ATATÜRK FOREST FARM CHRONOLOGY
5 May 1925
Foundation of Atatürk Forest Farm under the name of “ Forest Farm” over an area of 20 000 decares which was purchased by Mustafa Kemal from Madame Faika, the wife of deceased Abidin Pasha
1925 – 1937
Purchase of new areas (Etimesgut, Balgat, Çakırlar, Güvercinlik, Macun, Tahar and Yağmurbaba farms)
11 June 1937
Granting and entrustment of the farm area with a surface area of 52 000 decares with the testament letter of Atatürk to T.R. Treasury
13 January 1938
Establishment of “State Agricultural Enterprises Institute” (DZİK) with the law numbered 3308 and transfer of the Forest Farm to this institute (Gazi Forest Farm)
1938 – 1950
Transfer of an area of 7372 decares of the Farm area to various institutions with the decision of the Administrative Council of State Agricultural Enterprises Institute
13 June 1949
Enactment of the Law of Missions and Foundation of State Production Farms General Directorate numbered 5453
1 March 1950
Integration of the Forest Farm with State Production Farms General Directorate after the enclosure of DZİK as its substitute
24 March 1950
Enactment of the “… Foundation Law of Atatürk Forest Farm Directorate” numbered 5659 for conservation of the farm and prevention of rapid area loss and amendment of the name of the farm as “ATATÜRK FOREST FARM”…
5 January 1953
Sale of 195, 102 decares of the AOÇ area with the “Law about authorizing a partial nationalization of the Atatürk Forest Farm area” numbered 6000… (to General Directorate of Landroads) Official Gazette: 13 January 1953, number: 8307
29 January 1954
Together with the “Law about sale of 8070 decares of the Atatürk Forest Farm” numbered 6238, sale of 8070 decares of the AOÇ area… (6605 decares to Ministry of National Defence; 750 decares to Ankara Municipality; 560 decares to construction cooperatives; 155 decares to Etibank and Coal Sale and Distribution Enterprise) Official Gazette: 5 January 1954; number: 8626
10 April 1957
Together with “Law about sale of 1148, 576 decares of the Atatürk Forest Farm area” numbered 6947, sale of 1148,576 decares of the AOÇ area… (240 decares to General Directorate of Landroads; 175,1 decares to Machine and Chemicals Industry Institution; 125 decares to Land Products Ofice; 2,8 decares to Etibank; 5 decares to Sarıyar Electricity Plant; 22 decares to State Water Affairs; 0,876 decares to PTT; 120,8 decares to Treasury; 110 decares to Ankara Municipality, State institutions, Economic State Institutions, private industrial enterprises; 297 decares to regional farmers or other demanders; 50 decares to Schappe Struggle Institute) .. Official Gazette: 24 April 1957, number: 9593
29 May 1959
Sale of 725 decares of the AOÇ area together with the “Law about sale of 725 decares of the Atatürk Forest Farm area and implementation of assignment of some area previously exchanged to the related persons” numbered 7310… (150 decares to State Railroads; 25 decares to Ankara Municipality; 50 decares to Schappe Research and Struggle Institute; 300 decares to Workers Insurance General Directorate; 150 decares to Machine and Chemicals Industry Institution; 50 decares to AOÇ Directorate) .. Official Gazette: 6 June 1959, number: 10224
19 June 1976
Together with the “Law about Sale of 167 decares five hundred metre square part of Atatürk Forest Farm to Ankara Municipality” numbered 2015, sale of 167,5 decares of AOÇ area (for the construction of New Wholesale Market) .. Official Gazette: 26 June 1976, number: 15628
6 November 1981
Together with “Law about State Cemetery” numbered 2549 sale of 536,124 decares of the AOÇ area… (to Ministry of National Defense)… Official Gazette: 10 November 1981, number: 17510
24 May 1983
Together with “Law about permitting transfer of some area owned by Atatürk Forest Farm” numbered 2823, sale of 1838,961 decares area under AOÇ ownership to various enterprises … (1256, 208 decares to the Treasury to be allocated to Ministry of National Defence; 396,312 decares to Gazi University; 186,441 decares to General Directorate of Landroads)... Official Gazette: 27 May 1983, number: 18059
2 June 1992
Together with the decision of Board for Conservation of Cultural and Natural Assets, numbered 2436 declaration of AOÇ as natural and historical site area
20 July 1993
Together with the decision of Board for Conservation of Cultural and Natural Assets, numbered 3097, determination of the site borders of AOÇ
7 May 1998
Together with the decision of Board for Conservation of Cultural and Natural Assets, numbered 5742, declaration of AOÇ as first degree Site area
30 July 1998
Publication of the “Regulation about Purchase-Sale, Construction-Tendering, Renting and Leasing Affairs of Atatürk Forest Farm Directorate” in Official Gazette and its implementation
8 July 2006
Publication of “Law about making amendments in the foundational law of Atatürk Forest Farm” numbered 5524 in Official Gazette numbered 26222 and its implementation and together with this amendment authorization of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality to make “primarily upper scale plans and Master Development Plan for Conservation Purposes and accordingly every kind of development plans” in the Atatürk Forest Farm
14 December 2006
According to the provision of the Law numbered 5524, approval of the drafts of the 1 / 25 000 scaled Atatürk Forest Farm Areas Master Development Plan and 1 / 10 000 scaled Atatürk Forest Farm Master Development Plan for Conservation Purposes prepared by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality by the T.R. Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs
10 January 2007
Approval of the prepared plans by Ankara Regional Board for Conservation of Cultural and Natural Assets
12 January 2007
Approval of the plans that are approved by the Board for Conservation by the decision of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council numbered 207
May 2007
Launching of the legal cases by UCTEA Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch, UCTEA Chamber of Landscape Architects and UCTEA Chamber of Agricultural Engineers in Ankara 13th Administrative Court with the demand of annulment and suspension of execution of the development plans and the decision of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council numbered 12.01.2007 and numbered 207 about the AOÇ areas and Natural Site area and approval of the 1 / 25 000 scaled plan and 1 / 10 000 scaled Master Development Plan and Master Development Plan for Conservation Purposes (2007/2394 E.)
28 November 2008
Annulment of the decision of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council dated 12.01.2007 and numbered 207 and the plans approved by this decision by the decision of the Ankara 13th Administrative Court numbered 2007/2394 E. 2008/1795 K.
17 March 2010
Approval of the decision of the Ankara 13th Administrative Court after the demand for appeal by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality by the Sixth Circle of the Council of State and refusal of the demand for appeal (2009/1245 E. 2010/2720 K.)
21 May 2010
Approval of the 1 / 10 000 scaled Atatürk Forest Farm Areas Master Development Plan and Master Development Plan for Conservation Purposes for 1st Degree Natural and Historical Site Area and 1/10 000 scaled Transportation Schedule and 1/10 000 scaled Transportation Application Projects prepared by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality by the T.R. Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs
2 July 2010
Approval of the prepared plans by Ankara Regional Board for Conservation of Cultural and Natural Assets
13 August 2010
Approval of the plans and their annexes approved by the Board for Conservation by the decision of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council numbered 2494
November 2010
Launching of the legal cases in Ankara 13th Administrative Court (2010/2300 E) with the demand of annulment of the decision of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council dated 13.08.2010 and numbered 2494 about the approval of the “1 / 10 000 scaled Atatürk Forest Farm Areas Master Development Plan and Master Development Plan for Conservation Purposes for 1st Degree Natural and Historical Site Area and 1/10 000 scaled Transportation Schedule and 1/10 000 scaled Transportation (Road-Cross Road etc) Application Projects” that are approved by the decisions of T.R. Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs dated 21.05.2010 and numbered 4035 and of the Ankara Regional Board for Conservation of Cultural and Natural Assets dated 02.07.2010 and numbered 5213 and suspension of execution (plaintiffs: UCTEA Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch, UCTEA Chamber of Urban Planners Ankara Branch, UCTEA Chamber of Landscape Architects, UCTEA Chamber of Environmental Engineers and UCTEA Chamber of Agricultural Engineers, Presidency of Ankara Bar)
10 March 2011
Publication of the decision of the Council of Ministers in the Official Gazette about declaration of the Forest General Directorate Gazi Facilities Old Plantation area as Urban Transformation and Development Project Area according to article 73 of the Municipalities Law numbered 5393
10 August 2011
Annulment of the annotation of 1st Degree Natural and Historical Site Area of the Forest General Directorate Gazi Facilities and its registration only as a 3rd Degree Natural Site Area by the annulment of its Historical Site status together with the decision of the Ankara Regional Board for Conservation of Cultural and Natural Assets dated 10.08.2011 and numbered 6281
12 August 2011
Approval and finalization of the Forest General Directorate Gazi Facilities 1st Degree Natural and Historical Site Area 1/1000 scaled Development Plan for Conservation Purposes by the decision of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council dated 12.08.2011 and numbered 2484
21 October 2011
Launching of legal cases about the decision of the Ankara Regional Board for Conservation of Cultural and Natural Assets dated 10.08.2011 and numbered 6281 in Ankara 7th Administrative Court (2011/2250 E.) with the demand of annulment and suspension of execution (plaintiffs: UCTEA Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch, UCTEA Chamber of Urban Planners Ankara Branch, UCTEA Chamber of Map and Cadastres Engineers, Presidency of Ankara Bar)
October 2011
Launching of legal cases about the decision of the Ankara Regional Board for Conservation of Cultural and Natural Assets dated 10.08.2011 and numbered 6281 with the demand of annulment and suspension of execution (plaintiffs: Ecology Collective Association, UCTEA Chamber of Landscape Architects, UCTEA Chamber of Environmental Engineers, UCTEA Chamber of Agricultural Engineers, UCTEA Chamber of Chemical Engineers)
November 2011
Launching of legal cases about the Forest General Directorate Gazi Facilities 1st Degree Natural and Historical Site Area 1/1000 scaled Development Plan for Conservation Purposes with the demand of annulment and suspension of execution (plaintiffs: UCTEA Chamber of Urban Planners Ankara Branch, with the intervening party together with the plaintiff UCTEA Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch)
16 January 2012
Together with the decision of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council dated 16 January 2012 and numbered 136 approval of the border offer of the Prime Ministry about the declaration of the Urban Transformation and Development Project Area (KDGPA) about an area with the total size of 90 hectares in and around Forest General Directorate Gazi Facilities
2 February 2012
Together with the decision dated 2 February 2012 and numbered 15 of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization Ankara -1 Regional Commission for Conservation of the Natural Assets; registration of an area nearly with 7 hectares and also including a part of the 2100 block 16 parcel within Atatürk Forest Farm 1st Degree Natural and Historical Site and ownership of which belongs to Atatürk Forest Farm Directorate and 13585 block 13 parcel belonging to Atatürk Forest Farm Directorate and Ankara Metropolitan Municipality only as 3rd Degree Natural Site Area by its 1st Degree Natural and Historical Site Area annotation being cancelled
3 February 2012
Together with the decision of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Ankara Regional Board for Conservation of the Cultural Assets dated 3 February 2012 and numbered 468; approval of the decision of the Ankara Regional Board for Conservation of the Natural Assets dated 02.02.2012 and numbered 15, about registration of the area as 3rd Degree Natural Site Area by its 1st Degree Natural Site Area annotation being cancelled, under the pretext that the area nearly with 7 hectares and also including a part of the 2100 block 16 parcel within Atatürk Forest Farm 1st Degree Natural and Historical Site and ownership of which belongs to Atatürk Forest Farm Directorate and 13585 block 13 parcel belonging to Atatürk Forest Farm Directorate and Ankara Metropolitan Municipality does not have the characteristics of a 1st Degree Natural Site Area according to the available legislation and the available principle decisions and the plant tissue in the area was developed as an artificial human made environment…
28 February 2012
Signing the Protocol for the transfer of the Forest General Directorate Gazi Facilities area to TOKİ in order and “Prime Ministry Service Building” to be constructed over it, among Prime Ministry, Forest General Directorate and TOKİ
30 March 2012
Experts’ exploration in the legal case started on November 2010, with the demand for annulment and suspension of execution in Ankara 13th Administrative Court (2010/2300 E.) of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council decision dated 13.08.2010 and numbered 2494 about the acceptance of “1/10 000 scaled Atatürk Forest Farm Areas Master Development Plan and 1st degree natural and Historical site area master development plan with conservation purposes, 1/10 000 scaled transportation schedule and 1/1000 scaled transportation (road-cross road etc) application project” that were seen as appropriate by the decision of the ministry of agriculture and Village Affairs dated 21.05.2010 and numbered 4035 and decision of Ankara Regional Board for Conservation of Cultural and Natural Assets dated 02.07.2010 and numbered 5213 (plaintiffs: UCTEA Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch, UCTEA Chamber of Urban Planners Ankara Branch, UCTEA Chamber of Landscape Architects, UCTEA Chamber of Environmental Engineers, UCTEA Chamber of Agricultural Engineers, Presidency of Ankara Bar)
30 March 2012
Launching two separate legal cases for the suspension of the execution and annulment of the decision of Ankara-1 Regional Commission for Conservation of the Natural Assets dated 02.02.2012 and numbered 15 and decision of Ankara Regional Board for Conservation of the Cultural Assets dated 03.02.2012 and numbered 468 (Plaintiffs: UCTEA Chamber of Urban Planners Ankara Branch, UCTEA Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch, UCTEA Chamber of Landscape Architects, UCTEA Chamber of Environmental Engineers and UCTEA Chamber of Agricultural Engineers)
27 April 2012
Publication of the decision of the Council of Ministers dated 16.4.2012 in the Official Gazette, about the declaration of the total 90 hectares area from Forest General Directorate Gazi Facilities and Atatürk Forest Farm areas according to article 73 of the Municipalities Law numbered 5393 as Urban Transformation and Development Project Area for a Prime Ministerial Campus to be build over it
25 June 2012
Launching legal cases with the demand of annulment and suspension of execution for the decision of the Council of Ministers numbered 2012/3074 about declaration of “T.R. Prime Ministry Gazi Campus (OGM) Urban Transformation and Development Project Area” that was published in the Official Gazette dated 27 April 2012 and numbered 28276 (plaintiffs: UCTEA Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch, UCTEA Chamber of Urban Planners Ankara Branch, UCTEA Chamber of Landscape Architects, UCTEA Chamber of Environmental Engineers, UCTEA Chamber of Agricultural Engineers)
3 July 2012
Demand of UCTEA Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch and UCTEA Chamber of Landscape Architects from Ministry of Environment and Urbanization to communicate with UNESCO for the Atatürk Forest Farm to be registered as cultural landscape area (The ministry refused this demand but this was also brought to legal procedure)
17 July 2012
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality issuing a construction license for the Prime Ministry Service Building
9 September 2012
Publication of the decision of the Council of Ministers dated 30.7.2012 about the acceptance of an area with 376 239 metre square surface area, owned by Atatürk Forest Farm as “Atatürk Forest Farm Zoo Renovation Area” in the Official Gazette. In the legal case started about this decision, execution of the decision of the council of ministers were suspended on the date of 10.07.2014 by the Council of State 14th Circle
13 December 2012
Decision taken by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Ankara number 1 Conservation Board for Cultural Assets, that for the planned construction on Atatürk Forest Farm 2100 block 23 and 24 parcels which still had the 1st degree site area at that date, amendment in the master development plan with conservation purposes for 1/10 000 scaled AOÇ 1st degree natural and historical site areas and according to this amendment 1/5000 scaled master development plan with conservation purposes prepared for these parcels by the Presidency of Privatization Administration and the usage of official or administrative facility areas, public institution and service areas which need large areas, cultural oriented facilities like archive, education and congress centres, public education centre, library, museum and open and closed sport facilities and storing areas which are brought by the 1/10 000 scaled development application plans with conservation purposes, are in harmony with the historical nucleus area decision of the master development plan with conservation purposes in effect and in the applications to be done in these parcels equivalent constructions can be done by taking the current example and floor height as the basis and the plan proposals about the area are appropriate under the condition that they would be assessed by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Conservation of the Natural Assets … (It was brought by 5 professional chambers to legal procedure)
26 December 2012
Together with the decision of Ankara Governorship Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanization Ankara number 1 Regional Commission for Conservation of the Natural Assets dated 26.12.2012, annulment of the 1st degree natural site annotation of the 2100 block 23-24 parcel within Atatürk Forest Farm 1st degree natural and historical site area and its registration as sustainable conservation and controlled usage area… (It was brought by 5 professional chambers to legal procedure)
15 January 2013
Presentation of the AOÇ main legal case experts’ report to the court
5 February 2013
Transfer of the construction license of the Prime Ministry Service Building to the legal procedure
11 February 2013
Decision taken by the Ankara Governorship Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanization Ankara number 1 Regional Commission for Conservation of the Natural Assets dated 11.02.2013 and numbered 74, that the amendment of the 1/10 000 scaled AOÇ 1st degree natural and historical site areas master development plan with conservation purposes and the 1/5000 scaled master development plan with conservation purposes and 1/1000 scaled development application plan with conservation purposes that are prepared in accordance with these amendments are in compliance with the Regulation about Plans to be done in Conservation Areas… (It was brought by 5 professional chambers to legal procedure)
8 March 2013
Together with the decision of the Presidency of Privatization Administration publicised in the Official Gazette, approval of the 1/10 000 Scaled Master Development Plan and 1st Degree Natural and Historical Site Area Conservation Purposes Master Development Plan Amendment, 1/5000 Scaled Master Development Plan with Conservation Purposes and 1/1000 Scaled development application plan with conservation purposes which is prepared by the Presidency of Privatization Administration about “Official Institution Area (Example: 0.50, Hmax:10.50 metre), TCDD Nationalization Area and Road” function proposal for 2100 block 24 numbered parcel, 12752/12755 shares of which is owned by GAYRİMENKUL A.Ş and 15/63775 shares of which is owned by T.R. State Railroads (TCDD) and about 2100 block 23 parcel whose total surface area is 91.195,00 m² owned by Tobacco, Tobacco Products, Salt and Alcohol Enterprise AŞ, within the borders of “Ankara province, Yenimahalle district, Gazi Neighbourhood, Atatürk Forest Farm” prepared by AOÇ Gazi Neighbourhood 2100 block 23-24 parcels…
These plans were taken to legal procedures by 5 professional chambers
21 March 2013
Over the application of the Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch, Old Beer Factory Complex, Ülkü Adatepe House and Central Restaurant within the Atatürk Forest Farm are registered as 1st degree cultural assets by Ankara 10th Regional Board for Conservation of the Cultural Assets
10 February 2014
Ankara 5th Administrative Court over the file numbered 2011/879E., decided to suspend the execution of the AOÇ master plans. Regional Administrative Court refused the objection of the defendant administrations, and execution of AOÇ master plans were suspended
17 February 2014
Ankara 11th Administrative Court 2012/1694E, cancelled the procedure about the annulment of the historical site status of a part of 2100 block 16 parcel and 13585 block 12 parcel within the AOÇ area
29 April 2014
Chairpersons of 5 professional chambers applied to the Constitutional Court about the non-implementation of the legal court decisions
5 May 2014
Legal cases were started by 5 professional chambers with the determination that the testament and deed of donation of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk about the usage of the AOÇ areas are violated and with the demand of prohibition of intervention
2 June 2014
Together with the decision of the Council of State 6th Circle over the file numbered 2014/3793E., execution of the 1/10 000 Scaled Master Development Plan and 1st Degree Natural and Historical Site Area Master Development Plan for Conservation Purposes Amendment, 1/5000 Scaled Master Development Plan for Conservation Purposes and 1/1000 Scaled Development Application Plan for Conservation Purposes, prepared by Presidency of Privatization Administration for AOÇ Gazi District 2100 block 23-24 parcel by the decision of the Privatization High Board are suspended
11 June 2014
Legal cases were launched about the unregistered AOÇ Worker Civil Servants Houses and Restaurant structure and the legal case was accepted procedure for the refusal of the registration demand was cancelled
1 August 2014
The legal case started by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality about the approval of the 1/25.000 scaled Capital Ankara Master Development Plan in the administrative court was refused but by the decision of the Council of State 6th Circle it was annulled by the pretext that the lower scaled plans which were referred about the Atatürk Forest Farm area were not relevant as they were cancelled by legal court decisions
6 April 2015
The individual application to Constitutional Court was resulted with inadmissibility and the case will be transferred to European Court of Human Rights by individual applications of Executive Board of Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch.