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- Tells the story of Istanbul and other Mega-Cities on a neo-liberal course to destruction. It follows the story of a migrant family on their on-going struggle for housing rights.
- In 2006, The 1000-year-old neighborhood of Sulukule in Istanbul was the victim of Urban Transformation. The residents, most of whom were Roma, had their houses demolished illegally and were forced to buy TOKIs social housing apartments in Taoluk, 40 km away from their neighborhood. Hoping to own a house, the tenants reluctantly accepted to move there. The majority who couldnt afford the installments moved back to areas near Sulukule. The ones remaining in Taoluk can barely manage. Today fancy villas of the rich have replaced the 1000-year old neighborhood. Who has profited from this transformation?
- In October 2012, an international team of architects, urban planners and a small film crew spent five days in Turkey to study the urban transformation process in three cities: Ankara, Bursa and Istanbul. This is their story. The current wave of resistance against government action was triggered by the cutting of trees at Gezi park, just off Taksim Square in central Istanbul, in order to construct a large shopping mall in the form of historicist Ottoman military barracks. It is no coincidence that the unrest started with a police crackdown of protests against urban transformation: urban issues form a major component of the protestors demands and urban transformations has fuelled widespread discontent with public authorities. In a country that is dealing with emergent issues of governance and economical development related to urban design and spatial planning, how is it possible to transform neighbourhoods and provide housing for the masses at an unprecedented speed and scale? Which role will a recent law play, that makes 6.5 million buildings eligible for transformation and demolition? In order to find answers, the architects, planners and a film crew travel from Ankara to Bursa and Istanbul consecutively. As part of their investigation, they visit transformation sites and interview the authorities in charge, scientists and local inhabitants.
- In Turkey, the process of 'Urban Transformation' has been gaining momentum since the 2000's. It started with the excuse of protecting the old settlements and cultural heritage areas.