The emergence of modern Istanbul
Subtitle: transformation and modernisation of a city
By: Murat Gül
Series: Library of modern Middle East studies -- 83
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies; Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillian
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781845119355
Subjects: Urbanization; Civilization; History
Description: "In its transition from 18th century capital of the Ottoman Empire to economic powerhouse of the Turkish Republic, the city of Istanbul has been transformed beyond recognition. Using newly released archive sources, Murat Gul charts the urban transformation of Istanbul during the late Ottoman, early Republican and the Democrat Party periods of Turkish history. After the establishment of the Republic, Turkey increasingly turned to the West for ideas about how to develop a modern culture, particularly in its most populous city. Istanbul became a forum for the different regimes to display their political, ideological and social policies in the context of the built environment. Gul traces the impact of these changing policies on the very fabric of the city itself - in its streets, buildings and landscapes - and in the process provides new insights into the history of Turkey."--Bloomsbury publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.