Old Istanbulites New Istanbulites Symposium

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Description: English: In 2009, the Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Centre launched the Istanbul Symposium series, which examined Istanbul within an economic, social and cultural framework. The opening symposium, “Old Istanbulites and New Istanbulites,” was curated by Prof. Murat Güvenç and explored the demographic structure of Istanbul during the process of modernization. Held December 2009 under the curatorship of Prof. Çağlar Keyder, titled “Economy in Globalizing Istanbul,” the second Istanbul Symposium addressed the ongoing dynamics of globalization, and its effects on the city’s economy from the 1990s onwards. The closing symposium, curated by Assist. Prof. İpek Yada Akpınar with the support of Prof. Sibel Bozdoğan, addressed Istanbul’s saga of modernization, examining how the architect, the designer, and the city dweller visualized urbanism. Date: 2009. Source: Own work. Author: Gilliancelik.