Scales, Thresholds And Dilemmas Of Housing Transformations In Istanbul

In Istanbul, urban transformation and housing production processes are so intricatelyentwined and intertwined that they elicit a plethora of predictable and unexpectedsubject matters to be studied holistically. This book provides an insight into the scales,thresholds, and dilemmas of housing transformations in Istanbul from past to present,with a focus on cause-and-effect relationships. It scrutinizes Istanbul from newperspectives as the primary scene, target, and playground for neoliberal market actsand actors, on the one hand, and seeks to shed light on future prospects with regard tohousing needs and expectations of twenty-first century users in line with the uniquedynamics of Istanbul, a city without ends, on the other hand.