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Transforming Socio-Natures in Turkey

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Situated 50 kilometers north of Turkey’s third-largest city, Izmir, Aliağa is home
to shipbreaking and smelting facilities, oil refineries and massive coal-fired power
plants. Aliağa Bay – located on the Aegean coast, with abundant scenic landscapes, pristine waters, and archaeologically important sites – was initially designated as a heavy industrial development zone by the 1961 Constitution. This was
followed by the establishment of state-owned heavy industries, particularly during the 1980s; namely, PETKİM (petrochemicals) and TÜPRAŞ (oil refinery),
despite the potential to develop tourism in the region. Small and medium-scale
industries, such as shipbreaking, iron-steel smelting, and cement manufacturing
flourished around these two large state-owned facilities, complementing them
and serving the domestic and international strategic interests of Turkish governments and industrial groups. Industrial clustering around iron, steel, and
cement was later supplemented with fossil fuel–based energy production facilities. Accompanying the years of state-led industrialization, a strong working class
grew alongside the facilities in the region. The lack of cumulative impact studies
coupled with a diverse set of state-led polluting investments was influentia

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978-1-138-36769-2

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Onur İnal and Ethemcan Turhan

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B.Siti

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