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ABSTRACT
This study aims to fill this gap by examining the Filyos Valley Project in terms of a governance approach. Based on semi-structured elite interviews, it concludes that the Filyos Valley Project was superficially conducted in line with the governance perspective but did not include a meaningful governance approach. The reasons are the decisive position of the central government, the discovery of natural gas in the region, the influence of political rivalry, insufficient efforts to address the stakeholders’ concerns, and the lack of feedback from the central.
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Notes
1 Arslan, “Filyos Vadisi Projesi’nin”; Çetinkaya, “Filyos Vadisi Projesi”; and Verimcik Öztürk, “Kamulaştırma.”
2 Akay, “Revisiting the Modern Infrastructure Ideal.”
3 Çelikyay and Öztaş Karlı, “Filyos Vadisi Projesi”; Alkan and Erdoğan, “Filyos Vadisi Projesi’nin”; and Atış and Çelikoğlu, “Sosyo-Ekonomik.”
4 Dunsire, “Modes of Governance.”
5 Bryson et al., “Public Value Governance.”
6 Kitto et al., “Quality in Qualitative Research,” 243, and Wengraf, “Qualitative Research,” 5.
7 Tekeli, Modernite Aşılırken Siyaset.
8 Rosenau, Turbulence in World.
9 Dağ et al., “Katılımcı Demokrasi,” and Genç, “Yeni Kamu Yönetimi Yaklaşımı.”
10 Ökmen et al., “Kamu Yönetiminde Yeni Yaklaşımlar,” 41.
11 Rosenau, “Governance”; Fukuyama, “What is Governance?”; and Sobacı, “Yönetişim Kavramı.”
12 De Senarclens, “Governance.”
13 Çulha Zabcı, “Dünya Bankası’nın Küresel Pazar,” and Diarra and Plane, “Assessing the World Bank's.”
14 Stoker, “Governance,” and Palabıyık, “Yönetimden Yönetişime.’”
15 Göymen, “Türkiye’de Yerel Yönetimler.”
16 UNESCO, “Concept of Governance.”
17 Yüksel, “Yönetişim (Governance) Kavramı Üzerine,” and Treib et al., “Modes of Governance,” 4.
18 UNDP, Development Programme.
19 Eryılmaz, Kamu Yönetimi.
20 Leftwich, “Governance.”
21 Environmental politics has its own literature focusing on global environmental issues that cannot be dealt with by a single state, such as climate change and global pollution. That is why environmental politics also benefits from the governance approach since it requires a comprehensive cooperation among international non-governmental organizations, transnational companies, international organizations, and states. See Fahey and Sarah, “Governing Complexity.”
22 Miller and Hobbs, “Governance Regimes.”
23 BAKKA, “Filyos Vadisi Projesi,” and Filyos Vadisi. “Proje Hakkında,”
24 Interviewee 1: Mustafa A. İnanır, Western Black Sea Development Agency Head of Unit.
25 Interviewee 2: Metin Demir, President of Zonguldak Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
26 Demir, “537 Milyon Liraya.”
27 Tosyalı Gübre Sanayi Anonim Şirketi, Filyos Entegre Gübre Üretim Tesisi Projesi.
28 Akbaş, “Bölgesel Kalkınma’da.”
29 Interviewee 1.
30 Zonguldak Valiliği, “Filyos Havzası Yerleşimleri İçme Suyu Projesi.”
31 Interviewee 1.
32 “Sempozyum Programı Açıkladı,” HalkınSesi, May 2, 2017, and “Filyos, Zonguldak'ın Geleceğidir,” HalkınSesi, May 21, 2017.
33 “’Filyos Kongresi’ Farklı Tüm Görüşlere Kapalı Tutuluyor!,” HalkınSesi, September 15, 2021, and ZOKEV, “Ekonomik ve Ekolojik Sürdürülebilirlik Açısından Filyos Vadisi Projesi.”
34 Mutlu and Gökmen, “Filyos Vadisi Sanayiye Feda Edilemez.”
35 Interviewee 3: Ahmet Öztürk, President of Zonguldak Environmental Protection Association
36 Interviewee 4: Ömer Ünal, Mayor of Filyos, and Interviewee 5: Kürşat Coşgun, President of Zonguldak Culture and Education Foundation.
37 Boztepe Taşkıran, “Kamu Yönetiminde Vatandaş Katılımı.”
38 Interviewee 1.
39 Ruige et al., Yönetişim ve Katılım, 11-15.
40 Interviewee 3, and Interviewee 6: Esra Yazıcı Gökmen, TEMA City and Regional Planning Specialist.
41 Interviewee 3, 4, and 6.
42 Interviewee 6, Interviewee 7: Bülent Kantarcı, Çaycuma Mayor, and Interviewee 8: Turhan Demirtaş, TMMOB Chamber of Architects Zonguldak Provincial Representative.
43 Interviewee 4, 5.
44 Interviewee 3, 6.
45 Tanoğlu and Yücesan. “Bölgesel Kalkınma,” 106.
46 Avrasya Tüneli, “Paydaşlarla İletişim.”
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Rahman Dağ
Rahman Dağ received a Masters degree from the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies at School of Orient and African Studies at the University of London and a PhD in Middle Eastern Politics from Exeter University’s Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. He is one of the founding members of CESRAN International, where he serves as Deputy Director. He worked at Adıyaman University for more than six years and is currently an Associate Professor at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. His research inerests include great power politics, international conflicts, Middle East politics, and political ideologies.
Rabia Büyükpınar
Rabia Büyükpınar graduated from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Kırıkkale University in 2018. In the same year, she started her master's degree at Kocaeli University and completed it at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. She is currently a PhD student at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. Her area of interests are local governments, Turkish politics, Mega Projects and political history.