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Defne Kadıoğlu Polat is a Political Scientist and works on issues of urban transformation and social exclusion. She is currently a Mercator Stiftung-IPC Fellow at Sabancı University, Istanbul.
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Published in: HomeDid Erdoğan finally get his Gezi?Could this be a win-win situation for Erdoğan and the AKP: able to enhance their power while reinstating their...
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Published in: HomeThe gentrification-education cycle in Istanbul’s gated communitiesAny encounters that exist between newcomers and long-term inhabitants end at the school gate.
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Published in: HomeSur: urban renewal in the Southeast Anatolian war zoneWhile the Turkish government claims that all original residents will be able to return to Sur, it is likely that,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What neighbourhood and gentrification mean for Berlin immigrantsEven without the threat of racism, many immigrants are unhappy about changing their neighbourhood.