Urban renewal in Diyarbakır: A tool for gentrification and assimilation?

Share postEylül Deniz Yaşar – Diyarbakır (Amed) Successive urban renewal projects in Diyarbakır’s (Amed’s) two strategic districts, Sur and Bağlar, might be designed to achieve hidden objectives of the Turkish state. These are the sentiments expressed by a number of urban specialists and residents, who suspect that under the discourse of ‘modernization’ and ‘economic revival’, … Continue reading Urban renewal in Diyarbakır: A tool for gentrification and assimilation?