Bomonti - Urban Transformation and Memory of Place

Bomonti - Urban Transformation and the Memory of Place Book Description Bomonti, one of the oldest districts of Istanbul, is a settlement that has witnessed countless transformations in its centuries-old history. From the Ottoman period until today, while the tin district and shantytowns on the one hand, and the Levantine lifestyle on the other hand, have prevailed with all their colorfulness, the workers' life developing around the large factories with a long history and the apartment life of the middle-class neighborhood residents have continued to exist side by side. Today, Bomonti is at the heart of urban transformation with its rising new residences and new lifestyles offered. Bomonti. Urban Transformation and the Memory of Place deals with all aspects of this transformation that Bomonti has undergone. Derya Fırat sets out from Bomonti Brewery and Beer Garden and traces the ancient memory of the district. While Egemen Yılgür shares the formation of the Tin District and the thoughts of the neighborhood residents in the face of urban transformation, Şükrü Aslan investigates the traces of the factories, workers' life and workers' struggle in this old workers' district. While Aylın Dikmen Özarslan exhibits the daily life of Bomonti's middle-class residents in detail, Çağlayan examines how the gentrification move that came with residences in Kovanlıkaya transformed the physical and social structure of the district and reveals new views of residence life. This study, which is the product of an extensive field research, tries to read the past, present and future of Bomonti through the eyes of the residents of the district; It questions the great transformation not only of the district but also of Istanbul. (From the Promotional Bulletin)