Şükrü Aslan
1 Mayıs Mahallesi: Social Struggles and the City before 1980
Type
abstract
Year
2014
Aslan, Şükrü. 1 Mayıs Mahallesi: 1980 Öncesi
Toplumsal Mücadeleler ve Kent. İstanbul:
İletişim Yayınları, 2004, 240pp.
ABSTRACT
1 Mayıs Mahallesi: Social Struggles and the City Before
1980
1
Mayıs Mahallesi: 1980 Öncesi Toplumsal Mücadeleler Ve Kent
Written by Şükrü Aslan, this
book is a sociological study of squatter (gecekondu)
neighbourhood developments in Istanbul during the 1970s. This abstract is based
on the 1st edition published in 2004 by İletişim. The book is divided into
three chapters and employs qualitative methods of oral history for the study.
The 1960s marked the
proliferation of illegal squatter settlements on the fringes of various cities
in Turkey. These, together with the development of patronage relations between
public authorities, municipalities and the urban poor, have become symbols of
the metropolis in Turkey. This book explores this phenomenon from a micro
perspective through the examination of one squatter neighbourhood in Istanbul,
namely 1 Mayıs Mahallesi.
The book first discusses the theoretical
aspects of the study with reference to mass immigration, illegal housing and
political polarisation during the 1970s in Turkey. Aslan then examines the
impact of immigration and left-wing student organisations on the foundation and
development of 1 Mayıs Mahallesi between 1970 and 1977. Using data gathered
from in-depth interviews, the author focuses on equal distribution of land and
the consequences of political solidarity among immigrants.
In the final chapter, the
author explores the period following the mass demolition of the neighbourhood
in 1977 by public authorities. He looks at the processes of criminalisation and
the disintegration of original solidarity networks that took place in the
aftermath of the demolition. These processes are directly related to the legal
recognition of the neighbourhood that followed the military intervention of
1980.
The book concludes with
theoretical observations and questions about class conflict in urban spaces,
and the dynamism of formal and informal relations occurring in Istanbul during
the 1970’s. Complete transcripts of Aslan’s in-depth interviews are available
at the end of the book.
Overall, this book offers a
vigorous and critical contribution to literature on urbanisation and
development of squatter housing in Turkey.
Helin
Burkay
Citation
Burkay, Helin. “English abstract of 'of 1 Mayıs Mahallesi: Social Struggles and the City Before 1980'". Translated by SHelin Burkay. In Cities as Built and Lived Environments: Scholarship from Muslim Contexts, 1875 to 2011, by Aptin Khanbaghi. 85. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2014.
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1 Mayıs Mahallesi: Social Struggles and the City before 1980
Type
abstract
Year
2014
Aslan, Şükrü. 1 Mayıs Mahallesi: 1980 Öncesi
Toplumsal Mücadeleler ve Kent. İstanbul:
İletişim Yayınları, 2004, 240pp.
ABSTRACT
1 Mayıs Mahallesi: Social Struggles and the City Before
1980
1
Mayıs Mahallesi: 1980 Öncesi Toplumsal Mücadeleler Ve Kent
Written by Şükrü Aslan, this
book is a sociological study of squatter (gecekondu)
neighbourhood developments in Istanbul during the 1970s. This abstract is based
on the 1st edition published in 2004 by İletişim. The book is divided into
three chapters and employs qualitative methods of oral history for the study.
The 1960s marked the
proliferation of illegal squatter settlements on the fringes of various cities
in Turkey. These, together with the development of patronage relations between
public authorities, municipalities and the urban poor, have become symbols of
the metropolis in Turkey. This book explores this phenomenon from a micro
perspective through the examination of one squatter neighbourhood in Istanbul,
namely 1 Mayıs Mahallesi.
The book first discusses the theoretical
aspects of the study with reference to mass immigration, illegal housing and
political polarisation during the 1970s in Turkey. Aslan then examines the
impact of immigration and left-wing student organisations on the foundation and
development of 1 Mayıs Mahallesi between 1970 and 1977. Using data gathered
from in-depth interviews, the author focuses on equal distribution of land and
the consequences of political solidarity among immigrants.
In the final chapter, the
author explores the period following the mass demolition of the neighbourhood
in 1977 by public authorities. He looks at the processes of criminalisation and
the disintegration of original solidarity networks that took place in the
aftermath of the demolition. These processes are directly related to the legal
recognition of the neighbourhood that followed the military intervention of
1980.
The book concludes with
theoretical observations and questions about class conflict in urban spaces,
and the dynamism of formal and informal relations occurring in Istanbul during
the 1970’s. Complete transcripts of Aslan’s in-depth interviews are available
at the end of the book.
Overall, this book offers a
vigorous and critical contribution to literature on urbanisation and
development of squatter housing in Turkey.
Helin
Burkay
Citation
Burkay, Helin. “English abstract of 'of 1 Mayıs Mahallesi: Social Struggles and the City Before 1980'". Translated by SHelin Burkay. In Cities as Built and Lived Environments: Scholarship from Muslim Contexts, 1875 to 2011, by Aptin Khanbaghi. 85. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2014.
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Collections
Copyright
Muslim Civilisations Abstracts - The Aga Khan University
Country
Türkiye
Language
English
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