Architects in 2009 described Istanbul’s downtown neighborhood of Tarlabaşı as an unsafe place for children -- a district whose destruction and reconstruction would be in the interest of its residents.
Few dispute that Tarlabaşı is run-down and that many of its residents live below the poverty line. But the congested neighborhood is also one of the few remaining places in the city center where there is affordable housing for the urban poor.
— eurasianet.org
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that area is so much went up in value. just like everywhere else, gentrification has no tears. they call it urban transformation project.. real estate profits is spoken there. people soon to be replaced by urban chic. big part of istanbul is like this. like i say, istanbul has became a rock star of a city.
A bit more context in my opening words here..
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