Gecekondu - Wikipedia
WEBGecekondu, meaning 'put up overnight' (plural gecekondular), is a Turkish word meaning a house put up quickly without proper permissions, [1] a squatter's house, and by extension, a shanty or shack. Gecekondu bölgesi is a neighborhood made of those gecekondular.
Istanbul - Tarlabaşı. The Oldest Slum. Walking ... - YouTube
WEBThe Oldest Slum. Walking Tour. Taksim Square. Turkey. 4K 60FPS - YouTube. Tarlabaşı is a rundown neighbourhood in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, stretching from Taksim Square and...
TURKISH SLUMS are not what you think... - YouTube
WEBJoin me on an unforgettable adventure as I step into the vibrant and bustling world of Turkish slums for the first time. In this eye-opening video, I take yo...
Tarlabaşı: A Slum Quarter in Istanbul – balkan stories
WEBI am living here, in Tarlabaşı, Istanbul’s most famous slum, on Emin Cami Sokak, a wash-lined street full of dissolute houses, heavy with past, and a well with an Arabic inscription which ceased functioning long ago.
Slums of Istanbul, Turkey - YouTube
WEBAug 11, 2014 · Slums of Istanbul, Turkey. While traveling in Istanbul, you may find a high contrast between gorgeous mosques and poverty of their neighborhoods. One of the brightest examples is shown in this...
Social Exclusion in the Slum Areas of Large Cities in Turkey
WEBThe aim of this article is to analyze the results of a survey conducted in the slum areas of six metropolitan cities in Turkey— Adana, Ankara, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, İstanbul and İzmir—in order to unveil the multifaceted aspects of social exclusion processes as experienced by their inhabitants.
WEBWhen Turkish cities are taken into consideration, urban regeneration refers to an arrangement of property whose land has crooked and dilapidated constructions, sensitive to natural hazards and urban risks, with insufficient and poor infrastructure, dense, illegal and unsettled (Usta et. al., 2015).
WEBAccording to UN-HABITAT, Turkey has a slum population 23% of the total urban population (UN-HABITAT 2003). In response to policy initiatives, the country reduced its proportion of slum households from 17.9% in 2000 to 12.4% in 2010 (UN-HABITAT 2010). But this fact raises a question: how did it impact on the built environment?
[PDF] Upgrading slum settlements in Turkey: Sustainable housing ...
WEBIn highlighting the problems that have ccompanied slum-upgrading projects in Turkey, the paper will also propose social and design strategies for better and sustainable outcomes to meet the environmental and social needs of slum communities.
The Politics of the Turkish Gecekondu (Slum) Dwellers
WEBJan 1, 2009 · This paper discusses the determined attempts of the Turkish state to restructure urban slums on the one hand and the politics of slum dwellers on the other, with a focus on Izmir in general,...