Ankara as the Center of the National Struggle Public Works Activities

Ankara, which had the characteristic of being an important settlement center throughout the historical process, became the center of the National Struggle with the arrival of the Representative Delegation in December 1919. Various problems and needs emerged in terms of public works in this city, which was becoming increasingly prominent. Already existing problems have been exacerbated. In the first period of the process, cleaning, lighting, repair, maintenance, and attention were paid to meeting the city's basic needs, such as repairs. In the period after the Sakarya War, more fundamental and comprehensive studies began to be carried out. Old and new and modern planning of the city, which is depicted as the new Ankara the idea came up. In the meantime, Ankara's plan, in line with Western examples even applications for some form of restructuring had begun to come in. For example, As part of the Chester Project, a project based on the city of Washington was submitted to the government was presented. The most prominent in terms of urbanism and public works activities in the period analyzed Ankara Municipality was the organization that came out. In the period under review, Ankara Municipality was the most prominent institution in terms of urban planning and public works activities. Operating under wartime conditions, the municipality was criticized for inefficiency and lack of planning. In addition to the municipality, institutions such as the Provincial Government, Special Administration, the Ministry of Nafia, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Directorate General of Evkaf are also involved in public works. they had done studies. In addition to the municipality, institutions such as the province, the Special Administration, the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Ministry of National Defense, and the General Directorate of Evkaf had worked in the field of public works. The Ankara press of the period also frequently brought up the issue of the needs needed with the public Works activities in the city. Especially in Anadolu’da Yenigün newspaper emphasized the importance of the issue with some serialized articles.

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