Global Urban Networks and Dynamics

After 1980s, the major cities of Turkey have experienced urban transformation process following the changes in the international trade policy and the impact of globalization. Istanbul took the highest amount of share from these transformation processes as being the most important economic, cultural and tourism centre…

• EVREN ÖZUS

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The present paper investigates the role of urban networks in interaction and integration of cities by means of the “sister city” movement. The paper addresses the relationships of “Eurocities” with their “sister cities” to highlight the main factors behind the successful relationships. The data and information used fo…

• ALİYE AHU GÜLÜMSER

Globalization has been the dominant discourse in political and academic circles and is a particular explanation for changes in the world's economic, political, cultural and spatial structures and a bias policy prescription. It suggests that the world economy has been transformed as a result of evolutionary change in t…

• BİNNUR ÖKTEM ÜNSAL

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the process by which Istanbul is transforming into a world city, examining the impact of the recent growth of cultural activities in the city. Design/methodology/approach The study focuses on the cultural and creative aspects of Istanbul, with reference to its history, m…

• MARIA DOLORES ALVAREZ BASTERRA

En évitant de s'en tenir à des catégories assignatrices trop rigides, compte tenu de la fluidité et de la fragilité des statuts, l'article s'efforce de caractériser la fonction de la métropole d'Istanbul dans le système actuel des migrations, mobilités et circulations internationales. Plusieurs figures sont ainsi succ…

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• CEMİLE NİL UZUN

Istanbul has always been the core of different civilizations in history.As the capital city of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul's modern place within the world economy began in the late eighteenth century with the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire and the growth of modern European capitalism.Istanbul Metropolitan Areas…

This study investigates the evolution of public space and its impact on everyday life using a community-based and interpretive approach, as well as qualitative and quantitative methods and socio-spatial comparative analysis. The study focuses on three urban spaces from New York, Moscow, and Berlin, representing the so…

• ESİN ÖZLEM AKTUĞLU AKTAN

This study investigates the evolution of public space and its impact on everyday life using a community-based and interpretive approach, as well as qualitative and quantitative methods and socio-spatial comparative analysis. The study focuses on three urban spaces from New York, Moscow, and Berlin, representing the so…

• İBRAHİM EREN

Kentsel alanlarda yer alan işlevler, gelişim süreçleri boyunca farklı perspektiflerden sıklıkla araştırılmış ve yer seçimlerini etkileyen faktörler analiz edilerek irdelenmiştir. Mekânsal yer seçimi dinamiklerini ortaya koymakta öncelikle hiyerarşik bir mekansal düzeni tanımlayan merkezi yerler kuramı ile etki düzeyin…

• ÇİĞDEM VAROL ÖZDEN
• ÖZNUR IŞINKARALAR

Gated communities are part of the trend of suburbanization that is based on the creation of self-contained, separate communities with carefully constructed identities. There are many definitions of gated communities and they differ from country to country. However, a general definition can be given as “physical privat…