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Istanbul between Civilization and Discontent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2015

Asu Aksoy and
Kevin Robins
Kevin Robins
Affiliation:
Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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In the context of economic globalisation and the new international order taking shape after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Istanbul is assuming a new and strategic prominence in the world. What kind of city is Istanbul likely to become in its next phase of existence? What can we say of the urban culture and of the sense of urbanity that are now developing there? There are those who maintain that the new Istanbul is again becoming a cosmopolitan city, a cultural mosaic. What strike us most forcefully are the forces that are working to inhibit and undermine any such ideal. First, we consider the contemporary transformation in urban form, and then we shall go on to explore the changing cultural identity of the city.

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New Perspectives on Turkey , Volume 10 , Spring 1994, pp. 57 - 74
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Copyright © New Perspectives on Turkey 1994

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