7+8th of May: Hasankeyf and Tigris Symposium
Hasankeyf and Tigris Valley Symposium – Final Program
7 and 8 May 2016, Batman and Hasankeyf
1st Day: 7 May 2016; Location: Yilmaz Güney Cinema, Batman
10.15-10.30: Welcome speech by Batman co-mayor Gülistan Akel and by the mayor of Hasankeyf Abdulvahap Kusen
10.30-12.30, 1st session: Hasankeyf and World Heritage
Moderator: Nevin Soyukaya, Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality, Department for Cultural Heritage and Tourism: Lessons learned from the inscription of the Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens on the Unesco World Heritage List
Speakers: Ertuğrul Günay, Minister for Culture and Tourism between 2007 and 2011: Approach of the government on Hasankeyf
Prof. Dr. Gülriz Kozbe: Geomorphology of the Tigris Valley and the first settlement sites of Hasankeyf
Prof. Zeynep Ahunbay, Architect, former Europa Nostra Turkey chairperson and former Istanbul Technical University professor: Hasankeyf and the Unesco World heritage criteria
Dr. Serhat Harman, Batman University: Hasankeyf and Potentials of Cultural Tourism
Dr. Düzgün Cakirca, Batman University: What we loose with the Ilisu Dam?
12.30-13.30: Lunch break
13.30-15.00, 2nd session: Impacts of the Ilisu Dam on people, nature and economy
Moderator: Prof. Ayla Akat, KJA Association Chairperson
Participants: Prof. Murat Biricik, Biologist, Dicle University Diyarbakir: Ecological impacts of the Ilisu Dam
Selahattin Güvenc, former Göc-Der chairperson in the Mediterranean Area: Displacement and social impacts
Murat Tekin, Inhabitant from Hasankeyf: Impacts of the Ilisu Dam on the population of Hasankeyf
15.00-15.30: Tea and coffee break
15.30-17.30, 3rd session: Struggles against the Ilisu Dam
Moderator: Gülistan Akel, Chairperson of the city council of Batman
Participants: Kemal Vural Doğan, Lawyer: Legal struggles against the Ilisu Dam
Veysi Ayhan, Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive: Struggle of affected people and local actors against the Ilisu Dam and for the conservation of Hasankeyf
Dicle Tuba Kılıç, Doga Dernegi (Nature Association), Istanbul: Experiences and results of the campaign against the Ilisu Dam
Özkan Sun, Hasankeyf Matters: Value of Hasankeyf, Save Hasankeyf
Toon Bijnens, Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign, Baghdad: Impact of the Ilisu Dam on Iraq and campaign against the Ilisu Dam
2nd Day, 8 May 2016; location: Hasankeyf
10.00-12.00, Forum on Hasankeyf
Moderator: Recep Kavus, Batman Environment Association
Participants: People of Hasankeyf
Abdulvahap Kusen, Mayor of Hasankeyf
Mustafa Bayram, Co-Mayor of Halfeti/Urfa which has been flooded partly by the Birecik Dam
People from Hasankeyf
Dam affected people from Halfeti
Dam affected people from Dersim
12.00-13.00: Nature Walk in Hasankeyf
13.00-14.00: Lunch
Organizer: Batman City Council