A Placeto Grow.An Introductionto the incubator concept.Opinionsabout the Technology Corridor.Pictures of 21st. Century Life Style in Alacati International Environmental Technology Park.Port Agrilia-ALACATI , where all these modern planning is taking place.Technoparks in Turkey and the Alacati Environmental Technopark by Kaya TuncerYear 2023-Development Concept illustration (174 KB), Urla-Alacati-Cesme where the modern planning is taking place. The concept is written shortly in the following summary.
To have a dream by Ali Akurgal - in Turkish (Düş kurmak)
Organize to establish around 1,000 Wind Mills, approximately 1,500-2,000 MW installed power capacity to produce 5 billions kWh/year electricity from the wind power. This corresponds to the need of about 1,000,000 homes or 1,500 modern 1,000 bed hotels. In other words nearly equal to the whole yearly consumption of the inner City of Izmir. Theoretical Wind Energy Potential of TURKEY
Promote to establish 500 MW solar, 100 MW geothermal energy production units supplying energy for the need of the region.
Promote and organize to establish Hydrogen production and storage, initially from the wind later from other methods, to be utilized in the production of electrical energy and fuel for electric cars. The batteries are charged by the fuel cells which converts hydrogen to heat, water and electricity.
Establish flat stepped land underneath the wind mills to grow plants, suitable to survive naturally for earth and climatic factors, such as grapes, almond trees, herbs and others already naturally growing there. The flattened stepped land also stop the rain water washing away the top soil causing erosion at the same time building water reservoir underground.
Promote and probably own a 3 language, K-12 boarding school, with plenty of summer courses arranged in such a way that school graduate will find reasonably good salaries and does not have to go to university immediately after graduation.
Promote life-long education for people "6 years old to 100 years young".
With support and kind permission of the government of Turkey establish 100 lots of land each 50 hectars for each university in the country to;
build technolgy incubator premises with a capacity of at least 20 projects in each,
create financial synergy, by diverting scarce money sources available for research to be used jointly with many universities, in this beautiful well prepared region in one room, so to say, first to start and then in the following period to pursue the research in their own campuses. From Vision to Project Realisation
This idea will cause to bring the people together in and out of the country together for a certain research subject. Solving a universally important problem; the problem of making some funds available to each university but normally insufficient to create a critical mass in the brain capacity, equipment etc., therefore synergy to achieve effective results ratioanally.
It is very expensive nearly impossible to make sufficient funds available for each university as we experience all over the world. What we are suggesting is that a good start here in the region, with a flash of an innovative idea, could be initiated, later on could be broken down to smaller pieces and followed up rather inexpensively in their own campuses. Researcher will know each other better, make a work division naturally, create a friendly atmosphere and most of all make the whole country feel like a small technopark.
Due diligence in the co-ordination, approval, evaluation and further funding of course will have to be properly incorporated into the system.
This innovative solution ultimately leads to concentrate national efforts to focus on the selected subjects.
Promote and engage in establishing 10 venture capital firms of national an international experience and connections. To make funds available for start-up's. IPO (initial public offering), is a "sine qua non" for this concept. The region is a well accepted summer resort for the wealthiest of the 12 million Aegean Region people. But "Venture Capital" idea needs promotion by experienced intermediaries.
Promote and co-ordinate establishments of several Government research and development centers to take a place in the region. TUBITAK - Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council.
TUBITAK is the responsible body of the government for leading and co-ordinating the R&D in Turkey.
Allocate small lots of land, around 10 hectars, to each country in the world, irrespective that they are technologically advanced or not. The idea is to create "COLOR" and "VARIETY" in the beautiful region. They will bring their culture or technology or "to be together feeling" into the life of the others.
Promote geriatry(oldER age), research and active living/retiring, ideas.
Istanbul is undefiably the center for finance and marketing BUT NOT for research or development. It is very expensive and even the rich people does not qualify as having a high "quality of life".
Of course there are exceptions; financial and ecomomic academicians working in big banks and companies are exceptions. Also exceptions of a few other subjects, like medicine practice in crowded cities have rewards. For instance in history the people prefered crowded cities like Hierapolis of Denizli-Pamukkale and Asklepion of Bergama. The abundancy of experience of doctors in a big city and to be incognito as a patient must be among the reasons that cause this behavior.
Promote shipping line connections between Istanbul (Yesilkoy) to Izmir (Guzelbahce) nightly boat service with conference rooms and other conveniences for a modern life. The idea is to connect the 2 biggest Metropoles of Turkey together in a very convenient, rational and relaxing manner.
Promote daily ferry boats to Italy. Ferry boats from Cesme to Italy, Ro-Ro boats from Seferihisar to Italy connected by a 30 km. land road from Seferihisar to Guzelbahce where nightly sea passage from Guzelbahce to Yesilkoy Istanbul-to E-5 main highway of Turkey in the East-West direction will be reached.
Last but not least in the program we have a vision for a Nobel Price by the year of 2023. It is the 100.Year of the Republic of Turkey. We owe very much to our leader ATATURK, 1881-1938, who lay the rules and foundations of Modern Turkey of today. We feel it is the obligation of every one of us here in Turkey to work for that mission.
History in 1453 has shown that in Ottoman Empire we have changed the course of the history by hosting a foreign young (Hungarian) engineer who has built the biggest cannon of the world.
Technology has no nationality. Whoever creates a better environment they get the cream of the people to come and live with them.
History was changed again in 1945 next time by USA who opened the doors and arms to the foreign scientists and academicians.
We shall try our best to create the environment to lead to earn at least one ourselves, but if we cannot by the year of 2023 then we shall adopt one. We hope and we need to be able to choose our future success subject other than "the biggest gun".
"Peace at home, peace in the world" is the criterion of our leader for our Nobel work.
Detailed Map of the High Technology Corridor in Cesme Peninsula 20,000 hectares red shaded area represents The International Environmental High-Tech Zone between Urla and Cesme |
 Map of the Western Part of Turkey |
 Remzi Ozen - Kutlu Aktas - Nuri Ertan - Ergun Ozakat One of the first visits to Israel with Izmir Governor and Mayors of Cesme and Alacati for the establisment of the technopark. |
Space photo of Turkey and others by John Walker
with the compliments of the famous NASA
Satellite photo of The Cesme Peninsula
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