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Producing Elite Localities: The Rise of Gated Communities in Istanbul

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  • Åžerife GeniÅŸ

    (Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Science, Gaziantep University, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey, serifegenis@yahoo.com)

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Gated communities are fast becoming global commodities and cultural icons eagerly consumed by the urban elite world-wide. This article examines the rise of gated communities in Istanbul and presents a case study of one of the leading gated communities in the city. It shows how this global urban form has been transplanted and translated into the city's landscape with the help of urban and cultural politics and has transformed the dynamics through which elite localities and identities are produced. The case study documents discourses and practices of this new urbanism at work and discusses their socio-political ramifications.

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  • Åžerife GeniÅŸ, 2007. "Producing Elite Localities: The Rise of Gated Communities in Istanbul," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 44(4), pages 771-798, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:44:y:2007:i:4:p:771-798
    DOI: 10.1080/00420980601185684
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    1. Christopher Houston, 2015. "How Globalization Really Happens: Remembering Activism in the Transformation of Istanbul," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 39(1), pages 46-61, January.
    2. Adrienne La Grange, 2014. "Hong Kong's Gating Machine," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(2), pages 251-269, March.
    3. M. Meli̇h Pinarcioğlu & Oğuz Işik, 2009. "Segregation In Istanbul: Patterns And Processes," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 100(4), pages 469-484, September.
    4. Ayona Datta, 2014. "Gendered Nature and Urban Culture: The Dialectics of Gated Developments in Izmir, Turkey," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(4), pages 1363-1383, July.
    5. Peter Aning Tedong & Jill L. Grant & Wan Nor Azriyati Wan Abd Aziz, 2015. "Governing Enclosure: The Role of Governance in Producing Gated Communities and Guarded Neighborhoods in Malaysia," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 39(1), pages 112-128, January.

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