The Analysis of Transnational Urbanism Networks of the Turks from Afghanistan in Istanbul - Zeytinburnu district

Abstract

Turkey has been a target country for the immigrants of Turkish origin coming from Asia and Central Asia since 1950s till today. This research analiyses the transnational social fields and transnational urbanization dynamics developed with transnational flow of immigration in Istanbul, the most appropriate city to observe in Turkey, on a local scale of Zeytinburnu region on the Turks from Afghanistan. The Turks from Afghanistan are composed of the leading immigrant groups who were accepted to our country officially as to be settled during the various political power and other immigrants coming over through the transnational social networks. The immigrant groups who became citizen and have active roles in local administration have transnational activities for creating a transnational political, social and cultural area. To find the reflections of these activities on the physical space is the most important phase of this research.