Thursday, May 3, 2007

4th day-Exploring the areas Fener & Balat and visit at mpc



morning 9.30, we met at Istanbul Technical University and we had discussion with an Ngo's representative about our plans to develop some workshops that can promote a participatory process.

10.30, meeting as a group with a Phd student (Mehmet) of ITU and visits at the areas of Fener and Balat. We found out that few Gypsies live in these areas. They have been pushed out as the could not afford the high prizes of the houses after many restorations projects that have taken place there. There are actually many interestings historical buildings in both of these areas and they are of the most beautiful areas in Istanbul. Some dpu students stayed in ITU developing the process and the objectives in depth based on the information we collected during the 3 days before.

14.15, preparation of questionnaire for the Instabul Metropolitan Unit.

16.oo, visit at Instabul Metropolitan Unit that is responsible for the masterplan and the urban design projects in historical city of Instabul. There were 15 different departments promoting different activities and plans.

18.00, dinner at Gunez Restauran on Istikal Street. Discussing and sharing information.




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