subject: Initial and Current Museum Policies of Istanbul Archaeology Museum [print this page] After the millennium, modern Turkey, in efforts of harmonization process to the EU, has faced certain changes in the perception of the role of the state in culture area, which has been under the strict authority of the state. According to this, Turkey has adopted an approach, which suggests that the state should assume a regulative, not determinative, role in respect of culture policies. Upon the accession to power of AKP (Justice and Development Party), several amendments to the legal framework were introduced as well as the enactment of several new regulations. IAM has been experiencing some changes accordingly in administrative issues and a new approach to the museum's policy has been adopted. In this context, initial and current role of the museum for the state and people aimed to be studied.
Initial and Current Museum Policies of Istanbul Archaeology Museum
