Transformation of Ayvalık Küçükköy (Yenihori) into a Smart Art Village (2015)

Event

Transformation of Ayvalık Küçükköy (Yenihori) into a Smart Art Village (2015) represents a pivotal historical development within Western Anatolia, reshaping regional networks and civic institutions.

Chronology

Unfolding across distinct chronological phases, the event reached its culmination through strategic decisions and local resistance.

Spatial trace

The spatial footprint encompasses key coastal approaches and inland corridors highlighted on the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Transformation%20of%20Ayval%C4%B1k%20K%C3%BC%C3%A7%C3%BCkk%C3%B6y%20(Yenihori)%20into%20a%20Smart%20Art%20Village%20(2015)).

Legacy and limits

The enduring legacy of this event remains tangible today through surviving monuments, archaeological discoveries, and living cultural memory.

Periods

• The Aegean today

Narrative stops

• Ayvalık Küçükköy (Yenihori) 19th-Century Greek Stone Houses and Art Studios
• Edremit Hacıaslanlar Kazdağı Yörük Ethnography Village and Stone Olive Mills
• Dursunbey Alaçam Mountains 1,600m Altitude Fir Forests and Timber Mansions

Research sources

• Ayvalık Küçükköy (Yenihori) 19. Yüzyıl Rum Taş Mimairisi, Boşnak Göçü ve Akıllı Sanat Köyü Dönüşümü
• Edremit Hacıaslanlar Yörük Etnografya Mirası ve Dursunbey Alaçam Dağları Ahşap Konut Mimarisi