Karaşoğlu, Arda NoyanKarabey, AtahanEker, EzgiPak, SetenaySökmen, Simay2024-02-062024-02-062023https://hdl.handle.net/11693/114257Ankara : İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü, 2023.This work is a student project of the Department of History, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University.The History of Turkey course (HIST200) is a requirement for all Bilkent undergraduates. It is designed to encourage students to work in groups on projects concerning any topic of their choice that relates to the history of Turkey. It is designed as an interactive course with an emphasis on research and the objective of investigating events, chronologically short historical periods, as well as historic representations. Students from all departments prepare and present final projects for examination by a committee, with 10 projects chosen to receive awards.Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-20).Bu makalede, 1957 yılında hizmete açılan ve günümüzde hâlen kullanımda olan Türkiye’nin ilk termik santrallerinden Soma Termik Santrali’nin sosyo-ekonomik ve çevresel faktörlerinin incelemesi yapılmıştır. Termik santrallerin amacı ve genel çalışma prensibi ile termik santrallerin Türkiye'deki tarihçesinden ve ülkedeki rolünden bahsedilmiştir. Türkiye'deki termik santrallerin etkileri ve özellikle Soma Termik Santrali’nin açıldığı dönemde bölgeye sağladığı enerjinin yanı sıra uzun vadede bölgede yarattığı çeşitli olumlu ve olumsuz etkiler ele alınmıştır. Santralin bölgede doğurduğu etkilere birebir şahit olmuş ve 1980’lerde santralde görev almış bir yetkiliyle yapılan röportaj sonucunda Soma Termik Santrali’nin o dönemki konumu ve halkın santrale bakış açısı aktarılan deneyim ve gözlemlerle desteklendirilmiştir. Santralin günümüzdeki işleyişi, santralde gerçekleştirilen kapanmalar ve özelleştirmenin beraberinde santralin geleceği ile ilgili hususlara değinilmiştir.In this article, the socio-economic and environmental factors of Soma Thermal Power Plant, one of the first thermal power plants of Turkey, which was opened in 1957 and is still in use today, were examined. The purpose and general working principle of thermal power plants, the history of thermal power plants in Turkey and their role in the country are mentioned. The effects of thermal power plants in Turkey, and in particular the energy that Soma Thermal Power Plant provided to the region when it was opened, as well as the various positive and negative effects it created in the region in the long term, were discussed. As a result of an interview with an official who witnessed first-hand the effects of the power plant on the region and worked at the power plant in the 1980’s, the position of Soma Thermal Power Plant at that time and the public's perspective on the power plant were supported by the experiences and observations conveyed. Points about the current operation of the power plant, the closures made in the power plant, and the future of the power plant, along with privatization, are mentioned.22 pages.TurkishCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlikeTermik santralÇevreSosyo-ekonomik etkiBölgeEnerjiSomaThermal power plantEnvironmentSocio-economic impactRegionEnergyStudent ProjectSPB4642