2024-12-22T04:27:35-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/147655820/istanbul-s-farmers-fight-to-keep-historic-urban-agriculture Orhan Ayyüce 2016-02-09T00:48:00-05:00 >2022-03-16T09:10:02-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8t/8tyda5ds542hyh84.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>If we can protect the old city walls for architectural and historical reasons, then the gardens that have existed ever since the walls were built also deserve to be protected. They are a unique, intangible heritage.</p></em><br /><br /><p>"While urban farming gains in popularity in many capitals around the world, Istanbul is struggling to keep its centuries-old farming plots due to the drive for modernisation. Dozens of farmers face being kicked off the land they have cultivated for generations."</p>