Vol I · Issue 01.
Spring 2026. The founding issue — manifesto, two precedent essays, field notes from the first Aegean site visit, and the quarter's decisions log. Editor: Ahmet Turetmis.
On building slowly.
Draft letter. The final version replaces this on publication.
A journal is a discipline before it is a publication. The discipline is this: if we believe a thing strongly enough to build it, we owe the future a trace of why we believed it.
Issue I is the founding issue. It lands the documents that made Kont legible enough to start, pairs them with the first real field work from the Aegean site, and looks backward at two traditions we draw from and refuse to copy. The decisions log closes the quarter honestly — what we settled, what we changed, what we deferred.
Issue II opens to guest contributions. If you work at a clinic, a production cooperative, a land trust, a research group whose work shares our grain, write to us. The editor's inbox is hello@kontproject.com.
Seven pieces.
- Editor's letter On building slowly. A. Turetmis · ~1,200 words · live
- Essay What the kibbutz teaches — and what we have to do differently. A. Turetmis · ~3,800 words · draft
- Essay The Dunbar number, the service floor, and the shape of a small settlement. A. Turetmis · ~2,400 words · draft
- Field note First walk of the Aegean site — March 2026. A. Turetmis · ~1,100 words · live
- Field note Notes from the Izmir co-op registration office. A. Turetmis · ~800 words · draft
- Research Closed-loop water in Aegean rainfall — the feasibility sketch. KONT research brief · ~2,000 words · draft
- Decisions What we've settled, what's still open, what we've deferred. Decisions log Q1 2026 · ~700 words · draft