Thursday, June 4th – Afternoon
15:00 – 15:30 | Registration
15:30-15:40 | Welcome Talk: Aslı Kıyak İngin
15:40 – 17:15 | Session 1: Dynamics of Urban Transformation in Istanbul
Istanbul’s Suburbanization and Suburbanites – Aysim Turkmen (Filmmaker and urban anthropologist.)
Istanbul’s State-Led Gentrification: Law, Power, and Resistance – Tolga İslam (Yildiz Technical University)
Understanding Istanbul’s Housing Crisis – Emre Kovankaya (Istanbul Planning Agency)
Open Discussion
17:15 – 17:30 | Coffee Break
17:30 – 18:15 | Session 2: Conference Framework & Excursions
The Path to Istanbul – Orhan Esen
Excursions and Encounters – Istanbul Team Members
Technical and Logistical Information