The Sustainability of an Urban Ritual in the Collective Memory: Bergama Kermesi
Abstract
:1. Introduction and Theoretical Background
2. Methodology
3. The Invention of Tradition: Bergama Kermesi
“Gentlemen, the place we are standing upon now is an exceptional corner of our country as it contains unique antiquities. However, it is lost in the dark aisles of the history by being unknown, unseen and unheard. This should come to an end. This place should advertise itself locally and globally. The local people of this exceptional town should be given an opportunity to introduce themselves with a fair and festival…”[30] (p. 9); (Atatürk, 1934)
3.1. Civic Publicness: 1937–1951
3.1.1. Organization
3.1.2. Activities and Spaces
3.1.3. Time
3.2. On the Way to a Civil Society: 1951–1961
3.2.1. Organization
3.2.2. Activities and Spaces
3.3. The International Recognition of the Festival: 1961–1980
3.3.1. Organization
3.3.2. Activities and Spaces
3.4. Civilian Publicness: 1980–Present
3.4.1. Organization
3.4.2. Activities and Spaces
4. Evaluation and Conclusions
4.1. Repetition and Sustainability
4.2. Unity and Plurality
4.3. Publicness and Collectivity
5. Notes
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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