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Court Halts “Urban Transformation” Scheme in Historical Districts

Court Halts “Urban Transformation” Scheme in Historical Districts

An Istanbul court passed a landmark verdict to annul the demolition of the city’s historical Fener-Balat-Ayvansaray districts as part of the government’s “urban transformation” scheme. Critics found the decision timely, unlike in the historical Roma district of Sulukule.

21 June 2012 Nilay Vardar