Tag: Istanbul
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Istanbul: the Neo-Authoritarian City in the Age of Neoliberalism
Istanbul’s recent urban policies, as Fred Paxton argues, cannot quite be categorised as neoliberal. Instead, one should focus the city’s cultural legacy.
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Observations from a Degentrifying İstanbul
Istanbul is dealing with processes of massive urban change. Meric Kirmizi regularly visits her former home town and critically shares her concerns with us.
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Filming Cities: Ekümenopolis (2011)
In this month’s Filming Cities, Jorn Koelemaij reviews the documentary Ekumenopolis’, which shows how Istanbul has reached its limits.
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Through Istanbul’s Marketplaces
Freek Janssens discusses the meaning of traditional marketplaces in currently modernising Istanbul, which require specific skills to be built up.


