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An Oral Historical Research on Socio-Cultural Change and Place-Identity in Polonezkoy
Unformatted Document Text:  AN ORAL HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGE AND PLACE-IDENTITY IN POLONEZKOY ABSTRACT Socio-economic and socio-cultural change of Polonezkoy throughout its history and the impact of this change upon the social structures and identities are the main research questions of this study. Polonezkoy, a Polish village located 40 km. away from Istanbul, was established by Polish people in the 19th century as a shelter for the immigrant community (Polish colony) and after passing through several different stages in years, finally transformed into a touristic attraction place that currently functions as a recreation area for some Istanbul residents to spend their spare time and weekends. This study has aimed to conduct oral history interviews in order to collect data about the sociological and cultural structure of the village. Based on this oral historical study, this research intends to analyze the social structure of Polonezkoy and different cultural identities as the outcomes of this social structure within the context of its historical transformations from 1850’s to the present. There is a substantial literature which has linked places with the identities from a global/local/glocal point of view. This paper takes its motivation from these discussions and it questions the influence that the transformation of place might exert on identity in the case of Polonezkoy through an oral history research.

Authors: Pacaci Elitok, Secil.
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AN ORAL HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGE AND 
PLACE-IDENTITY IN POLONEZKOY 
ABSTRACT 
Socio-economic and socio-cultural change of Polonezkoy throughout its history 
and the impact of this change upon the social structures and identities are the main 
research questions of this study. Polonezkoy, a Polish village located 40 km. away from 
Istanbul, was established by Polish people in the 19th century as a shelter for the 
immigrant community (Polish colony) and after passing through several different stages 
in years, finally transformed into a touristic attraction place that currently functions as a 
recreation area for some Istanbul residents to spend their spare time and weekends.  
This study has aimed to conduct oral history interviews in order to collect data 
about the sociological and cultural structure of the village. Based on this oral historical 
study, this research intends to analyze the social structure of Polonezkoy and different 
cultural identities as the outcomes of this social structure within the context of its 
historical transformations from 1850’s to the present. 
There is a substantial literature which has linked places with the identities from a 
global/local/glocal point of view.  This paper takes its motivation from
 
these discussions 
and it questions the influence that the transformation of place might exert on identity in 
the case of Polonezkoy through an oral history research. 
 
 
 
 
 


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