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76 kayafest youth & culture festival, 28 july- 3 august 2003, fethiye, kayaköy-levissi YOUTH AND CULTURE FESTIVAL IN THE VILLAGE OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP... AEGEE-Ankara hallmarked another magnificent project with a Youth and Culture Festival “KayaFest” on 28 July-3 August 2003 took place in Kayaköy-Levissi, the village of Peace and Friendship. More than 3000 university students from Turkey, Greece and other European countries took part in the festival, which was organised within the framework of Turkish-Greek Civic Dialogue Project funded by the European Commission. The official opening of the festival was made by Nea Makri (New Fethiye) Mayor, Dodecanese Islands Governor, Fethiye Sub-Governor, President of EOT Hellenic Tourism Organisation at the Taksiyarhis church. Festival participants enjoyed the concerts of Turkish, Greek and European bands, movie and documentary sessions on Kayaköy and population exchange, Dance Theater, photography, psychology, music and documentary workshops led by Turkish and Greek academics and artists. The umbrella project was supported by reputable institutions including the European Commission, Middle East Technical University, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkish Airlines, Midas Sound and Light Systems, FETAV (Fethiye Promotion Foundation), Radio METU, Dream TV, IBM, Cumhuriyet, Radikal and NTV. The festival achieved its aim to improve networking and institutionbuilding between Greek and Turkish non-governmental organisations thanks to the participation of 66 NGOs from Greece and Turkey and the first steps for numerous partnership projects. On the last day of the festival, both the participants and villagers reached a high spirit and experienced emotional, exciting memories when they witnessed the remarkable presentations of the festival workshops, the concrete outcomes of the partnership formed only in the course of the festival. Being the first international level organisation in such a village and a historical monument deserted right after the population exchange in Turkey, this festival embarked an important contribution on civic integration concept by fostering the communication especially between Turkish villagers and Greek participants. Activities: Trekking - Football and Volleyball tournaments Turkish-Greek Shadow Theatre- Karagöz & Hacivat by Alessander Mellissinos and Emin Şenyer Theater Sport: Mahşer-i Cümbüş Dance Performances by AFDAG; Nea Makri Municipality, METU Dance Club, Gülüm Pekcan, Leros Dancers Rhythm of Peace: Sirtaki and Zeybek Courses - Board Painting Exhibitions: Aydın Çukurova, Gözde Baykara, Ayşe Arslan, Hayal İncedoğan, Sevgi Dizlek, Murat Kösemen, Bülent Işık, Nea Makri Municipality Concerts: Baba Zula, Sakin, Pickpocket, Ayyuka, Déjà vu, Chilekesh, Karpathios, Rebet Asker, Faunos, Forbidden Love, FeedBACK, Siya Siyabent, String Forces, Seksendört, Mor ve Ötesi Movie Sessions KayaFest Youth and Culture Festival Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de L’Europe
story of Karmylassos-Levissi-Kayaköy KAYAKÖY-LEVISSI is an impressive village in Fethiye in the southwestern coast of Turkey, where Greeks and Turks lived together until it was abandoned during the exchange of population in 1922. The history of Kayaköy dates back to ancient Lycian times when it was named as Karmylassos. GREEKS & TURKS IN LEVISSI A population census in 1912 reports 6500 Greeks and Turks living in two districts at Levissi. The Turks grew tobacco, chick-peas, figs and plums while the Greeks cultivated various fruits, primarily figs and grapes, and produced wine, jams and molasses from the yield of the vineyards. The Turks and Greeks were contributing jointly to the economical and cultural wealth at Levissi. Levissi was a prosperous place until 1912, with its churches, schools, pharmacy, hospital, post office, workshops, and even a printing house producing the Karya newspaper, which had the widest circulation in the southern Aegean region. ARCHITECTURE The former Greek village of Kayaköy with its stone houses and churches, narrow streets has a spectacular architectural importance. Each stone house is positioned in a way that does not obstruct the sun or view of the other. Anatolian Greeks never wasted fertile land by building on it; instead they chose rocky sites for their homes. The two churches, Panaghia Pyrgiotissa in the lower part of the village and Taksiyarhis in the upper part, are still standing, but the around two thousand stone houses, chapels, workshops, schools, hospital, library and other buildings have not resisted the passage of time. GHOST TOWN? Pursuant to the Lausanne Treaty Agreement introducing the compulsory exchange of population between Turkish and Greek communities, Levissi witnessed a very saddening immigration. In a very short time, Greek population living in Levissi and 88 Greek families from Fethiye (Makri), left their homes and properties behind and had to settle a new life at Simokeriza in Greece, which was later renamed as Nea-Makri (Yeni Fethiye-New Makri), in November, 1923. The Turks migrating from Greece due to the population exchange did not Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de L’Europe want to settle in the stone houses deserted by their Greek fellows, and the houses were left empty for decades and ruined drastically. Since then Kayaköy was forgotten and referred as “Ghost Town”, without any lights on the rocky houses, which present a precious cultural heritage. There is no promotion for faith tourism, no permit for construction of new houses or renovation of the old stone houses that are under preservation by Turkish law. When it’s night and dark, it is so sad in Kayaköy… A VILLAGE of PEACE & FRIENDSHIP Pioneered by the Chamber of Architects and the Turkish-Greek Friendship Association, a project was launched in 1988 to restore Kayaköy as a symbol of peace and friendship between Turkey and Greece. The project received the support of the Ministry of Public Works and Kayaköy was declared as a grade three urban and archaeological conservation area. Even though some preliminary work such as relevé studies carried out, the project could not be realised due to many problems primarily unathorisation of any construction in the village by the Turkish authorities. At the moment, Kayaköy is still a village of Peace and Friendship as declared by the Municipalities of Makri-Fethiye and Nea-Makri-(Yeni Fethiye); however still suffers from infrastructure problems. LOCAL COLOURS In addition to its historic interest, Kayaköy’s environs are ideal for wide range of sporting activities, including trekking, parachuting, jeep safaris, mountain climbing, scuba diving and sailing. Kayaköy is Kayaköy thanks to all little beautiful and meaningful characteristics such as “otlu gözleme” (Turkish pancake with herbs), “kekik çayı” (thyme tea), Kayaköy Village Square and muhtarlık, colorful signs “Lütfen tozutmayın”, its cows, dogs and crickets singing non-stop under the unbearable summer sun, its amazing fresh air and the smell of pine trees, its kebab places, wine house, its trekking path leading to Ölüdeniz, its colorful inhabitants of architects, photographers, ecologists, its British landlords and real estate sector, last but not least real Kaya people. Poseidon Café and Kayaköy Art Camp, Mutlu, Mutlu’s jeep, mutlu mutlu gülümse… KAYAKÖY & CIVIL SOCIETY There are very active local non-governmental organisations in Fethiye mainly working in the field of ecology, environment, tourism and architecture. FETAV (Fethiye Promotion Foundation) organises a lot of festivals and civil society KayaFest Youth and Culture Festival 77
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about common affairs is the most im
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academicians, university students,
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