Reconceptualizing the gentrification process: the case of Cihangir, İstanbul

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Demirel, Şule

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Gentrification in the most general sense is the invasion of the working class quarters by the middle classes. Since the gentrification debate has revealed in 1964 by Ruth Glass, the term has been discussed too much. There have appeared various approaches by different scholars. Gentrification has not only become widespread but also integrated into wider urban and global processes after the 1980s. After more than 50 years in the gentrification literature, there have appeared new debates on the term. Since the beginning of 2000s, new forms of gentrification have emerged and taken place in the gentrification debates. Gentrification has moved away from its classical form. Therefore it is not possible to explain gentrification via the factors of classical gentrification anymore. While gentrification processes in the neighborhood transformation have been explained with physical and socio-demographic factors; recent literature and publications are explaining gentrification processes with different factors and variables. This thesis study aims to explore the socio-demographic and spatial shifts in the already gentrified neighborhood Cihangir and investigate the changes in the sociodemographic structure. As the neighborhood has already gentrified, it actually provides a basis for discussing the new debates of gentrification. In terms of new gentrification debates Cihangir will be examined with qualitative research methods. Selected new concepts namely diversity, tolerance, and personal network and meeting places will be used as factors to find out new residential groups and the relations between the new and old groups.

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Urban renewal., Gentrification., Urbanization., Cities and towns., Sociology, Urban.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12619462/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/25147

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Ş. Demirel, “Reconceptualizing the gentrification process: the case of Cihangir, İstanbul,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2015.