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One of the epic pictures from the Occupy Gezi movement:
Tag Archives: urban resistance
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resisting the demolition of the famous emek cinema
Turkey Emek cinema protesters released after clash Four people detained during a protest against the closure of the famous Emek cinema in Istanbul on Sunday have been released pending a […]
zero eviction campaign in istanbul
Call to International Alliance of Inhabitants (IAI) to organize a Zero-Eviction Campaign in Istanbul We, as NGOs, neighbourhood associations, grassroots, urban movements and platforms plus academicians, activists, architects, planners, legal […]
…gentrified istiklal street…
Originally published @ Red Thread / Archive / Issue 3 (2011) De-spatialized Space as Neoliberal Utopia: Gentrified İstiklal Street and Commercialized Urban Spaces Yaşar Adnan Adanalı [1] Today İstanbul ranks seventh among world cities in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]