The Politics of the Turkish Gecekondu (Slum) Dwellers

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, and the Kuruçeşme mahallesi (neighborhood) in particular. The theoretical ground for this paper is constitute...

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