both are relevant for

the cultural heritage and for monument protection and preservation form the focus of this paper.

Introductory the status of local authorities with their constitutionally guaranteed right of self-

government is explained and the difference between independent cities and smaller communities which

are part of a district is elaborated. The scope of action of the communities, which includes their own and

transferred affairs, is described, the distinction between voluntary tasks and compulsory tasks set out.

Finally, an overview of the financial support for the protection and preservation of monuments in

Germany is given with special reference to the role of the local authorities in this area.

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Defining the Role of Local Authorities in Managing and Promotion of

Cultural Heritage in Estonia

Dr. Riin ALATALU

ICOMOS Estonia

The preservation of national monuments in Estonia is in general coordinated by National Heritage Board

and the obligations of local authorities are quite limited. However, in some bigger cities the agreements

to delegate national obligations to municipalities are signed. Aside national monuments, there is a

significant number of historical suburbs and villages that are protected as “milieu areas” according to

the planning act. The protection of these is fully organized by municipalities.

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Local Governments and the Cultural Heritage in Sweden

Thomas ADLERCREUTZ

ICOMOS Sweden

A survey will be given of the pertinent legislation for preservation of the cultural heritage at the local

government level in Sweden. The protective system works through several tiers: from comprehensive

plans for the entire local government district, over detailed plans and other measures with binding

effect and further through planning permission procedures for individual objects and measures for

control of implementation. An overview will also be given of the State legal system for protection, with

an emphasis on provisions for preservation of the archaeological and architectural entities. These dual

systems do not always match, and some examples of conflict and resolution will be provided. The

complex system for compensation in cases where undue restrictions to private ownership occur will be

dealt with, but very briefly because it is very seldom applied.

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Role of Romanian Local Authorities in Managing and Propagating

Cultural Heritage

Dr. Adrian CRĂCIUNESCU

Secretary General of ICOMOS Romania

University of Architecture and Urban Planning "Ion Mincu", Bucharest

After 50 years of communism, Romania had a revolution at the end of 1989. Since then, there is a

continuous effort to reform the society, managing cultural heritage being one of the most difficult tasks.

In the attempt of gathering cultural legislation into a Heritage Code, some issues have to be tackled.

Redefining the limits in interfering with private property rights is imperative. Secondly, a legal solution is

still under scrutiny since today it is impossible for any authority to fund private cultural heritage

properties, after decades in which the state was fully responsible. Another conceptual issue is to make

authorities perceive heritage not as an obstacle for development but as an opportunity for it, allocating

resources as an investment rather than an expenditure burden.

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The System of Monuments Protection in Russia: Specific Features and

Problems

Nikolay LAVRENTYEV

ICOMOS Russia

Associate member of ICLAFI

Andrey GAREVSKY

ICOMOS Russia

Managing Partner of AAG Legal LLC

Russia, the Russian Federation, is a federation. The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation forms

part of the Russian Government and is the main body in charge of protection of monuments and sites.

Protection of heritage is the direct responsibility of the Department of State Protection of the Cultural

Heritage of the Ministry of Culture. In 2008-2011 there existed the Federal Service for the Protection of

Cultural heritage (Rosokhrankultura) – a separate federal agency which reported to the Russian Ministry

of Culture and had powers to protect monuments.

Every constituent entity of the Russian Federation is to establish a special regional agency to protect

cultural heritage sites. However, not all Russian constituent entities have special agencies in charge of

monument protection. In some entities powers of monument protection are given to the agency having

authority in the sphere of culture.

Local governance exists in Russia as well. Monument protection powers are exercised by local

authorities or a structural department of administration empowered by it.

A lot of cultural heritage sites in Russia are the state's property, which is divided into the property of the

Russian Federation (federal property), property of constituent entities of the Russian Federation

(regional property) and property of municipalities (municipal property). Along with that, starting from

restitution of the property institute in Russia in 1991 some cultural heritage sites fully or partly were

transferred into private hands. Cultural heritage sites in state or municipal ownership are funded from

respective entities' budgets, while sites in private property are to be maintained by the owner. Yet there

is a possibility to fund restoration works from the budget if sites are owned by religious organizations.

Unfortunately, despite Russia being one of the richest countries in terms of natural resources, a lot of

cultural heritage sites are in critical condition or in ruins.

Unfortunately, the Russian law doesn’t take any significant account of 28 World Heritage sites in Russia.

However, far from all UNESCO World heritage sites enjoy the status of a cultural heritage site in Russia.

For instance, major World Heritage site #540 "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of

Monuments” does not have this status, only some elements of it are recognized as cultural heritage

sites by the Russian law. This situation allows authorities of the Russian constituent entities, in this case,

St. Petersburg Government Committee for Historical and Cultural Heritage Management (some

members of which are for some reason members of ICOMOS) to claim, in particular in court, that a

World Heritage site is not a cultural heritage site under the Russian law. The Committee and its

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representatives inconsistently conclude that they agree that a World Heritage site shall be protected,

but they cannot do it as it is not a cultural heritage site, thus allegedly outside their competence. This

results in uncontrollable destruction and development of the World Heritage site, as development

project fail to consider the borders of the World Heritage site or its outstanding universal value at all.

The economic and political situation in Russia is characterized by large-scale corruption, including

among others in government agencies at all levels, which are in charge of monument protection. This

situation has an extremely negative effect on preservation of the Russian cultural heritage sites,

including World Heritage sites. We consider the stance taken by the Government Committee for

Historical and Cultural Heritage Management described above as corrupt practices, as failing to take any

measures to prevent development of the World Heritage site territory and damage done to the

outstanding universal value of the World Heritage site is beneficial for developers.

Yet, in our opinion, Russia is characterized by a unique situation when the civil society (local

communities, historic preservation activist, including ICOMOS members) dispute wrongful acts or

omissions of monument protection agencies at the Prosecutor’s office or in court. Sine 2009 positive

court practice has been formed in St. Petersburg, when wrongful decisions of the Government

Committee for Historical and Cultural Heritage Management were considered invalid by the court and

overruled.

Mainstreamification of cultural heritage sites is one of the main duties of monument protection

agencies at all levels. However, the real situation depends on a specific monument protection agency.

Many monument protection agencies have their own public and expert councils, working groups.

However, participation of members of the public, including ICOMOS members, is quite different. The

Ministry of Culture has its Public Council and Federal Science and Methodology Council with several

departments which consider issues of specific restoration projects. In some regions monument

protection agencies actively cooperate with public and independent experts, while in other this

cooperation is insignificant. For example, it can be said that Department of State Protection,

Preservation and Exploitation of Cultural Heritage Sites of the Committee for Culture of the Leningrad

region is more open for cooperation than Government Committee for Historical and Cultural Heritage

Management.

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The Management of the World Heritage Site of Angkor in the Siem Reap

Province (Cambodia)

Etienne CLEMENT

ICOMOS Belgium

The very large archaeological site of Angkor (Cambodia) is in the Province of Siem Reap. It was included

in the World Heritage List in 1992 under the condition that an effective institutional framework be

rapidly established for the protection of the site. To address considerable conservation and

management challenges, it was decided to create a specific body, the APSARA Authority, outside of the

Ministry of Culture normally in charge of cultural heritage and outside of the provincial and local

administrations. An international advisory body, the ICC-Angkor, was also created to ensure dialogue

and exchange of best practices between the numerous international and national contractors working at

the site. At the beginning, APSARA was established in the Capital city, Phnom Penh, reflecting its strong

linkage with the national government. But after a few years, it moved to Siem Reap, a town close to

Angkor, where it became a major local player, not only for site conservation and management but also

for many other social, environmental and land planning issues around the site and in the whole

province. The speaker will present the evolution of the above legal and institutional framework, the

interaction of APSARA with national, provincial and local authorities as well as considerations on

financial issues and on capacity building.

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Taking Care of Windmills: A Very Very Dutch Example of Heritage

Protection

Leonard de WIT

ICOMOS Netherlands

Cultural Heritage Agency, the Netherlands

The protection of windmills -the most iconic category of national monuments in The Netherlands - is

mainly organized at the local level. Local communities and municipalities are crucial for the protection,

maintenance and use of these monuments. But it is good to realize that this only can be done

successfully within a framework that functions at a national level.

Based on the example of the protection of windmills, this contribution outlines how the system of

monument conservation works in the Netherlands, and what role has been given to local authorities.

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The role of Local Authorities in Managing and Propagating Cultural

Heritage: Brú na Bóinne, Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the

Boyne World Heritage Site – an Irish Case Study

Mona O'ROURKE

ICOMOS Ireland

This paper considers the role of local authorities in managing and propagating cultural heritage. It

describes the governance arrangements for protection of cultural heritage in Ireland and outlines the

responsibilities of those who play a role in the management, protection and presentation of cultural

heritage. It presents research and analysis concerning the two Local Authorities who have

responsibilities in relation to Brú na Bóinne, the Archaeological Site of the bend of the Boyne, World

Heritage Site, considering the measures to date which have been used to protect the Outstanding

Universal Value of that site as well as recommending ways in which that task of implementing

protection could be streamlined. The paper concludes by presenting some findings about helpful

practices and valuable processes for management of Cultural Heritage Sites.

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Local Authorities and Heritage Communities – a Participatory Approach

to Heritage Management

Dr. Jelka PIRKOVIČ

ICOMOS Slovenia

Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana

Participatory heritage management at the local level benefits heritage properties and serves the public

interest. We discuss three key concepts: participatory management, heritage communities, and the role

of local authorities in management. We argue that the definition from the Framework Convention of the

Value of Cultural Heritage for Society is the most convincing. We upgrade it with attributes that

characterise heritage communities. The paper analyses the notion of participatory heritage

management in the context of the evolution of WHC Operational Guidelines and according to the theory

of social systems. Conclusions comprise principles defining the role of local authorities and facilitating

direct participation of heritage communities in heritage management.

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The Role of Local Authorities in Managing and Propagating Cultural

Heritage in East Malaysia

Dr. Jack Tsen-Ta LEE

ICOMOS Singapore

Deputy Research Director of the Singapore Academy of Law

President of Singapore Heritage Society

The Southeast Asian nation of Malaysia, formed in 1963, has a federal system of government. Under its

Constitution, both the federal and state governments have competence over "ancient and historical

monuments and records", "archaeological sites and remains", and "preservation of heritage", which

potentially creates a lack of clarity as to which executive agency is responsible for which tasks. This

paper provides an overview of how local authorities in two East Malaysian states, Sabah and Sarawak, in

conjunction with Malaysia's Federal Government, manage and propagate cultural heritage.

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The Role of Municipalities in the Protection of Immovable Cultural

Heritage in Slovenia

Borut ŠANTEJ

ICOMOS Slovenia

The Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia

Municipalities, as the only form of local self-government in Slovenia, have a large role in the protection

of immoveable cultural heritage in Slovenia. A great majority of heritage is protected through municipal

spatial plans and by the designation as monuments by municipal designation acts. However, the

municipalities have very little statutory authority to implement, supervise and enforce the protection

thus established – most of such measures are implemented by the national protection authorities. Such

interdependence results in delicate checks and balances system, which in general work quite

satisfactory. The most glaring omission of the system is the almost complete lack of municipal means to

financially support the owners of heritage and to invest in heritage and its protection.

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A Judicial Court Case in Buenos Aires. Cisterna Moreno 550.

Methodology of Heritage Economic Assessment

Prof. Dr. Graciela AGUILAR

ICOMOS Argentina

Centre for the Conservation of Urban and Rural Heritage of the Faculty of Architecture, University of

Buenos Aires

Prof. Dr. María Marta RAE

ICOMOS Argentina

Preservation Department of the Provincial Directorate of Museums and Preservation Heritage of the

Province of Buenos Aires

The court case began with the discovery of the cistern in Moreno 550 in the historic center of the

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). The parties involved are the owner of the property, a

construction company and the Operational Management of Heritage dependent on the General

Direction of Historic Heritage of CABA. The intervening judge, within the framework of the National

Archaeology Law 25743 and the ordinance that frames the plot within the area of historical protection,

requested that the historical and the economic valuation of the cistern should be made through a

scientific method, as well as the evaluation of the partial destruction to determine the new redefinition

of the conservation project of the rescued structures.

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Cultural Assets Fund as a Financial Source for the Conservation of

Cultural Heritage in Turkey

Dr. Yasemin SARIKAYA LEVENT

ICOMOS Turkey

Department of City and Regional Planning, Mersin University

Conservation of cultural heritage requires not only an expertise and experience, but also financial

sources for the realization of conservation tasks. This presentation will outline the financial system for

cultural heritage conservation in Turkey, with a particular emphasis on “cultural assets fund”, which has

been introduced as an important financial source since 2004 in the Turkish legislative system. The

system about the collection, allocation and the use of the fund will be explored in general, and the case

of Gaziantep will be studied as an example.

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS in alphabetical order

ADLERCREUTZ, Thomas Thomas Adlercreutz has a law degree from Uppsala University (1971). His legal career includes serving as a judge in various courts, serving in various capacities for ministries of the Swedish Government and as a secretary to the Planning, Building and Housing Committee of the Swedish Parliament. He was legal counsel for the Swedish National Heritage Agency in 1988-2000. Retired, still commenting on Heritage Law in legal gazettes.

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AGUILAR, Graciela Edith Graciela Edith Aguilar is an architect (1991). She had her Master’s degree in 2003-2004, and she is a specialist in preservation, conservation and recycling of urban and rural monumental heritage. Since 1998, she has been working as a researcher at the Centre for the Conservation of Urban and Rural Heritage of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Buenos Aires, and Professor on Specialization in Conservation and Recycling Heritage. She served as Operational Manager of Heritage of the General Directorate of Heritage, Museums and Historic Centre of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires in 2017-2019, and advisor to the Honourable Chamber of Senators of the Province of Buenos Aires in 2012-2016. She is a member of ICOMOS Argentina since 2010.

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ALATALU, Riin Riin Alatalu has studied history, ethnology and has a PhD in heritage conservation and is the associate professor in the Department of Conservation at the Estonian Academy of Arts. She has worked in several positions in National Heritage Board, Tallinn Culture and Heritage Department and Estonian Ministry of Culture. She was a member of Estonian team in WHC 2009-2013, president of ICOMOS Estonia since 2012, vice-president of ICLAFI 2015-2018, member of CIVVIH and the member of Board of ICOMOS since 2017.

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CLEMENT, Etienne Etienne Clement is an international lawyer from Belgium. From 1984 to 2015 he was a staff and later a Director at UNESCO Headquarters as well as in Cambodia, Thailand and in the Pacific where he worked on legal and operational issues regarding cultural heritage. He is currently a consultant on these issues, based in Bangkok, Thailand and teaches at the Science Po, in Lille (France). He is a member of ICLAFI.

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CRĂCIUNESCU, Adrian Adrian Crăciunescu is an architect from Romania. He is lecturer at the University of Architecture and Urbanism “Ion Mincu” in Bucharest where he teaches heritage conservation and its legislation. As attested specialist for architectural restoration, urbanism and historic parks & gardens and studies for historic monuments, he was member of the National Commission for Historic Monuments and chairman of one of its 12 zonal sections. He was general director for cultural heritage in the ministry of culture and personal advisor to several ministers and deputy ministers of culture. He was appointed team leader of a group that devised the Preliminary Theses of the new Code of Cultural Heritage, as part of the legal process of legislative initiative of the Government; the Preliminary Theses were adopted by the Government and published in the Official Journal of Romania, part I. He is secretary general of ICOMOS Romania.

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de WIT, Leonard Leonard de Wit studied law at Utrecht University and is a legal expert on

(international) heritage management. He works for the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands. For 10 years he was Head of the department of Strategic and International affairs. In that position he was responsible for the implementation of the heritage conventions of UNESCO and the Council of Europe. Recently he changed jobs within the Cultural Heritage Agency and became head of the regional advisory department. Since March 2016 Leonard de Wit is acting President of the Europae Archaeologiae Consilium (EAC). He is a member of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues (ICLAFI). He is guest lecturer for a master course on international conservation policies at Leuven University (Raymond Lemaire International Center for Conservation).

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DİNÇER, İclal İclal Dinçer is an architect and urban planner. As a professor of urban planning she teaches at the Yıldız Technical University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning. She received her Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1980 from Istanbul State Academy of Architecture and Engineering and her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in urban planning are from the Yıldız Technical University. Her research and teaching interest include urban and regional geography, urban conservation, urban renewal and urban regeneration. She has a large number of articles and papers on these subjects published both in Turkish and English. Between the years 2005-2011, Dinçer has been involved in the cultural heritage of Istanbul in many ways: During 2005-2007 she had been a consultant for the Istanbul Metropolitan Plan and co-directed the Cultural Industries, Culture and Tourism Research Group at the Istanbul Metropolitan Planning and Design Centre. She has been one of the advisors of the “Istanbul Cultural Heritage and Cultural Economy Mapping and Compendium Project.” She has worked in the “Istanbul Historic Areas Management Plan” for UNESCO in 2009-2011. She had been a member to The Tangible Cultural Heritage Committee of the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO during 2015-2018. She was a member of the Board for Istanbul Renewal Areas between the years 2007-2010. Currently, she is the President of ICOMOS-Turkey holding this position since June 2014.

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DÖLENEKEN, Namık Kemal Namık Kemal Döleneken is graduated from the Department of City and Regional Planning, METU in 1976. His main study topics are municipalities and municipal unions. He is the Heritage Site Manager of Selimiye Mosque and Complex, and Scientific Advisory Board member of the Historic Guild Town of Mudurnu. He is a member of Supreme Advisory Board of ÇEKÜL Foundation, Union of Historical Towns (TKB) Consultant for UNESCO World Heritage applications. He gives lectures at ÇEKÜL Academy and Trakya University.

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GAREVSKY, Andrey Andrey Garevsky got a degree in Economics in 1999 and degree in Law in 2004. He is dealing with Russian and international legislation on protection of cultural heritage sites since 2010. He is the managing partner of the law company AAG Legal LLC in Russia.

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GÖK, Tamer Tamer Gök has lectured at several universities and is the founding Dean

of the Faculty of Architecture, Mersin University. Member of the Regional Board for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage 1993-2014, Ministry of Culture, Turkey. Consultancy to the Çukurova Development Agency, Turkey on “Regional Innovation Strategies”.

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KONO, Toshiyuki Toshiyuki Kono is a Distinguished Professor, at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. He received his LL.B. and LL.M. from Kyoto University, Japan. Between 1997 and 1999, Toshiyuki held the position of secretary general of ICLAFI (ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues) and, since 2010, has been vice president of Japan ICOMOS. Other positions include are vice president and titular member of the International Academy of Comparative Law, chairman of the Committee for Intellectual Property and Private International Law, and chairman of the Committee for Cultural Affairs of the UNESCO National Commission, Japan. He has served as the President of the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), an advisory body of UNESCO, since 2017.

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KOREN, Gideon Gideon Koren has an LL.B and LL.M with a distinction from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law. He is the founding partner of his own Law firm and serves as Legal advisor to the Society of Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites. Gideon lectures in a number of universities in Israel, teaching various aspects of Heritage preservation laws. Within ICOMOS Gideon is a Founding and honorary member of ICLAFI. He served, amongst other positions, as ICOMOS Israel President, ICLAFI President, and an ICOMOS International Vice-President. He serves as the President of ICLAFI.

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KOWALSKI, Wojciech Wojciech Kowalski is the Professor in Cultural Property Law since 1995, and head of the Department of Intellectual and Cultural Property Laws at the University of Silesia, Katowice. Visiting professor at University of Edinburgh, 1998-2000; guest lecturer in London, Edinburgh, Minsk (Belarus), Heidelberg and Athens (Georgia, USA). Representative of Poland to the Council of Europe’s Cultural Heritage Committee 1992-1994. Elected Deputy Chairman of Committee 1993-1994. One of the founders of ICLAFI, deputy chairman 1998-2000. Member of State Council for the Protection of Monuments 19972000. Legal adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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LAVRENTYEV, Nikolay Nikolay Lavrentyev is a Master of Forestry (2011) and a Master of Law (2018). In 2007, he started his activities in monuments’ protection sphere. Since 2010, he has been an activist of the ERA Group. In 2016-2019, he was a Member of Board of ICOMOS Russia. He has been Vice-President of the National Scientific Committee on Historical Necropolises (since 2017) and the National Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues (since 2018) of ICOMOS Russia. Since 2018, he has been an Associate Member of ICLAFI and ISCSBH. He is a private practicing solicitor.

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LEE, Jack Tsen-Ta Jack Tsen-Ta Lee graduated from the National University of Singapore in

1995 and qualified as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. After postgraduate studies at University College London he was conferred an LL.M in 2003. He obtained his PhD at the University of Birmingham in 2012. He taught at the School of Law, Singapore Management University, 2008–2017. Since 2017 he is the Deputy Research Director of the Singapore Academy of Law. He is also a member of the National Collection Advisory Panel of the National Heritage Board 2013–2017, a member of ICLAFI, and the President of the Singapore Heritage Society since 2017.

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O’ROURKE, Mona Mona O’Rourke, of ICOMOS Ireland, is a Barrister-at- law; graduate of Kings Inns, Dublin, Master of Urban and Building Conservation and Graduate Diploma, World Heritage Management. She has worked as a conservation and heritage management consultant for over 25 years and in recent years has been engaged by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to advise on World Heritage Matters. She is the Chair of the Irish World Heritage Working Group of ICOMOS Ireland. In that capacity she is currently working with government in developing capacity building workshops for stakeholders and communities who have an involvement with sites being proposed for inclusion in the Irish World Heritage Tentative List. She recently completed a nine year term serving on the Executive Committee of ICOMOS Ireland. In 2018 Mona participated in the Heritage and Rights training course in Estonia. She lectures on national and international legislative protection for the historic built environment, on the Urban and Building Conservation Masters Programme in the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, and also on the Post Graduate Diploma in Conservation in the School of Engineering, at Trinity College Dublin.

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PIRKOVIČ, Jelka Jelka Pirkovič, PhD, Assist. Prof., is a freelance consultant and a teacher at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts (conservation of cultural/archaeological heritage, heritage management, and heritage studies). She held different positions in Slovenian heritage conservation organisations, namely in the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia (Director General from 2009 to 2014) and Ministry of Culture of Slovenia. From 2004 to 2008, she served as the State Secretary at the Ministry of Culture. From 1993 to 2012, she was the Head of the Slovenian delegation to the Cultural Heritage Committee of the Council of Europe (later Steering Committee for Cultural Heritage and Landscape) and chaired the Committee from 2004 to 2006. She was a member of the group of experts for drafting the Faro Framework Convention on the value of cultural heritage for society and a member of the working group for formulating European Cultural Heritage Strategy for the 21st Century (2016-2017). She is a member of ICLAFI and RBA/OCD Working Group and the president of the European non-governmental organisation AISBL Herein. In her professional career, she has been active as a researcher of urban and architectural history and heritage studies. She is the (co-)author of many articles and publications on heritage conservation and one of the main authors of the Slovenian Heritage Protection Act (2008).

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SÁNCHEZ CORDERO, Jorge Jorge Sánchez Cordero is legal practitioner and public notary in Mexico

City. He is judge at the Electoral Federal Court and representative of the Government of Mexico in diplomatic conferences. He is Vice President of the Governing Council of the International Association of Legal Science (UNESCO) and Honorary Member of the Royal Spanish Academy of Honorary Academics for the Royal Academia of Legislation and Jurisprudence. He is the director of the Mexican Centre of Uniform Law.

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RAE, María Marta María Marta Rae graduated as architect from National University of La Plata; as Master of Management in the Architectural and Urban Heritage from the National University of Mar del Plata in 2009. Professional in the Preservation Department of the Provincial Directorate of Museums and Preservation Heritage of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina since 1988. In 2010-11 issued software called Heritage Coefficient. 2011 an award for the work: “Heritage Economic Unity” of the Professional Council of Architecture of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an expert member of ICLAFI since 2012.

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REAP, James K. James K. Reap is Professor and Graduate Coordinator of the Historic Preservation Program at the University of Georgia, USA. He serves as Secretary General of ICLAFI, is a member of the Boards of the US/ICOMOS and the United States National Committee of the Blue Shield, and is a member of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee of the U.S. State Department.

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RİFAİOĞLU, Mert Nezih Mert Nezih Rifaioğlu has received a Ph.D. degree in Conservation of Cultural Heritage from METU in 2012. His main academic and professional interest areas are conservation of cultural heritage, urban morphology, management and planning of heritage sites, design in historic environments and architectural design. He is a member of ICOMOS Turkey. Since 2018, he has been an expert member of ICOMOS ICIP and CIVVIH. He is full time academic staff in Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Architecture and conducting conservation lectures in undergraduate and graduate programs.

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SAĞIR, Ayşenur Ayşenur Sağır was born in 1995 in Trabzon. She completed her primary and secondary education in Trabzon after that she attended department of Architecture in Mersin University. She graduated from her department with second highest ranking In June 2019. She started the Cultural Heritage Conservation Master Degree Program as of September 2019. Her interests are cultural heritage, conservation, restoration, rehabilitation of historic sites, urban identity and sustainability in architecture.

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ŠANTEJ, Borut Borut Šantej is a Slovenian legal advisor with particular interest in environmental law, protection of nature and cultural heritage, spatial planning and other related areas concerning human and natural environment. For more than two decades, he had counseled the governments and drafting legislation in these fields in Slovenia and in other countries. A major part of his work also consists of the preparation of concordance studies for the European Commission, mainly in the field of the environment, human rights, and energy. Currently, he is employed at the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia.

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SARIKAYA LEVENT, Yasemin Yasemin Sarıkaya Levent had bachelor and MSc degrees in City and

Regional Planning, and had PhD on planning problems of archaeological sites in Turkey from METU in 2008. She has been giving lectures on History of Urbanization Processes, Urban Conservation, Legal and Organisational Framework of Conservation in Turkey, and Urban Utopias in Mersin University as assistant professor since 2009. She is a member of Turkish Union of Chamber of City Planners since 2009, member of PLPR/AESOP since 2014, member of ESRA National Committee since 2015, ICOMOS Turkey National Committee since 2017, and member of ICLAFI since 2018.

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UÇAR, Meltem Meltem Uçar has received a Ph.D. degree from Graduate Program in Restoration, Middle East Technical University in 2007. Currently, she is employed as an assoc.prof.dr. at Mersin University, Department of Architecture. Her main areas of interest are conservation of traditional dwellings and residential areas, users’ integration to conservation planning process, historical water structures and raising public awareness. She is a member of Chamber of Architects Turkey since 2003 and ICOMOS Turkey since 2014.

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von TRÜTZSCHLER, Werner Dr. Werner von Trützschler, graduated in law, has broad experience in German ministerial administration especially in the cultural and educational sector as well as in the protection of monuments. He represented the Federal German States in the Council of Europe, the European Union, UNESCO and OECD. Since 1984 he is engaged in ICOMOS where he held executive positions both nationally and internationally. He is the founding member of ICLAFI since 1997.

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WOSİŃSKİ, Michał [email protected]

Michał Wosiński serves as cultural heritage specialist / legal consultant in the Directorate of Archaeology & National Heritage in Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities. He held different positions such as management of cultural heritage sites (World Heritage sites and archaeological sites); reviewing land and construction requests; representing BACA in the meetings with governmental and non-governmental bodies; consulting on the UNESCO Cultural Conventions; representing Kingdom of Bahrain at the World Heritage Committee; legal consultation on the International Conventions and the National Legislation; and drafting licenses for researchers and archaeological missions to Bahrain. He is a member of ICOMOS Bahrain, Association of Critical Heritage Studies, International Association of World Heritage Professionals, and ICLAFI.

YÜKSEL, Gülsüm Ecem Gülsüm Ecem YÜKSEL was born in 1994 in Nazilli. She completed her primary and secondary education in Ankara and Akhisar and then moved to İzmir in order to study City and Regional Planning in Izmir Institute of Technology. In 2017 she graduated from the university and started her Master Degree in Dokuz Eylül University. She started her academic career as research assistant at Mersin University and she has been working since March, 2019. As an academician she is interested in many concepts of her field, especially urban transportation planning, urban economy and sustainable development.

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LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Tamer GÖK ICLAFI Expert Member

Mersin University (retaired)

[email protected]

+90.532.2251121

Yasemin SARIKAYA LEVENT

ICLAFI Associate Member

Mersin University, Department of City and Regional Planning

[email protected]

+90.533.2337444

Meltem UÇAR

ICOMOS Turkey Member

Mersin University, Department of Architecture

[email protected]

+90.533.7246542

Zafer OKUDUCU Gaziantep Greater Municipality; Major Advisor

[email protected]

Serdar Murat GÜRSEL Gaziantep Greater Municipality, Head of the Conservation,

Implementation, Supervision Bureau (KUDEB)

Gaye CANSUNA Gaziantep Greater Municipality, Specialist in Conservation,

Implementation, Supervision Bureau (KUDEB)

Gülsüm Ecem YÜKSEL Mersin University Research Assistant Graduate Student in City Planning MSc Program, Dokuz Eylül University [email protected]

Ayşenur SAĞIR Graduate Student in Cultural Heritage Conservation MSc Program, Mersin University [email protected]

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POST-MEETING EXCURSION

25 October 2019, Friday

Departure from hotel at 08:00 in the morning and travel to Kahta, Adıyaman.

After lunch (extra), visit to Karakuş Tumulus, Cendere Bridge and old capital of the Commagene

Kingdom, Arsemia.

After Arsemia, visit to Mount Nemrut where the young and powerful king of the Kingdom of

Commagene, Antiochus I, buried on this tumulus after his death.

After the visit to Mount Nemrut, departure to Şanlıurfa for dinner and overnight.

26 October 2019, Saturday

After having breakfast at hotel, Departure for Göbekli Tepe World Heritage Site, dated back to

12,000 years ago.

After Göbekli Tepe visit, Şanlıurfa Archaeological Museum visit.

Lunch in Şanlıurfa historic city centre (extra)

After lunch, departure to Harran to visit the Grand Mosque, which is the oldest mosque in

Turkey, the first Islamic Madrasa established in Anatolia (Harran University), Harran Castle,

historic city walls, and conical domed Harran houses.

Departure to Şanlıurfa for dinner.

Evening city walk at Şanlıurfa historic city centre including traditional houses, mosques, and the

place where Abraham was born and Fish Lake is located.

27 October 2019, Sunday

Check out from the hotel after breakfast at 08:00 in the morning.

Arrival at Halfeti for taking the boat trip to Savaşan village and Rumkale, which is one of the

holy places for Christianity, and observing the sunken village under the waters of the Birecik

Dam Lake.

After having lunch at Birecik at 12:00, departure for Gaziantep Airport at 13:00.

Arrival to Gaziantep Airport at 15:00.

Return to Gaziantep city centre.

Tour at Gaziantep historic city centre including places such as Kastel (Underground water

structures), Bath Museum, Emine Göğüş Kitchen Museum and Coppersmith Bazaar.

End of the post-meeting excursion.

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GAZİANTEP HISTORIC CENTRE https://hometurkey.com/en/destinations/gaziantep

The city hosted many civilisations throughout history and it has been inhabited since prehistoric times.

The city's castle was originally built as a watchtower in the Roman Period. But today’s appearance dates

from the Jus nian era. The Archaeology Museum has important artefacts from Neolithic, Hi te and

Roman mes. The Hasan Süzer House, from the turn of the century, was beautifully restored as the

Ethnographical Museum. The artisans of Gaziantep specialize in copperware and furniture inlaid with

mother-of-pearl. Rooted in the local economy as a major driving force, gastronomy is also an important

element in creating intercultural dialogue and social cohesion, thus placing the city in UNESCO's Creative

Cities Network.

ZEUGMA MOSAIC MUSEUM https://hometurkey.com/en/attractions/zeugma-mosaic-museum

In terms of the floor area of the museum, as well as the surface area of the mosaics exhibited, it is the

second largest of its kind in the world. The outstanding artistic quality of the main exhibits as well as the

collections of Late Antiquity Church Mosaics and Early Chaldean and Christian iconography attracts

visitors to the museum. There is also a collection of sculptures, columns and fountains from the Roman

period.

KARAKUŞ TUMULUS https://turkisharchaeonews.net/site/karakuş-tumulus

The Karakuş Tumulus is an artificial mound, 35 meters high, located on the top of a natural hill. Its

Turkish name means "Black Bird", and its origin is explained by the column standing at the tumulus, the

top of which is decorated with the sculpture of an eagle.

CENDERE BRIDGE https://turkisharchaeonews.net/object/severan-cendere-bridge

Cendere Bridge, located just off the road leading from Kahta to the famous Mount Nemrut. The bridge is

frequently called the Bridge of Septimius Severus - the Roman emperor, during whose reign (193 - 211

CE) the present structure was erected. Most probably, it replaced an earlier bridge, built during the

reign of Emperor Vespasian, i.e. in the years 69-79 CE.

ARSEMIA https://makedonia-alexandros.blogspot.com/2013/10/arsemia-summer-capital-of-commagene.html

Arsemia, once the summer residence of the Commagene kings, is located sixty kilometers from

Adiyaman. At the foot of this ancient city there is a magnificent relief representing Heracles (or maybe

Artagnes, a Persian deity whom the Greeks identified with Heracles) shaking hands with King

Mithridates of Commagene from around 50 BC and next to it is located the greatest Greek inscription of

Anatolia.

NEMRUT MOUNT https://hometurkey.com/en/destinations/nemrut

The Mount Nemrut is one the highest peaks of the Mesopotamia and its summit at 2,206 metres above

the sea level contains the tomb of King Antiochus I of Commagene, commissioned by himself. The

gigantic statues of gods, each weighing 6 tons and 10 metres tall, indicate what kind of super-human

effort was spent on the construction of the tomb.

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GÖBEKLİTEPE https://hometurkey.com/en/destinations/gobeklitepe

There are substantial grounds to claim that the most significant archaeological discovery of the 21st

century is the Göbeklitepe. First of all, it dates back to 12 thousand years ago. Furthermore, it is even

older than the human transition to settled life. Therefore, contrary to the widely held view, it proves the

existence of religious beliefs prior to the establishment of the first cities.

ŞANLIURFA HISTORIC CENTRE https://hometurkey.com/en/destinations/sanliurfa

With a history of 12,000 years, Şanlıurfa, thought by some to be the ancient city of Ur, proudly exhibits

the legacy of all the civilisations that have prospered in the region. Şanlıurfa, with its wealth of biblical

associations, is known as the "Jerusalem of Anatolia" and regarded as a holy site by Jews, Christians and

Muslims alike. According to the Old Testament, the Prophet İbrahim (Abraham), "the father of three

monotheistic religions", was born in the city of Ur and he, together with his family, migrated to Harran-

the "home of the patriarchs".

ŞANLIURFA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM http://mezopotamya.travel/index.php/en/sayfa/sanliurfa-muzesi

Constructed in an area of 200 decares near Balıklıgöl in Urfa, the Museum Complex opened its gates for

visitors in 2015. Displaying approximately 10,000 artefacts from the Palaeolithic Age to Islamic periods,

the museum is the largest museum of Turkey with its 34,000 square meters of indoor area. Visitors have

the opportunity to see the oldest human-sized sculpture, the imitation of Göbeklitepe D temple, the

original of Nevali Çoli Temple, a great deal of animations for those periods, animation of Prophet

Abraham, as well as thousands of artefacts revealed at archaeological excavations in Lidar Höyük,

Hassek Höyük, Nevali Çori, Kazane, Titriş Höyük, and Harran.

HARRAN https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1400/

The old city of Harran is situated in a land through which have run trade routes from Iskenderun to

Antakya (ancient Antioch) and to Kargam~s. The city is mentioned in the Holy Bible and in the

documents founded at Mari (a city on the Northern Syria). It is important not only for hosting the early

civilizations, but it is the place where the first Islamic University is founded. The traditional civil

architecture, mud brick houses with conic roofs, is unique.

HALFETİ http://www.allaboutturkey.com/halfeti.htm

It's one of the most unusual sites in Turkey because the old town is mostly submerged into the water

because of a dam construction. Even though part of Halfeti is lost underwater, it has a very rich cultural

heritage and beauties, like a hidden paradise. Halfeti has also a special species of rose, the Black Rose

which also known as the "Crying Arabian Girl" rose. It blossoms in Spring and Autumn.

RUMKALE http://mezopotamya.travel/index.php/en/sayfa/rumkale

Rumkale watching Mesopotamia over the steep rocks, draws the attention with its architecture in

harmony with nature. In the castle among the structures surviving today there are remains of city walls

and towers at north and east, the Church of St. Nerses (1175), the Monastery of Barşavma (13. c.), a

great deal of monument ruins, cisterns, 8 meters wide and almost 75 m. a spiral well going down to the

Euphrates River.

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USEFUL INFORMATION

Accommodation

Tilmen Hotel +90 342 220 20 81

Venues

Gastronomy Centre Zeugma Mosaic Museum Gaziantep Art Centre

Post-meeting Excursion

Zeugma Tour +90 342 322 55 58

Host

Gaziantep Greater Municipality +90 342 211 12 00

Airport-Hotel Transfer:

There are shuttle services between airport and city centre provided by HAVAŞ. The duration of trip is approximately

40 minutes, and the fee is 13 TL (2-3 Euros or US Dollars). Details: https://bit.ly/2kjrS6q

You may use taxi services to reach the city centre. The distance is about 20 km, and the duration of trip is about 15-

20 minutes depending on the traffic. The fee of taxi is about 60-70 TL (10-15 Euros and/or US Dollars).

Accommodation:

Accommodation of participants for 3 nights of 22-24 October 2019 is provided by Gaziantep Greater Municipality.

Additional costs for accompanying person and extra nights before/after Symposium will be covered by participants

and paid directly to the hotel reception.

Post-Meeting Excursion:

Payments for the post-meeting excursion will be directly paid to Zeugma Tour representative during the first day of

the Symposium. The tour representative will welcome participants in the Symposium Information Desk.

Important Phones:

Police 155

Emergency Calls 112

Taxi +90 342 582 11 11/23 66 (Airport Taxi)