Neoliberal transformation of the Turkish city through the Urban Transformation Act

Elicin, Yeseren

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.07.006

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“…Since the start of the twenty-first century, Turkish cities have undergone largescale change through a process referred to as urban transformation (Elicin, 2014), involving the demolition of low-income inner-city settlements. One of the justifications for the policy is to protect people from earthquakes (Saraηoğlu and Demirtaş-Milz, 2014).…”

Section: Turkeymentioning

confidence: 99%

Speed or deliberation: a comparison of post‐disaster recovery in Japan, Turkey, and Chile

Platt¹,

2016

Disasters

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This paper compares recovery in the wake of three recent earthquakes: the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011; the Van earthquake in Turkey in October 2011; and the Maule earthquake in Chile in February 2010. The authors visited all three locations approximately 12-18 months after the incidents and interviewed earthquake specialists, disaster managers, urban planners, and local authorities. A key challenge to post-disaster recovery planning is balancing speed and deliberation. While affected communities must rebuild as quickly as possible, they must also seek to maximise the opportunities for improvement that disasters provide. The three case studies bring this dilemma into stark relief, as recovery was respectively slow, fast, and just right in the aftermath of the events: the Government of Japan adopted a deliberate approach to recovery and reconstruction; speed was of the essence in Turkey; and an effective balance between speed and deliberation was achieved in Chile.

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Section: Turkeymentioning

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Speed or deliberation: a comparison of post‐disaster recovery in Japan, Turkey, and Chile

Platt¹,

2016

Disasters

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“…As previously mentioned, the municipality's attempt at an area-based regeneration process is also not realistic on such a scale, and it can be criticized within the contexts of spatial and social injustice, sustainability in urban form, ecology and urban identity, as well. However, the emphasis has been mainly given to displacement, social exclusion and gentrification issues in literature, possibly after area-based regeneration projects where disadvantaged population had been living in formerly (Elicin, 2014). Such challenges of regeneration both in the World and Turkey, occurred for middle and upper-middle income neighbourhoods, are lacking in literature and needs an extension of debate within the consideration of this paper.…”

Section: Changing Attitudes Regarding Area-based Regeneration and Buimentioning

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Urban transformation through property-led regeneration: A case of building renewals in Istanbul

Koramaz¹,

Koramaz²,

Özer³

2018

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Urban transformation is a prominent topic within Istanbul's urban planning agenda. Transformation process of the city falls under the scope of academicians and the related authorities; and is a focus of debate from different perspectives in daily life. In this atmosphere, centralised policies promote construction facilities as the leading economic sector, and the legislation sets the legal framework facilitating transformation processes. This transformation in Istanbul occurs in two forms; as area-based regeneration projects and single building renewal processes. Area-based regeneration projects have long been examined due to their widespread effects, however single building renewal also leads to transformation over the long term. The motivation behind this paper is to examine the single building renewal process by means of a case study-Bakirkoy, which is one of the sub-centres of Istanbul. In this context, the paper aims to construct an analytical evaluation of the regeneration process in Bakirkoy and tries to evaluate the process linking it with critiques of property-led regeneration debates worldwide. This paper covers a periodical evaluation of this process by attempting to understand the urban transformation pattern by means of a descriptive spatial analysis, and a discussion of recent policies in Bakirkoy case.

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“…On the other hand, according to some of the parties, urban regeneration presents opportunities for expansion in the construction sector (Elicin, 2014). According to the authorities, 98% of the 20 million construction stock are under the risk of earthquake.…”

Section: Urban Regeneration Perception In Various Partiesmentioning

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Upgrading of illegal settlements in Turkey; the case of North Ankara Entrance Urban Regeneration Project

Uzun

Simsek

2015

Habitat International

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Neoliberal transformation of the Turkish city through the Urban Transformation Act

Cited by 43 publications

References 9 publications

Speed or deliberation: a comparison of post‐disaster recovery in Japan, Turkey, and Chile

Speed or deliberation: a comparison of post‐disaster recovery in Japan, Turkey, and Chile

Urban transformation through property-led regeneration: A case of building renewals in Istanbul

Upgrading of illegal settlements in Turkey; the case of North Ankara Entrance Urban Regeneration Project

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