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Article Housing Instability and Roma Children's Educational Engagement: Perspectives From Teachers and Volunteers(Istanbul Univ, Fac Letters, dept Sociology, 2024) Uştuk, Ozan; Uştuk, Ozan; 01.01. Units Affiliated to the Rectorate; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyInequalities experienced by the Roma remain a complex challenge, particularly in education. Despite various initiatives, their impact on the Roma communities’ daily lives has been limited. This article is based on applied research aimed at reducing early school-leaving rates among Roma children in Türkiye. The study highlights that the high rates of early school leaving cannot be fully understood without considering the profound impact of housing instability on their educational experiences. By exploring the intersection of educational challenges and housing insecurity through the perspectives of elementary school teachers, preschool teachers, and volunteering university students engaged with a Roma community, the findings reveal that the constant threat of displacement and inadequate living conditions severely disrupt educational engagement, undermining the stability necessary for academic success. However, these perspectives also expose critical gaps in understanding, particularly among educators who often overlook the significance of housing insecurity in shaping educational outcomes. By situating these challenges within the broader context of systemic housing issues, this research underscores the need for comprehensive, community-based interventions that address the root causes of educational inequities among Roma students. The study advocates for a holistic approach to educational equity—one that addresses both the material and psychological dimensions of housing insecurity, thereby creating pathways for genuine social mobility and inclusion for Roma children.Article Citation - Scopus: 1İzmir'in bir dağ köyü: Yamanlar ve Yamanlar Yörükleri üzerine etnotarihsel bir inceleme(Rector CIU Cyprus int Univ, 2023) Özcan Gönülal, Yasemin; Uştuk, Ozan; 01.01. Units Affiliated to the Rectorate; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyThis study examines the history, language, social, and economic transformation of the Yuruks living in the Yamanlar Village located in the Karsiyaka district, where there is relatively little information in the literature despite its proximity to the Izmir city center. Information collected from the Ottoman Era cemetery adjoining the village reveals that the Yamanlar Yuruks have lived here for at least 400 years. Mount Yamanlar, where the village is located, is of great importance because of its ancient history, as it witnessed the founding of Izmir (Smyrna). The social and economic lifestyle in the village has transformed as the city expanded toward residential areas atop Mount Yamanlar. The loss of traditional livelihood practices challenged the villagers and severely influenced their customs, which might be considered valuable pieces of cultural heritage. In this study, we conducted fieldwork, during which various data collection methods and techniques were employed to describe daily life in the village. Within the scope of this study, semi-structured and unstructured interviews were conducted with the local people, and an oral historical study was carried out. With this method, we aimed to present an ethnohistorical description of the Yamanlar Village by trying to establish a balance between the analysis of both written documents and oral data to make sense of the social and economic change it has undergone and to contribute to the literature on Izmir Yuruks.Book Review Andrew Ryder, Marius Taba and Nidhi Trehan (editors) (2021) Romani Communities and Transformative Change: a New Social Europe.(Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi, 2021) Uştuk, Ozan; Uştuk, Ozan; 01.01. Units Affiliated to the Rectorate; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyAndrew Ryder, Marius Taba ve Nidhi Trehan’ın editörlüklerini yaptıkları Romani Communities and Transformative Change [Roman Toplulukları ve Dönüşümsel Değişim] (2021), Roman Çalışmaları alanında Avrupa eksenindeki güncel tartışmaları eleştirel bir kavrayışla ele alan önemli bir metindir. Corvinus Üniversitesi’nde Sosyoloji Doçenti olarak çalışan Andrew Ryder Roman Eğitim Fonu’nun yönetim kurulu üyesidir. Ryder, yerel düzeyde Roman aktivizmine gönül vermiş ve 2004 yılında Liberty Human Rights ödülü alan Gypsy and Traveller Law Reform Coalition’da görev almıştır. Bucharest Üniversitesinden Sosyoloji Doktoru ünvanını alan Marius Taba, 15 yılı aşkın süreyle uluslararası ve yerel düzeylerde Romanlara yönelik politika geliştirme ve eğitim reformları başta olmak üzere sayısız projeye katkıda bulunmuştur. Siyaset sosyolojisi alanında çalışan Nidhi Trehan, doktora çalışmasını London School of Economics and Political Science ve doktora sonrası çalışmasını University College London’da tamamlamıştır. 1996’dan beri insan hakları, sosyal politika ve eğitim alanlarında aktif olarak çalışan Trehan, Avrupa’daki Roman topluluklarına yönelik insan hakları ve sivil toplum ve sosyal hareketler konularında yayınlar yapmaktadır.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 6Valuing Groundwater Heritage: the Historic Wells of Kadıovacık(Springer, 2021) Yüceer, Hülya; Baba, Alper; Baba, Alper; Uştuk, Ozan; Gerçek, Deniz; Özcan Gönülal, Yasemin; Uzelli, Taygun; Uzelli, Taygun; Güler, Selen; Uştuk, Ozan; Yüceer, Hülya; Gerçek, Deniz; 02.01. Department of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 02.03. Department of City and Regional Planning; 03.03. Department of Civil Engineering; 01.01. Units Affiliated to the Rectorate; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 02. Faculty of ArchitectureThe consideration of the subject of water resources, seen as a part of cultural heritage, generally includes water-related architectural structures such as bridges, aqueducts, and cisterns. Groundwater resources and related structures, however, receive little attention as heritage assets, and they are mostly forgotten together with the valuable information they hold. In this sense, this study aims to provide an accurate assessment of groundwater heritage and to suggest proposals for conservation through the case of the historic wells of Kadıovacık village in the Urla district of İzmir. Although the region where the village is located is rich in groundwater resources, the residents have suffered from drought for ages due to the specific geological characteristics of the Kadıovacık polje. The limited amount of water resources in Kadıovacık village have karstic characteristics and have shaped the life and topography of the region. To access and harvest this limited groundwater, a group of wells had been constructed on the ridge of the hill. These wells have been idle since 1980s with the supply of city main water. In line with the aim, a comprehensive heritage valuation by an interdisciplinary group of experts is essential to reveal the significance of the relatively humble wells. Accordingly, a multi-method system is used, including historical, social, cultural, architectural, geological, hydrogeological, and environmental aspects. The results show that although the wells are generally considered to be less important as heritage assets in terms of their physical features, an in-depth evaluation demonstrates their high significance for the village community.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Roman Kimliğinin Çatışmalı İnşası: “fotokopi Romanlık” Karşısında Otantik Romanlık(2021) Uştuk, Ozan; Uştuk, Ozan; 01.01. Units Affiliated to the Rectorate; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyRoman kimliği ve temsiline yönelik yaklaşımlar, hem akademik mecrada hem de Romanlar arasında oldukça tartışmalıdır. Etnik bağlamı öne çıkan Roman kültürel kimliği, Romanlar ile Öteki (Gaco, Roman olmayanlar) arasında meydana gelen sınır ilişkileri aracılığıyla tesis edilmektedir. Roman kimliğinin heterojen yapısı oldukça çatışmalı bir kimlik inşası sürecine işaret etmektedir. Kültürel kimliğin kuruluşunda önemli bir etkisi olan grup içi çatışmaların etkilerini irdelemek, yekpare kültürel söylem repertuvarlarını kaydetmenin ötesine geçen, derinlemesine ve uzun soluklu etnografik araştırmalar sayesinde mümkündür. Eleştirel etnografya yaklaşımı benimsenen bu çalışmada, Roman-Gaco kültürlerarası iletişiminde üretmiş temsili çeşitlilik bir yana, bu iletişimsel süreçler ile farklı biçimlerde ilişkilenen Romanların kendi mahalleleri içinde meydana getirdikleri grup içi çatışmalara odaklanılmıştır. Bu nedenle, “otantik” ya da “gerçek” Romanlığın ne olması gerektiğine yönelik kültürel müzakere ve çatışmanın üretmekte olduğu heterojen ve parçalı kültürel yapı, öznelerin bakış açılarına ve seslerine kulak vererek irdelenmiştir. Bu sayede araştırma öznelerinin tarihselliğini ve yaratıcılığını yadsımadan,meydana getirdikleri özgül kimlik temsillerinin hegemonik söylemlerin içinde nasıl konumlandığı incelenmiştir.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 4Roma People of Turkey Re-Write Their Cinematographic Images(SAGE Publications Inc., 2020) Uştuk, Ozan; Tunç Cox, Ayça; Tunç Cox, Ayça; Uştuk, Ozan; 01.01. Units Affiliated to the Rectorate; 02.04. Department of Industrial Design; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 02. Faculty of ArchitectureThe historical construction of the Roma image in Turkey, via both official and unofficial narratives, has constituted a derogatory repertoire. Their portrayal in the mainstream Turkish cinema and TV in particular has contributed to the predominant imaginary in circulation which essentially is based on common binaries and stereotypes. In order to challenge prevailing stereotypes about the Roma, we have conducted a transformative action research project with the Roma people of the Sira district in Izmir, Turkey, who volunteered to make their own films. This article provides an account of this community filmmaking project. Locating the Roma in the conceptual framework of subalternity, we ultimately investigate whether it is possible to talk about agency in regard to the Roma people of Turkey.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 4The Roma Image in the Mainstream Turkish Audiovisual Media: Sixty Years of Stereotyping(Liverpool University Press, 2019) Cox, Ayça Tunç; Uştuk, Ozan; Uştuk, Ozan; Tunç Cox, Ayça; 01.01. Units Affiliated to the Rectorate; 02.04. Department of Industrial Design; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 02. Faculty of ArchitectureThis article seeks to address one of the most problematic lacunae in Turkey's political and academic landscape by examining the mediated images of the Roma people in Turkey. This long-neglected sub-cultural group in the Turkish context is mostly regarded as the “others” of society, who cannot speak for themselves. Their public imagination is, therefore, based heavily on narratives that are exclusively produced by non-Roma people. In order to reveal the historical construction of the popular Roma image in Turkey, we cover audiovisual material from the 1960s onward. Through a descriptive-interpretive analysis, we seek to explore how cultural and artistic narratives have contributed to and/or mirrored, and thus reproduced, the prevailing knowledge and imagination about the Roma people in Turkish society. © 2019 Liverpool University Press. All rights reserved.