- Target:
- Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and other authorities
- Region:
- Turkey
- Website:
- istanbulsos.wordpress.com
Istanbul, which is listed as one of the 890 World Heritage Sites for its outstanding universal values and has been awarded as the 2010 European Capital of Culture, is now under the threat of being completely removed from the World Heritage List.
The World Heritage Committee will come to a decision about Istanbul’s situation at their annual meeting on 25 July-3 August 2010 and unless good progress is achieved on the issues about the protection of the cultural values, UNESCO will first change Istanbul’s situation to the “World Heritage in Danger” and will dismiss the city from the World Heritage List in 2011.
UNESCO proposes the suspension of the Halic (Golden Horn) Metro Bridge construction as an important condition for securing the city’s position in the World Heritage List. Thus, it is urgent to act against the construction of the bridge before it is too late, not only as the citizens of Istanbul but also as the citizens from all over the world! Have your say and sign your name in to save Istanbul!
URGENT CALL FOR SAVING THE WORLD HERITAGE SITES OF ISTANBUL!
We invite all stakeholders and authorities to fulfil their duties.
Istanbul, which is listed as one of the 890 World Heritage Sites for its outstanding universal values and has been awarded as the 2010 European Capital of Culture, is now under the threat of being completely removed from the World Heritage List.
The World Heritage Committee will come to a decision about Istanbul’s situation at their annual meeting on 25 July-3 August 2010 and unless good progress is achieved on the issues below, which have been on the agenda since 2003 and repeated on June 2010 Draft Decision of World Heritage Committee, UNESCO will first change Istanbul’s situation to the “World Heritage in Danger” and will dismiss the city from the World Heritage List in 2011.
The conditions are:
1. Abandon the Halic (Golden Horn) Metro Bridge project,
2. Stop the implementations of Regeneration Law 5366,
3. Share information about the restoration projects of the Historic City walls,
4. Abandon the tunnel project which would let 75.000 vehicles into the Historic Peninsula everyday,
5. Save the wooden houses,
6. Complete the Site Management Plan for the protection of the Historic Peninsula.
We, who have signed this document, share the point of view that the central and local authorities are violating national and international law through arbitrary actions. We invite all parties to support this proposal before it is too late and the circumstances come to an irreversible point!
You can further help this campaign by sponsoring it
The Istanbul SOS petition to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and other authorities was written by istanbulsos and is in the category City & Town Planning at GoPetition.