Oeuvre Vs Abstract Space Appropriation Of Gezi Park In Istanbul 2nd Edition Dr Senem Zeybekoglu Sadri Department Of Architecture by Dr. Senem Zeybekoglu Sadri * Department Of Architecture, Girne American University, Turkey E Mail: [email protected] instant download after payment.

The Gezi Park incidents of summer 2013 in Istanbul have marked a turning point in
the political life and democracy in Turkey. The peaceful environmentalist protestations
in central Gezi Park have turned into a countrywide upheaval against the neo-liberal
and conservative policies of the government, pouring millions of people into streets in
different cities. It was a time that Turkey witnessed the formation of a new type of public
sphere that encompasses a variety of counter publics, and its spatial incarnation –the
Gezi Commune-, reclaimed, created, shaped and inhabited by the free will of people.
This was the instant creation of oeuvre through appropriation of the urban space, and
a spatial manifestation of reclaiming the right to the city. This article is a reflection on
possibility of creation of oeuvre in contemporary society, and a new way of
architectural thinking and practice that can pave the way for it.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2017) 1(2), 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2017.3643