canal istanbul: can i play with madness?
The long awaited “mad project” of the Prime-Minister Erdogan was finally presented yesterday with a stage show. Couple of weeks ago, he confused the public opinion about the project by […]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
sulukule: strategies of resistance and solidarity practices
Click on the image to see full size The site In Istanbul, a very aggressive urban regeneration process began with a new law (5366) passed in July 2005. Under this […]
“the wild project” for istanbul…
Since the last couple of months, we are waiting to hear about “this wild project” of the prime-minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Istanbul. This is one of the weird urban […]
im – permaculture
Im-Permaculture ————————- An unusual approach to Permaculture. Im-permaculture looks at the ‘impermanence’ of life, questioning how we can observe nature’s patterns to develop systems within our surroundings and ourselves […]
reclaiming emek cinema
cover photo: Ilgin Erarslan Yilmaz Emek Cinema Emek was one of the most important cultural venues of Istanbul, mainly screening independent movies. The cinema is closed for almost two years […]
istanbul strategic plan 2010 – 2014
In Turkey, all the local authorities are required by law to prepare their strategic plans for an administration period. These plans, ideally and in theory, are supposed to provide the […]
art vis-a-vis urban renewal
Nalan Yırtmaç Please, Move Towards the Back 24 Mar – 16 Apr 2011 “Please, Move Towards the Back” is Nalan Yırtmaç’s second solo show in her career and first solo […]
rosewater revitalisation project
Rosewater Revitalisation is an urban agriculture / gecekondu upgrading project designed by Padraig McMorrow (of University College Dublin and the University of Stuttgart) for Gülsuyu / Gülensu gecekondu neighborhoods in […]
reading istanbul (work in progress)
This is an ever expanding bibliography on Istanbul available in English. It does not claim to be “the” reading list for Istanbul. It covers wide range of urban issues from […]
q and a: urban transformation in istanbul
Questions: Özgür Göral Answers: Yasar A. Adanali 1) Urban transformation projects are one of the most controversial issues during the last years in İstanbul. In your opinion, what is the […]
istanbul living in exclusion
Istanbul Living in Voluntary and Involuntary Exclusion (2009) is a publication that brings maps, interviews, articles and case studies together on urban transformation processes and its impact on different social […]
reports on – istanbul – in reports
(Global Metro Monitor 2010) You can find and download various reports on Istanbul below. UN AGFE Report (2009) mainly documents the right to housing situation in the city and […]
forced eviction map
Many Istanbul neighbourhoods have been going through large transformations in recent years, which have lead to demolition of houses and eviction of the people. In some cases residents are being […]