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Protection of Urban Rights within the Council of Europe System: A Comparative Analysis of Ankara and Madrid

Avrupa Konseyi Düzeyinde Kentsel Hakların Korunması; Ankara ve Madrid Örneklerinin Karşılaştırılması

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1–26
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2026-08-12
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The article concludes by proposing a rights-based monitoring framework for Ankara that links participation, open data, social rights, environmental governance, inclusion, and digital-rights impact assessment.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This article examines urban rights as the spatial realization of universal human rights and local-democracy standards within the Council of Europe (CoE) system, rather than as nationality-based privileges.
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Key Findings & Data:Treaty texts, ECtHR case law, Congress monitoring reports, national legal provisions, municipal strategic plans, open-data platforms, participation instruments, and selected policy-output documents are coded across five dimensions: participation and transparency, social rights and housing, environment and quality of life, non-discrimination and inclusion, and digital rights/data protection.
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Conclusion & Impact:The article concludes by proposing a rights-based monitoring framework for Ankara that links participation, open data, social rights, environmental governance, inclusion, and digital-rights impact assessment.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
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⚙️Variables:Kentsel haklar · insan hakları hukuku · Avrupa Konseyi

Abstract

This article examines urban rights as the spatial realization of universal human rights and local-democracy standards within the Council of Europe (CoE) system, rather than as nationality-based privileges. The study compares Ankara and Madrid to assess how CoE norms are translated into domestic law, municipal institutions, and rights-sensitive urban governance. Methodologically, the article adopts a qualitative comparative case-study design based on a coded documentary dataset. Treaty texts, ECtHR case law, Congress monitoring reports, national legal provisions, municipal strategic plans, open-data platforms, participation instruments, and selected policy-output documents are coded across five dimensions: participation and transparency, social rights and housing, environment and quality of life, non-discrimination and inclusion, and digital rights/data protection. The scoring used in the comparative matrix is explicitly defined as a qualitative indicator of normative and institutional alignment; it is not a measurement of social outcomes or service performance. The findings show that Madrid displays stronger institutionalization through fuller social-rights supervision, a decentralized governance setting, EU data-protection and open-government layers, participatory budgeting, open-data practices, accessibility planning, social-service strategies, and climate-governance tools. Ankara has a significant constitutional basis for CoE standards and visible municipal instruments such as the city council, open-data initiatives, social-service programmes, equality planning, and climate-related planning; however, central-local competence overlaps, limited binding feedback loops, and the absence of regularly budgeted participatory decision mechanisms constrain local implementation. The article concludes by proposing a rights-based monitoring framework for Ankara that links participation, open data, social rights, environmental governance, inclusion, and digital-rights impact assessment.

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Bu makale, kentsel hakları uyruk bağına dayalı ayrıcalıklar olarak değil; evrensel insan haklarının ve yerel demokrasi standartlarının Avrupa Konseyi sistemi içerisinde kent ölçeğinde somutlaşması olarak ele almaktadır. Çalışma, Ankara ve Madrid örnekleri üzerinden Avrupa Konseyi normlarının iç hukuka, belediye kurumlarına ve hak temelli kentsel yönetişime nasıl aktarıldığını karşılaştırmaktadır. Yöntemsel olarak araştırma, kodlanmış doküman veri setine dayanan nitel karşılaştırmalı vaka analizi şeklinde tasarlanmıştır. Sözleşme metinleri, AİHM içtihadı, Avrupa Yerel ve Bölgesel Yönetimler Kongresi izleme raporları, ulusal mevzuat, belediye stratejik planları, açık veri platformları, katılım araçları ve seçilmiş politika çıktıları beş boyutta kodlanmıştır: Katılım ve şeffaflık, sosyal haklar ve konut, çevre ve kentsel yaşam kalitesi, ayrımcılık yasağı ve kapsayıcılık, dijital haklar ve veri koruma. Karşılaştırma matrisindeki puanlama, sosyal sonuçları veya hizmet performansını ölçen nicel bir endeks değil; normatif ve kurumsal uyum düzeyini özetleyen nitel bir gösterge olarak açıkça tanımlanmıştır. Bulgular, Madrid’in sosyal hak denetimi, ademimerkeziyet yönetişim usulleri, AB veri koruma ve açık yönetim katmanları, katılımcı bütçeleme, açık veri, erişilebilirlik planlaması, sosyal hizmet stratejileri ve iklim yönetişimi araçları yoluyla daha güçlü bir kurumsallaşma sergilediğini göstermektedir. Ankara’da Avrupa Konseyi standartları için önemli bir anayasal zemin ve kent konseyi, açık veri girişimleri, sosyal hizmet programları, eşitlik planlaması ve iklim planlaması gibi görünür belediye araçları bulunmaktadır; ancak merkezî-yerel yetki kesişmeleri, bağlayıcı geri bildirim döngülerinin sınırlılığı ve düzenli bütçelenmiş katılımcı karar mekanizmalarının zayıflığı yerel uygulamayı sınırlandırmaktadır. Çalışma; Ankara için katılım, açık veri, sosyal haklar, çevresel yönetişim, kapsayıcılık ve dijital hak etki değerlendirmesini birleştiren hak temelli bir izleme çerçevesi önermektedir.

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Özel, S., *, S. Ö. (2026). Protection of Urban Rights within the Council of Europe System: A Comparative Analysis of Ankara and Madrid. Kent Akademisi, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 6, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1887460

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