Landscapes of Music in Istanbul : a Cultural Politics of Place and Exclusion Everyday articulations of music place urban politics and inclusion exclusion are powerfully present in Istanbul. This volume analyzes landscapes of music community and exclusion across a century and a half. An interdisciplinary group of scholars and artists presents four case studies: the rembetika the music of the Asiks the Zakir Alevi tradition and hip hop in Beyoglu Üsküdar the gentrifying Sulukule neighborhood and across the metropolis. Alex Papadopoulos is Associate Professor of Geography at DePaul University Chicago. He studies the contestation of urban space in European cities. Asli Duru is Marie Curie Fellow at The Open University London and studies everyday geographies of health and wellbeing.