A Historical Investigation in terms of Forest-Society Relations: Polonezköy Example

Orman Toplum İlişkileri Açısından Tarihsel Bir İnceleme: Polonezköy Örneği

Abstract

Turkey has been composed by diverse cultures in the course of history as a result of its geographical situationand human-nature relationships have been influenced by this multi-cultural structure. The Polish villagePolonezköy (Adampol) is one of the most interesting examples of such relationships. In this context this paperexamines the impacts of different cultures on forest- community relations. Starting with the analysis of thefoundation and historical development of Polonezköy the phases of socio-economic changes in this forest villageare discussed. In this historical process the transition of forest-society relations are investigated parallel to socioeconomicchanges. Furthermore, the effects of the evolution from a purely agricultural to a modern structure areplaced in the context of forest-society relations.

Özet

Türkiye, coğrafi konumunun bir sonucu olarak, tarihsel süreçte değişik kültürleri bünyesinde barındırmış ve