Nesin Mathematics Village () is an educational and research institute devoted to

mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

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in western Turkey. It is located from

Şirince Şirince (), also known as Kirkintzes (), is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 456 (2022). It is about east of the town Selçuk and about 8 kilometres from Ephesus. The area ar ...

village in

Selçuk Selçuk is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 317 km2, and its population is 38,151 (2022). The town Selçuk is located northeast of the ancient city of Ephesus, that was once home to the Temple of Artemis, o ...

district.

History and activities

It was launched in 2007 by

Ali Nesin Hüseyin Ali Nesin (born 18 November 1956, Istanbul) is a Turkish people, Turkish Prof. Mathematician and scientist He was born in November 18 1956 in Istanbul, İstanbul. His father is the well known writer Aziz Nesin, and his mother is Meral Ç ...

, a veteran mathematics professor, who heads up education non-profit Nesin Foundation established by his father, humorist writer

Aziz Nesin Aziz Nesin (; born Mehmet Nusret, 20 December 1915, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire – 6 July 1995, Izmir , Turkey) was a Turkish writer, humorist and the author of more than 100 books. Born in a time when Turks did not have official surnames, ...

(1915–1995). Mathematics Village is funded by donations made to the Nesin Foundation. Nesin Mathematics Village hosts various mathematical activities, mostly short summer courses. Teaching in the mathematics village "is voluntary; while the mathematics village does not provide honoraria for the teachers, it provides free accommodations and meals". Courses range from high-school to graduate university courses. All high school courses are taught in Turkish, as the students do not necessarily know foreign languages, but any undergraduate or postgraduate course may be taught in English. Since 2014, Nesin Mathematics Village has been hosting an art school, Nesin Art Village, founded by Işın Önol. Students usually stay in the village for a cycle of two weeks. Each Thursday, a vacation activity is organized. There are no TVs or broadcast music, although there are occasionally film screenings. Around fifteen paid staff and nearly one hundred volunteers work there every year. The village has also been hosting domestic and international mathematics meetings recently. Ali Nesin was bestowed the 2018

Leelavati Award The Leelavati Award is an award for outstanding contribution to public outreach in mathematics. It is named after the 12th-century mathematical treatise " Lilavati" devoted to arithmetic, algebra, and the decimal system written by the Indian mathema ...

for "his outstanding contributions towards increasing public awareness of mathematics in Turkey, in particular for his tireless work in creating the 'Mathematical Village' as an exceptional, peaceful place for education, research, and the exploration of mathematics for anyone."

Demolition scare

According to a statement in July 2017 by Tekin Karadağ, the president of the Şirince Environment and Nature Association, Nesin Mathematics Village was slated for demolition by the authorities as being an "illegal construction". However, Harun Abuş, Director of Development and City Planning of Selçuk Municipality, declared that at this moment Nesin Mathematics Village is "not on the demolition calendar".

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Article on the maths village

Nesin Matematik Köyü Hava Durumu
{{authority control Mathematical institutes Schools in Turkey 2007 establishments in Turkey Selçuk District

History and activities

Demolition scare

See also

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