Azat Zana Gündoğan – Peripheral Urbanization and Social Movements: The Case of Gebze 1965-2015 – 29/5/2015
Azat Zana Gündoğan (Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi)Peripheral Urbanization and Social Movements: The Case of Gebze, 1965-201529 Mayıs 2015 Cuma, saat 19.00’da IFEA’daSunum İngilizcedir Peripheral Urbanization and Social Movements: The Case of Gebze, 1965-2015 Thanks to international marketing campaigns, and recently because of the Gezi protests at its heart, Istanbul has been more central than ever in the global scene. From an imperial court through the primate city of the 1970s to today’s global-city or mega-city under globalization, Istanbul has acquired a place in the second or third tier global cities hierarchy. During this transformation, The Gebze area has become a primary node of industrialization since state’s decentralization of Istanbul-based industry in the 1960s and provides us with a case of peripheral urbanization. I