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title: "Civil Society Organisation in Architecture"
canonical: "https://banuucak.com/en/mimarlik-ortaminda-sivil-toplum-orgutlenmesi/"
date: "2021-04-22"
author: "Banu Uçak"
description: "With Durmuş Dilekçi and Hakan Demirel I talked about civil society in architecture and the mission of İstanbul Serbest Mimarlar Derneği."
categories: ["Ode Select", "talks"]
lang: "en"
---

https://youtu.be/kNGZsS8JB8w

We spoke with **Durmuş Dilekçi**, 10th-term president of **İstanbul Serbest Mimarlar Derneği**, and with Hakan Demirel, a member of the 9th-term board, about the current architectural scene, about civil society organisations in architecture, and about the mission of İstanbul Serbest Mimarlar Derneği. Durmuş Dilekçi, president of the 10th-term board, shared his vision and his aims for his own term as president.