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Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:30:13 +0200
From: "Pelin Tan" <pelintan@gmail.com>
To: aslikiyak <aslikiyak@celikdizayn.com>
Subject: ISTANBUL: Roma, Roms, Gitanos NEED URGENT INTERNATIONAL
SUPPORT!
The historical Romani district of Istanbul, Sulukule, is to be
destroyed under the name of "urban renewal" and the Roma living there
are to be expulsed out of the city. Please react and show your support
urgently!...
Sulukule Platform
Le quartier historique des Roms d'Istanbul, Sulukule, sera demoli sous
pretexte de "renovation urbain" et ses habitants gitans seront
expulses en dehors de la ville. S'il vous plait reagissez et montrez
votre soutien en urgence!...
La plateforme de Sulukule
El barrio historico de los gitanos d'Istanbul, Sulukule, sera
destruido con el pretexto de "renovacion urbana" y sus habitantes van
a ser expulsados fuera de la cuidad. Por favor protestar y manifestar
vuestro apoyo de urgencia!...
La Platforma de Sulukule
Istanbul'un tarihi Roman mahallesi Sulukule, "kentsel yenileme" adi
altinda yikilmak ve mahalle sakinleri kentin disina surulmek
isteniyor! Lutfen acil olarak tepkinizi ve Sulukule sakinlerine
desteginizi gosterin!...
Sulukule Platformu
URGENT CALL FOR SULUKULE ROMANI COMMUNITY
Your support urgently needed against exclusion of Roma from historic
Sulukule!
One of the oldest Romani communities in the World, the Sulukule
Romani population is being forced to leave their historical
neighborhood.
The Sulukule neighborhood, situated in the Historic Peninsula of
Istanbul is being depopulated through a gentrification project
implemented by the Metropolitan and Fatih municipalities of Istanbul.
As it stands, the project, promoted as an "urban renewal" is in its
last phase. In February 2008 the demolishing of the houses will be
started.
Despite the efforts of the local people, of the Sulukule Association
for the Enrichment of Roma Culture and for Solidarity, of the
academicians from several universities, and of the NGO's, the project
is developed by local authority under non-transparent conditions,
without consulting the community and without considering their
demands, needs and feedback.
The alleged "urban renewal project" is a reconstruction plan which
involves the complete demolition of the current neighbourhood, home
to more than 3000 Roma, and its replacement with housing which is
unaffordable for most of the original inhabitants. The Roma will be
forcibly moved from their 1000 year-old historical neighborhood to an
area 40km outside the city. Moreover, as the municipality wants them
to pay for the public housing they will receive, this forcible move
is accompanied by a debt obligation that they will not be able to meet.
Because it will evict the Roma of their home, annihilate and
assimilate the Roma culture in Istanbul, the project needs to be
stopped. Your support is crucial to carry out this feat.
The 1000 year-old home of the Roma
The Roma first came to Istanbul from India in the 11th century when
the city was still the capital of the Byzantine Empire. And they
spread around the World from here. Following the conquest of the city
by the Ottomans in 1453 and with the permžssžon of Sultan Mehmed the
Conqueror, they were settled near the city walls in the Sulukule as
well as in the nearby Ayvansaray neighborhoods. For hundreds of
years, Sulukule acted as a pilgrimage location for Roma from all over
the world. It is one of the most important cultural centers of Roma
music and dance as it continues to be a crucial worldwide resource
for training musicians and dancers.
Your support is needed for the cessation of the "urban renewal project"
Because;
The Sulukule urban renewal project is a non-transparent non-
participatory project.
It is against the clauses of the Convention for the Safeguarding of
Intangible Cultural Heritage.
It is implemented in the buffer zone of the ancient land walls of
Istanbul, which are on the World Heritage list. As such, it fails to
abide by the principles of the Vienna Memorandum and the Convention
regarding the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
To help prevent the forced exile of the Sulukule Roma,
To protect the historical and cultural values of Istanbul, which are
on the World Heritage List,
Please express your objection to this project by writing to the
following officials,
Abdullah Gül
President of Turkey
Mail Address:
T.C. Cumhurbaskanligi
Cankaya-Ankara
Turkey
e-mail: cumhurbaskanli_i@tccb.gov.tr
Recep Tayyip Erdo_an
The Prime Minister of Turkey
Mail Address:
Basbakanlik
Kžzžlay
Ankara
Turkey
Ertu_rul Günay
Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey
Mail Address:
T.C. Kultur ve Turizm Bakanligi
Ataturk Bulvari No. 29
06050 Opera
Ankara
Turkey
e-mail: ertugrul.gunay@kulturturizm.gov.tr
Kadir Topba_
Mayor of Istanbul
Mail Address:
Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye Baskanligi
Sarachane
Istanbul
Turkey
e-mail: baskan@ibb.gov.tr
Mustafa Demir
Mayor of the Fatih district of Istanbul
Mail Address:
Büyük Karaman Cad.
No. 53
Fatih
Istanbul
e-mail: mustafademir@fatih.bel.tr
Contact Persons:
Hacer Foggo (hacerfoggo@gmail.com)
Derya Nüket Özer (deryanuket@gmail.com)
Viki Ciprut Izrail ( vikichco.@hotmail.com )
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Institute of Social Sciences
ITU Architecture Faculty, Taskisla
34437 - Istanbul
phone: +90 2122456631
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