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Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
Like in many cases of gentrification, most of the owners agreed to the conditions put forward by the construction company. AA Photo / Ertuğrul SUBAŞI
Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
Officials have said there was litigation with only 19 house owners. AA Photo / Ertuğrul SUBAŞI
Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
But one of the owners, Sait Kaplan, said he would not allow his house to be demolished unless his demands were met. Kaplan said he would not leave his home before his ongoing lawsuit concludes, adding negotiations are continuing. AA Photo / Ertuğrul SUBAŞI
Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
So-called urban transformation projects in Turkey’s big cities have accelerated gentrification across the country, in many cases forcing those with low or middle economic incomes to leave their neighborhood. AA Photo / Ertuğrul SUBAŞI
Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
A total of 1,098 shanty houses were demolished and constructors are rushing to build 1,502 apartment blocks instead as part of a gigantic and likely lucrative project. AA Photo / Ender ONUR
Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
A few months ago, another owner had resisted making a deal with the municipality in Fikirtepe, where a similar development project is ongoing. Other projects are pending, including several that have caused controversy as critics emphasized the municipalities were seeking to destroy communities, especially in Istanbul neighborhoods like Okmeydanı and Sarıgöl, known for their Alevi and Romani populations, respectively. AA Photo / Ender ONUR
Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
AA Photo / Ender ONUR
Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
AA Photo / Ender ONUR
Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
AA Photo / Ender ONUR
Lone house stands in middle of gigantic construction site in Ankara
After the lone house in Istanbul’s popular Fikirtepe neighborhood, which stood for months refusing to settle with the municipality, another house now stands alone amid a vast urban transformation project in the Turkish capital. The small brick shanty house is the only one remaining of a slum in the Yenimahalle district after the area was sold to construction companies by the municipality. AA Photo / Ender ONUR
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