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Urbanization in Türkiye is a multifaceted transformation process with social, economic, cultural, and spatial dimensions that accelerated notably from the second half of the 20th century. It is defined not merely as a movement of population but as a process of population accumulation encompassing industrialization, economic development, increasing division of labor and specialization in social structure, and changes in human behavior and relationships. Türkiye’s urbanization experience exhibits

Geography is a scientific discipline that studies the physical characteristics of the Earth's surface, its climate, vegetation, and human activities. Human settlements constitute one of the human elements of geography and have been shaped by environmental factors throughout history. The distribution of settlements, population density, urbanization processes, and rural life are closely related to geographic conditions.Geographic Determinants of SettlementsMany factors have influenced the selectio

Sultan (1978) is one of the Yeşilçam films directed by Kartal Tibet and starring Türkan Şoray in the lead role. The film focuses on the daily life of a woman named Sultan and her neighbors in one of Istanbul’s informal settlements. A mother of four children, Sultan works as a cleaner to support her family. Her developing relationship with Kemal, a man living in the neighborhood, forms the romantic thread of the film, but its primary focus is on the everyday reality of life in the informal settle

Mesopotamian architecture denotes an original building culture that emerged on the fertile lands between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where some of humanity’s earliest large-scale settlements appeared. This architectural understanding, which began developing from the 6th millennium BCE, evolved not only in terms of construction technology but also as an integrated system encompassing social organization, belief systems, and economic arrangements. Despite the challenging environmental conditi

In the Republican era, the İller Bankası (originally established as the Belediyeler Bankası) was founded in 1933 as a public bank to support urbanization and the construction of modern cities. This institution provided a public funding solution to meet the need for long-term, low-interest credit, thereby establishing the financial infrastructure for planned urbanization processes in Türkiye. In 1945, the institution adopted the name İller Bankası and was transformed into a joint-stock company in

Gentrification (English: gentrification), in its general definition, is the process by which residential areas in city centers or their peripheries, historically inhabited by low-income populations and characterized by aging or declining housing stock, are renovated through capital investment in response to demand from middle and upper-income groups, resulting in the displacement of the original residents and the emergence of a new class-based and spatial stratification. The process encompasses

Kemal Ateş’s novelToprak Kovgunları is a literary work that examines the rapid internal migration process in Türkiye during the second half of the 20th century through the social and cultural consequences of population movements from rural areas to urban centers. The novel takes shape around the identity crises economic hardships and struggles for adaptation experienced by individuals who left village life and began living in informal settlements. Written in a social realist vein the work narrat

Types of societies refer to the different forms of social organization that have evolved throughout history based on various socio-economic, cultural, and political structures. Sociologists classify societies based on factors such as modes of production, governance structures, social relationships, and the integration of individuals into society. These classifications are generally divided into traditional (pre-modern) societies and modern societies. With industrialization in the 19th and 20th c

A Sense of Alienation from Different PerspectivesContemporary Middle East societies were shaped through urbanization, forced displacement, along with the structural scars left by colonialism. Throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, the fragmentation of Ottoman territories, mandate system and Western interventions changed the borders, but people were forced to abandon their countries and identities, which most importantly caused them to lose their sense of belonging. This situation induced

Population of Türkiye (2024) refers to the statistics that reveal the size, demographic structure, age distribution, settlement patterns, and population density of the population residing in Türkiye, based on official results published using the Address-Based Population Registration System as of 31 December 2024. As of 31 December 2024, the population residing in Türkiye increased by 292,567 compared to the previous year, reaching 85,664,944.Population Growth and Distribution in 2024As of 2024,