http://istanbul-urban-research.blogspot.com
In the course of my PhD Dissertation I prepared a blog on the topic of Urban Transformation in Istanbul in order to sort and connect to the various online resrources I found and am constantly discovering. Furthermore I will share first outcomes of the particular topic of the Dissertation, namely what kind of Civil Society Organizations emerge and are active in the face of Urban Transformation in Istanbul since the 2000s and how they organize and which repertoire of resistance they potentially employ.
Martin Schwegmann, Berlin, the 20th of December
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Istanbul Urban Research Blog
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Labels: Basibüyük, Fener Balat Ayvansaray, gecekondu, gentrification, Gülsuyu-Gülensu, Istanbul, Kaghitane, research, Sulukule, Tarlabasi, urban informality, urban research
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Urbane Transformation und Widerstand
(Eintritt frei)
Movie Screening Istanbul:
Urban Transformation and Resistance
Monday, 19th of September at 7 pm
Multilayerladen, Adalbertstr. 4
(Free entry)

1.„no pass to demolition“ (Beksav)
3.„Göc“ (Migration) (IMECE)
4.„Istanbul is naked“ (Zafer Bicen)
İstanbul Çıplak - Istanbul Is Naked from Kara Bayrak on Vimeo.
Reportage in "der Spiegel":
http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,787048,00.html
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Labels: gecekondu, gentrification, Istanbul, Kaghitane, movie, Sulukule
Movie Night at Babylon Mitte
In the series "New German Movie" Babylon Mitte shows:
Sulukule Roman Orchestra, Ede Müller, 2009, 8 min
The last days of Sulukule, Naomi Steuer, 2010, 42 min
Moderation: Martin Schwegmann, Urban Researcher
from the local Press:
"Die letzten Tage von Sulukule
zitty-Kritik 18/2011
Neuer deutscher Film: Die letzten Tage von Sulukule und Sulukule Roman Orchestra
Sulukule war das älteste Roma-Viertel Istanbuls. Ein lukratives Gebiet für die Stadtplaner, und so begannen 2006 der Abriss und die Umsiedlung der Bewohner, um neue Luxusapartments zu
errichten. Im Babylon Mitte werden nun zwei Dokumentarfilme gezeigt, die sich mit der Zerstörung des Weltkulturerbes der Roma in Istanbul befassen. Naomi Steuer begleitet in „Die letzten Tage von Sulukule“ Roma, die in den Ruinen ausharren bis zum Schluss. Sie wollen ihre Heimat nicht verlassen, denn hier standen die Vergnügungshäuser, in denen ihre Musik gespielt wurde. Eine einst lebendige Kultur, die auch in Ede Müllers Kurzfilm „Sulukule Roman Orchestra“ beleuchtet wird. Das Orchester wurde 2006 im Zuge der Proteste gegen den Abriss gegründet, um die musikalische Tradition der Roma am Leben zu erhalten. Zwei Zeitdokumente – 2010 wurden die letzten Häuser abgerissen, in dem Jahr, in dem Istanbul Kulturhauptstadt Europas war. Neben den Regisseuren wird auch der Istanbuler Stadtforscher und Publizist Orhan Esen anwesend sein.
Su-Zien Kim"
(Anmerkung UP: Statt Orhan Esen übernahm Martin Schwegmann von Urban Passion die Moderation)
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
From Sulukule to Kreuzberg
„Von Sulukule nach Kreuzberg: Vertreibung in Istanbul – Umstrukturierung in Berlin.Wenn die Stadtentwicklung profitgierige Wirtschaftsinteressen und Vertreibung heißt, dann…“
with the kind support of KOTTI, Verdi, IG Metall and sponsering of Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.
Veranstaltungsdatum/Date
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Sulukule Reality - Panel Discussion
21.11.2009, Naunynritze, Naunynstraße 63, Berlin Kreuzberg

in the framework of the music festival kreuztanbul III

host: Secil Yaylali
panellists:
Ede Müller, film-maker (video message), Berlin
Göksin Yaran, (translator) for Ede Müller, Istanbul
Funda Oral, Sulukule Platform, Istanbul
Martin Schwegmann, urban researcher and planner, Berlin
Sükrü Pündük, Roma Cultural Association Sulukule, Istanbul
Music: Mert Ustaoglu, Aytac Kiran, Yasin Kiran
photograph: Mehmet Bakir
photograph: Mehmet Bakir
Martin Schwegmann, Funda Oral, Secil Yaylali
Sulukule, located on the historic peninsular of Istanbul, is - or better was - one of the oldest Roma settlements in the world. A few years ago, Fatih municipality declared Sulukule a “collapsed” area and began an urban transformation project according to new laws. The project included the construction of luxury houses in the neighbourhood and the transfer of local Roma, many of them home owners, to apartments in the distant (56km) Taşoluk neighbourhood belonging to Istanbul’s Arnuvutköy district.


Martin Schwegmann and Marcus Müller-Witte went for field research to sulukule and tasoluk in 2008 and 2009
The urban transformation project caused an angry reaction from Roma and civil society organizations, who decried both the transfer of the population to an alternative location whose conditions were incompatible with their lifestyle. From Sulukule, 340 families moved to Taşoluk yet only six remained there; all others returned to Balat, a neighbourhood close to Sulukule.
The panel explained the current situation in Sulukule from the various points of view of the panellist.
photographs: Mehmet Bakir
photograph: Mehmet Bakir
Roma musicians rehearsing during the panel
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Istanbul - City in Change

Urban Passion worked on a movie about the current urban transformation processes in Istanbul. In recent years radical urban renewal projects are under way, which threaten great parts of the inner city population by demolition of their homes and eviction.
Unfortunately we weren´t able to finish it. No TV Station we offered it to was interested. We work on!
Watch the trailer now! (only in German) or visit www.changeistanbul.blogspot.com

