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Sulukule Renewal Project. Istanbul, turkey 2005-2012. Victoria Kim Professor Pipkin PPD 113: Poverty in Dev Countries 3/7/2014. Regional Map of istanbul. introduction. Sulukule (“Water Tower”) neighborhood: historical settlement
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Sulukule Renewal Project Istanbul, turkey 2005-2012 Victoria Kim Professor Pipkin PPD 113: Poverty in Dev Countries 3/7/2014
introduction • Sulukule(“Water Tower”) neighborhood: historical settlement • UNESCO World Heritage Site from 1985: Theodosian Walls
demographics • Roma (Gypsy) community dating from Byzantine Empire • Socially and economically ostracized from Turkey