Maltepe developed as an industrial district in Ankara
(Turkey) since the end of the 19th century, and
served with the same function during the Republican
period, until the 1950s when there were both
necessities and requirements for transformation. This
is a monographic study to examine the yet incomplete
transformation of this old industrial district of
Ankara. Investigating the significant reasons for its
incompleteness, the study concentrates on the
intrinsic dynamics of the process, and particularly
on such major contributions of some political actors.
Attempting to figure out the roles of political
actors in urban transformations, and to evaluate the
position of architectural production within such
processes, the possible approaches for the similar
forthcoming urban transformations are questioned,
with special reference to the political framework and
the position of architectural production within the
same framework.
(Turkey) since the end of the 19th century, and
served with the same function during the Republican
period, until the 1950s when there were both
necessities and requirements for transformation. This
is a monographic study to examine the yet incomplete
transformation of this old industrial district of
Ankara. Investigating the significant reasons for its
incompleteness, the study concentrates on the
intrinsic dynamics of the process, and particularly
on such major contributions of some political actors.
Attempting to figure out the roles of political
actors in urban transformations, and to evaluate the
position of architectural production within such
processes, the possible approaches for the similar
forthcoming urban transformations are questioned,
with special reference to the political framework and
the position of architectural production within the
same framework.