The Cosmopolitan and Entrepreneurial City: Urban reimagining in Gaziantep

Abstract

In this article, we examine cultural production in the South Eastern city of Gaziantep in Turkey. Recently, old urban center restoration and a new wave of museum centered city life have emerged as a salient phenomenon of the daily lives of the city dwellers. This article explores the notions of cosmopolitan and entrepreneurial city with its potentials of distinction. Drawing on theoretical work concerning the concept of cosmopolitan and entrepreneur city genre that has proliferated in recent years, the article will explore the characteristics of this genre and new forms of inequalities. 

Keywords

• cosmopolitan city,entrepreneur city,migration,Turkey

Kozmopolit ve Girişimci Kent Kimlikeri üzerinden Gaziantep’in Yeniden Tasavvuru

Abstract

Bu makalede Gaziantep’te kent kimliğinin kültürel üretimi üzerinde durulacaktır. Son yıllarda kentte eski kent merkezi restore edilirken yeni bir müze merkezli şehir hayatı kent sakinlerinin günlük yaşamlarında göze çarpan bir fenomen olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bu makalede, kozmopolit ve girişimci kent kavramları ve bu olgunun ayrıştırıcı potansiyeli üzerinde durulacaktır. Yakın dönemde öne çıkan kozmopolit ve girişimci kente ilişkin kuramsal çalışmalardan yola çıkarak, kozmopolit ve girişimci kent janrın özellikleri ve kentteki yeni eşitsizlik biçimleri incelenecektir.

Keywords

• Kozmopolitan kent,Kozmopolit kimlik,Girişimci kent,Göç,Türkiye

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