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http://www.tacvakfi.org.tr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1388&Itemid=246 TAÇ VAKFI VE TRANS ORIENT TURİZM ORTAK ÇALIŞMASI TAÇ-Türkiye Anıt Turizm Değerlerini Koruma Vakfı ve TRANS ORIENT Turizm, Erguvan Zamanı Boğaziçi Yalıları ve Boğaziçi Balıkları gezisinden sonra İstanbulluluk bilincine katkıda bulunmaya devam ederek İstanbul kentinde Bizans’ın az bilinen mimari eserlerini tanıtmaya yönelik bir tur düzenledi. TAÇ Vakfı ve Trans Orient Turizm, Doç.Dr.

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http://www.trtchinese.net/trtworld/zh/newsdetail.aspx?haberkodu=3dda8f53-95d9-4f64-b8cc-3497b392ab01

TRT-Chinese 土耳其各报摘要2011/02/15

发稿时间 15.02.2011 08:00:27 UTC 更新时间 15.02.2011 08:00:27 UTC 土耳其各报摘要 时报说,前天开始对伊朗访问的土耳其总统古勒,昨天即星期一会晤了伊朗总统内贾德。 报道说,伊朗和土耳其在讨论双边关系,地区问题以及伊朗核计划等问题的会谈后,古勒就中东地区出现的局势进行了评估。
http://inuraistanbul2009.wordpress.com/workshops/law-no-5366-based-urban-renewal-processes-in-the-historic-city/

Urban Renewal Processes in the Historic City «

(Law No. 5366-based) Urban Renewal Processes in the Historic City June 27 & 28, 2009 Organizers: Aslı Kıyak Ingin, Tolga Islam, Julia Strutz
http://inuraistanbul2009.wordpress.com/workshops/poverty-in-istanbul/

Changing Poverty in Istanbul «

Changing poverty in Istanbul: Scenes from the center and periphery

Istanbul’s Gated Communities By Pelin Tan | Bidoun Magazine

Images by Solmaz Shahbazi According to urban myths surrounding Istanbul’s Tophane district, murder and robbery are common, walking around in the evening is unsafe, and prostitution and drugs are rampant. This neighborhood, where I happen to live, is an area of the city near the main cosmopolitan cultural centers of Taksim and Galata; its residents are primarily Gypsies, Arabs from Anatolia and Kurds. http://www.bidoun.org/magazine/06-envy/istanbuls-gated-communities-by-pelin-tan/
TURKEY tr-national ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News | 10/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | LUIS GALLO Istanbul's growing profile as a 'global city' has enriched many, but threatens to further impoverish and disenfranchise some of its most vulnerable residents.

Urban poor linger in shadow of Istanbul nouveau - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=urban-transformation-of-istanbul-creates-winners-and-losers-2010-10-01

If you don't like Turkey don't open....(long topic)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=188511 ...this topic because I don't want any forumer to destroy this topic .It took me more than 40 minutes to find all the photos and information about the projects!I don't want to hear something like " Turkey is not europe" etc.. that's not the right topic for this discussion. Fist of all : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality will participate in International Project Financing Investment Platform (MIPIM) which will be held in Cannes with 20 projects
Turkey's application to accede to the European Union was made on 14 April 1987. Turkey has been an associate member of the European Union (EU) and its predecessors since 1963. [ 2 ] After the ten founding members, Turkey was one of the first countries to become a member of the Council of Europe in 1949, and was also a founding member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1961 [ 3 ] and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 1973. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_European_Union

Accession of Turkey to the European Union

http://handmadehomes.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/on-gecekondu-part-i/ I came to Turkey with the intention of studying the architecture of slums. While this is the only gecekondu neighborhood that I have seen (from a distance) so far, I often find myself giving places a second look.

On Gecekondu (Part I) | handmade homes

On Gecekondu (part 2) | handmade homes

“In any structure there will be enough slack for someone to exploit the interstices.” – Paul Shepheard, What Is Architecture I read recently that it’s very difficult for Turkish architects to find work because the construction of space has been taken over by ordinary people. I also had the opportunity to interview Ali Taptik, a photographer who focuses on urban spaces in Istanbul.
Transect through a recent San Francisco Bay Area Subdivision.

Urban transformations: cities from a satellite | RUDI - Resource for Urban Design Information

Hyper-Extensions: The Marmaray Project

1 View of Bosphorus 2 View Camlica Hill “The Amazons will set you on your way and gladly; you will reach Cimmeria the isthmus, at the narrow gates of the lake.
In 2005, Amal Cavender photographed houses in the informal settlements of Ayazma , as located in the Küçükçekmece area of Istanbul, Turkey.

OneSmallProjectWiki / Informal Settlement: Istanbul