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Children of Tarlabaşı 2007-2008

Tarlabaşı is a vast Istanbul neigbhorhood of dilapidated buildings and narrow, often filthy streets. It is notorious for 'prostitution, drug peddling and rampant thievery'. Inhabited mostly by poor Kurds and Turks from eastern Turkey and foreign migrants, Tarlabaşı's traditional cultures and hardened circumstances form a sort of a village within a metropolis.

The realities of Tarlabaşı are in contrast with those of Taksim, the social and commercial center of the Istanbul, located just next door. However, a controversial ''urban transformation project'' promises change via renovation, demolition and relocation of some residents. In these photographs, from spring 2007 to winter 2008, I sought out the children who are growing up in this foreboding, but lively place.
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Tarlabaşı Children 2.jpg Somewhere Between Interest and Suspicion.jpg Girl Under the Clothesline.jpg
Tarlabaşı Children 22.jpg Tarlabaşı Children 10.jpg Tarlabaşı Children 18.jpg
A Break.jpg Tarlabaşı Children.jpg Tarlabaşı Children 6.jpg
Children of Tarlabaşı 13.jpg Strain.jpg Tarlabaşı Children 11.jpg
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