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traditional vernacular architecture in the same way as old
Byzantine churches.
4.6. Cappadocia Academy Website
An actual aim of the Cappadocia Academy is the presentation of
an informative website providing visitors with specific
information on the scientific backgrounds of the region in terms
of geology and the local environment, history and touristic
travel advice, as well as to actual projects. The website of the
academy fairvchiinnev.org, which by now is just presented in
German, will be translated at least into English in the nearer
future.
5. THE FUTURE OF THE CAPPADOCIA ACADEMY
After twenty years of scientific and documentary observation by
the author in Cappadocia and the creation of the platformc
network, basic knowledge and contacts have been provided to
extend the activities and multiplicity of approaches towards a
formal management structure and establishing a powerful and
independent Site Commission next to the activities of other
groups and the regional protection board. As the author is
German with no formal institutional connections, many
difficulties are experienced in finding serious and well-funded
help from the Turkish governmental and local authority side to
interlink officially to the actual discussion.
Ideas for the future rank from establishing an independent non
profit charity organization in Cappadocia or a foundation
towards a private profit oriented consultant agency for
monitoring, restoring and spatial development in Cappadocia.
The actual work of the academy is dependant on free
volunteering work of international students. But there is an
urgent need to recruit finance sources in order to continue and
develop projects related to the topic of the World Heritage Site
of Goreme-Cappadocia in the future. The Cappadocia Academy
is inviting all experts in Turkey and from other countries related
to this field to advise help of any kind so we can establish an
independent and official organisation and Site Commission to
help saving and monitoring the Cultural Heritage of Goreme-
Cappadocia.
natural as well as cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site. The
non-profit organisation Cappadocia Academy tries to find
answers concerning monitoring, restorating as well as the
development of the region and realizes certain pilot projects on
a limited base. The expert network platform c met twice in
Cappadocia since it’s founding in the late 1990’s and
formulated a manifesto to present some professional ideas to the
officials in the region. One of the other aims of the academy is
the creation of an independent documentation centre for the
region to record the local cultural changes and ethnography as
well as some of the of the regional oral history. Further on the
Cappadocia Academy will provide the interest group on
Cappadocia with basic information via a actual CD-ROM and
an own website. Next to methods of monitoring via
photography, audio video as well as computer based databank
activities of the Cappadocia Academy include the observation
of a restorating project in Goreme in response to traditional
building techniques and functions, but also tries to find an
„organic approach“ towards modern needs of space and living.
REFERENCES
Books and articles:
Emge, A., 1990. Wohnen in den Höhlen von Göreme.
Traditionelle Bauweise und Symbolik in Zentralanatolien. Ph.D.
Dissertation Univ. Heidelberg. Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin,
Germany.
Emge, A., 1992. Old Order in New Space: Change in the
Troglodytes' Life in Cappadocia. In: Change in traditional
HabiaV. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Working Paper
Series IASTE Vol. 37 University of Berkeley, California, USA.
Text online at: http:/Avww.uni-koeln.de/-aO 144/iaste.htm
Giovannini, L. (Ed), 1972 . Kunst in Kappadokien . Genf,
Paris, München
Documentary Film:
Emge, A. & Sheikh, S. , 1991. TV-Film 45 min.: Zuhause in
den Höhlen. SWF III Baden-Baden. Germany
Internet:
platform_c 2002 multimedia presentation
in an old Byzantine cave room (picture by T. Spree)
CONCLUSION
This short paper introduced to some of the activities provided
by the Cappadocia Academy and their cooperating networks.
After comparing the old vernacular way of Cappadocian habitat
to the contemporary processes, many questions rise up towards
a sustainable and careful development concerning this both
Emge, A., 2002. Bibliography on Cappadocia in progress. :
httir/Avww. fairvchimnev.com/deutsch/documentalion/bibliogra
phv.htm
Cappadocia Academy website: www.faiiwchimnev.org
platform c: website: www.platformc.net
UNESCO website: “Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites
of Cappadocia” htir>://www.uncsco.org/whc/sites/357.him
International Centre for the Study of the
Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property ICCROM:
http://www.iccrom.org/
Mediacultura: www.mediacultura.de
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre WCMC:
“Cappadocia”. Protected Areas Program:
http://www.wcmc.org.uk:80/protected areas/data/wh/gorcme.ht
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all photographs by A. Emge © 2003
