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Istanbul is a big city. A city where a lot of things happen and a lot of different people live next to each other. As far as I know Istanbul conglomerates of different residential styles which I regard as imperative to explore. I am interested in how the city manages to meet the domestic demands of a 13 million inhabitants. While researching following questions have been arisen: | Istanbul is a big city. A city where a lot of things happen and a lot of different people live next to each other. As far as I know Istanbul conglomerates of different residential styles which I regard as imperative to explore. I am interested in how the city manages to meet the domestic demands of a 13 million inhabitants. While researching following questions have been arisen: | ||
* Where do most of the inhabitants live? | * Where do most of the inhabitants live? | ||
* Are <i>[[wikipedia:de:Gecekondu| | * Are <i>[[wikipedia:de:Gecekondu|Gecekondu]]</i> still a hot topic in Istanbul? | ||
* Will I see Plattenbauten? | * Will I see Plattenbauten? | ||
After a locally fieldwork I want to interpret the collected data. Be it raw facts or digital imaging. | After a locally fieldwork I want to interpret the collected data. Be it raw facts or digital imaging. | ||
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While thinking about all the possibilities one has as a student while staying in Istanbul, one has to have a focal point otherwise one gets lost. During the 14-day-stay in that city I | While thinking about all the possibilities one has as a student while staying in Istanbul, one has to have a focal point otherwise one gets lost. During the 14-day-stay in that city I | ||
made a brief journey through the residential area Zeytinburnu which is farther west of the city centre. There, I strolled along the blocks and parks and took a lot of pictures. My underlying idea was to find Gecekondus in that certain place. It is known as a former place where rural people from Turkey settled down to set up their simply made houses 'over night' ('gece'= night, 'kondu' = build). It took me some time to actually find those buildings. Luckily I discovered a few of them right next to newly constructed appartement buildings. It couldn't look any better: residential highrise put side by side and in between a ramshackle hut. | made a brief journey through the residential area Zeytinburnu which is farther west of the city centre. There, I strolled along the blocks and parks and took a lot of pictures. My underlying idea was to find Gecekondus in that certain place. It is known as a former place where rural people from Turkey settled down to set up their simply made houses 'over night' ('gece'= night, 'kondu' = build). It took me some time to actually find those buildings. Luckily I discovered a few of them right next to newly constructed appartement buildings. It couldn't look any better: residential highrise put side by side and in between a ramshackle hut. | ||
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[[File:Evathin_gecekondu_elii.jpg|Gecekondu I|250px]] | |||
[[File:Evathin_gecekondu_forreal.JPG|Gecekondu II|250px]] | |||
[[File:Evathin_gecekondu_inbetween.JPG|Gecekondu III|250px]] | |||
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