Imece definition
Imece in Turkish means the work is done voluntarily/compulsively/jointly in a village or village community. According to the tradition of imece if it is decided that any problems of the village should be remedied, each household there has to meet the labour force openness. If it is about the money collection, it is called release (“salıverme”). If the decision to collect money for a topic is taken, it must make a financial contribution at the rate of each household. Imece is a solidarity organization based on a not written law in villages or small towns (https://educalingo.com/en/dic- tr/imece). The culture of imece or collective work is one of the most significant cultures of Anatolia which provides collective labour for agricultural production and for any kind of activities needed in the rural areas, such as common items constructions (sewerage, school, mosque), cleaning, organizing events including providing necessary equipment whereas daily needs of rural settings require the consciousness of collective labour and cooperation, it also gives rise to the culture of collective work beings a significant part of social sustainability (Kaya, 2016).
Imece means collaboration among peasants and implies collectively accomplished tasks in the villages. The paper emphasises the importance of cultural and personal elements in housing arrangements and of empowering victims to participate in the planning and implementation of recovery projects.