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a critical evaluation on the concept of justice in planning process

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shown as a work site <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> implementati<strong>on</strong> plan, as a residence area. The said demand,<br />

relat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> area that is located <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> nciraltı district, was rejected by <strong>the</strong><br />

adm<strong>in</strong>istrative court <strong>in</strong> 1996.<br />

5. The Cancellati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> change <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Master Plan with a scale <strong>of</strong> 1/5000 (Özdilek):<br />

The defendants <strong>of</strong> this acti<strong>on</strong> was <strong>in</strong>itiated by <strong>the</strong> Head Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Turkish Chamber<br />

<strong>of</strong> Architects and Eng<strong>in</strong>eers (TMMOB) are, <strong>the</strong> Municipality <strong>of</strong> Balçova and Greater<br />

Municipality <strong>of</strong> zmir, and <strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Tourism and <strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Rec<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong><br />

and Resettlement. This legal acti<strong>on</strong> was <strong>in</strong>itiated <strong>in</strong> 1999, and was rejected <strong>in</strong> 2002. The<br />

litigati<strong>on</strong> is currently pend<strong>in</strong>g at <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> court <strong>of</strong> appeal. Meanwhile, <strong>the</strong><br />

c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Özdilek Tourism Center, <strong>of</strong> whose c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> had <strong>the</strong>n begun<br />

based <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> plan that is <strong>the</strong> subject matter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> litigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>process</strong>, has been completed.<br />

6. The Cancellati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Recreati<strong>on</strong> Area: In an applicati<strong>on</strong> submitted by <strong>the</strong><br />

property owners to <strong>the</strong> Balçova Municipality, <strong>the</strong> area (Karapınar Locati<strong>on</strong>) where <strong>the</strong><br />

properties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>cerned applicants were found, which was designated as a recreati<strong>on</strong><br />

area, was demanded to be redef<strong>in</strong>ed as a residential area. This demand was rejected<br />

before be<strong>in</strong>g negotiated at <strong>the</strong> municipality assembly, and <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> ensu<strong>in</strong>g litigati<strong>on</strong><br />

<strong>process</strong>, <strong>the</strong> court has decided to accept <strong>the</strong> demand <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> property owners. At <strong>the</strong> end<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> litigati<strong>on</strong>, <strong>the</strong> court has decided that <strong>the</strong> issue be negotiated at <strong>the</strong> municipality<br />

assembly; however, <strong>the</strong> decisi<strong>on</strong> that was settled at <strong>the</strong> municipality assembly regard<strong>in</strong>g<br />

this issue is unknown The legal acti<strong>on</strong> was <strong>in</strong>itiated <strong>in</strong> 2002, and a resoluti<strong>on</strong> was<br />

passed based <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>vestigati<strong>on</strong> that was c<strong>on</strong>ducted <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> file <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> same year, and<br />

<strong>the</strong> litigati<strong>on</strong> was resolved.<br />

7. The Demand for <strong>the</strong> Cancellati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Light Industry Site Shown <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Master<br />

Plan with a scale <strong>of</strong> 1/5000 and <strong>the</strong> Implementati<strong>on</strong> Plan with a scale <strong>of</strong> 1/1000: The<br />

acti<strong>on</strong> relat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> real <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Light Industry (m<strong>in</strong>or handicrafts) site, c<strong>on</strong>sists <strong>of</strong> two<br />

phases. The first litigati<strong>on</strong> with<strong>in</strong> this framework was <strong>in</strong>itiated <strong>in</strong> 1995 by two pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs,<br />

with a demand for <strong>the</strong> cancellati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> development plans The decisi<strong>on</strong> passed by <strong>the</strong><br />

adm<strong>in</strong>istrative court <strong>in</strong> 1996, c<strong>on</strong>cern<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> repeal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> plans under litigati<strong>on</strong>, was<br />

approved by <strong>the</strong> Council <strong>of</strong> State (court <strong>of</strong> appeal). The Demand for <strong>the</strong> Revisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Court Resoluti<strong>on</strong> submitted by <strong>the</strong> Balçova Municipality was rejected, and <strong>the</strong> court<br />

decisi<strong>on</strong> has become f<strong>in</strong>al and decisive. Dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> course <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> litigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>process</strong>, <strong>the</strong><br />

plans were implemented through revisi<strong>on</strong> by <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>cerned municipalities. Dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />

sec<strong>on</strong>d phase, applicati<strong>on</strong>s were submitted to <strong>the</strong> court for <strong>the</strong> cancellati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />

plans. The defendants <strong>of</strong> this litigati<strong>on</strong>, which was <strong>in</strong>itiated by six real pers<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> 1997,<br />

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