Imece
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"Imece" is a special name given for a Turkish
tradition, which is a village-scale collaboration
on an individual’s work or need of human power. For example, if a couple is getting married villagers participate in the overall organization of the ceremony including but not limited to preparation of the celebration venue, food, building and settlement of the new house for the newly weds etc. This tradition often finds its way into modern world where in big cities people would help each other for free in undertaking tasks, which in western world would be unthinkable without proper pay. Imece is a volunteer activity, yet has its unwritten rules. Especially, if members of the community are co-located, reciprocity is expected.Tasks are often distributed according to expertise and has no central authority to govern activities.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
tradition, which is a village-scale collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration is working together to achieve a goal. It is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals, — for example, an intriguing endeavor that is creative in nature—by sharing...
on an individual’s work or need of human power. For example, if a couple is getting married villagers participate in the overall organization of the ceremony including but not limited to preparation of the celebration venue, food, building and settlement of the new house for the newly weds etc. This tradition often finds its way into modern world where in big cities people would help each other for free in undertaking tasks, which in western world would be unthinkable without proper pay. Imece is a volunteer activity, yet has its unwritten rules. Especially, if members of the community are co-located, reciprocity is expected.Tasks are often distributed according to expertise and has no central authority to govern activities.