The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Protection of Cultural Heritage: The Conservation and Restoration Specialists Association in 20th Anniversar

The common values, historical, cultural and natural beauties of the society are the common property of the humanity. The share we receive from common values is a factor that diversifies and glorifies our individual happiness, wealth and prosperity. Although the common value of society seems to be enriched individually when we have it to our own property, we actually become poor with everyone. While the mechanism of the protection and promotion of common values and interests in politics is democracy, the means in protection is planning. Developing awareness about conservation is the only solution. If cultural assets with important and irreplaceable values no longer serve or cannot serve their purpose, their protection has become a social responsibility. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), which are the driving force in the society, play an important role in the protection of cultural heritage. In order to sustain the cultural heritage, public-local-civil-private partnership should be strengthened and awareness of protection should be increased. In this context, The Conservation and Restoration Specialists Association, in accordance with the objectives specified in the Regulation; to increase the number of conscious individuals who are respectful to the cultural assets and values of the country and who are aware of the fact that protection is in the public interest and aims to develop the society in this direction. The acquisitions that can create information about cultural heritage and conservation to be realized by The Conservation and Restoration Specialists Association and similar NGO will ensure the creation of social awareness and the formation of strong unity between the parties concerned by protecting the cultural assets and environment.