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 | | Neuwirth describes the gecekondus, the squatter huts in the Sultanbeyli neighborhood of Istanbul, inhabited by poor Turks and, often, Kurds both of whom have created an intimate atmosphere within urban sprawl. |
 | | Despite being in opposition to all stereotypes of prosperity, the people of Sultanbeyli are really, according to Neuwirth, not that badly off, and what they mainly need is recognition and encouragement by the government. |
 | | Neuwirth then provides a long chapter on squatters in New York, and how their nearly complete suppression has led to a gentrified city which, had the squatter alternative been exploded, could have turmed out differently. |
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