Year:2016   Volume: 6   Issue: 1   Area: Mimarlık

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Internal Migration Resulting in Squatter Settlements in Turkey: Gentrification in “Ayazma-Tepeüstü Regions” in Istanbul

In Turkey, regional inequalities in terms of socio-economic differences have been obvious for many decades which have been resulted in internal migration from eastern to western parts of the country. Unemployment, lack of priority in agricultural production on eastern regions, desire to increase wealth, blood revenge, desire to have better education, political reasons and terror seem to be main reasons for internal migration. In addition, many significant problems have emerged due to internal migration such as unauthorized housing with squatter settlements, conurbation, cultural degeneration, unemployment, education, health and physical infrastructure problems, and increasing crime rate. Most of these immigrants created their own living spaces by themselves as squatter settlements in an illegal manner and created informal housing. Istanbul in Turkey is the most prominent global city in Turkey, and at the same time, one of the most affected cities because of squatter settlements. In this research, Ayazma-Tepeüstü Regions in İstanbul will be studied. This neighborhood was created by immigrants from eastern parts of Turkey as an informal housing area. The residents in this area have suffered from gentrification and its results on existing residents by being forced to involuntary displacement, which will constitute the main content of research. In this research, pre-determined concepts will be discussed over Ayazma-Tepeüstü Regions, and in which way the people living in this region were affected will be evaluated.

Keywords: Migration, Gecekondu, Squatter settlement, Gentrification, Istanbul


Internal Migration Resulting in Squatter Settlements in Turkey: Gentrification in “Ayazma-Tepeüstü Regions” in Istanbul

In Turkey, regional inequalities in terms of socio-economic differences have been obvious for many decades which have been resulted in internal migration from eastern to western parts of the country. Unemployment, lack of priority in agricultural production on eastern regions, desire to increase wealth, blood revenge, desire to have better education, political reasons and terror seem to be main reasons for internal migration. In addition, many significant problems have emerged due to internal migration such as unauthorized housing with squatter settlements, conurbation, cultural degeneration, unemployment, education, health and physical infrastructure problems, and increasing crime rate. Most of these immigrants created their own living spaces by themselves as squatter settlements in an illegal manner and created informal housing. Istanbul in Turkey is the most prominent global city in Turkey, and at the same time, one of the most affected cities because of squatter settlements. In this research, Ayazma-Tepeüstü Regions in İstanbul will be studied. This neighborhood was created by immigrants from eastern parts of Turkey as an informal housing area. The residents in this area have suffered from gentrification and its results on existing residents by being forced to involuntary displacement, which will constitute the main content of research. In this research, pre-determined concepts will be discussed over Ayazma-Tepeüstü Regions, and in which way the people living in this region were affected will be evaluated.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Migration, Gecekondu, Squatter settlement, Gentrification, Istanbul


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