Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explores the complex relationship between urban space and displacement in Turkey. It evaluates how the displacement of people and cultures has affected the spatio-temporal landscapes of the nation at different periods of Turkish history with an emphasis on various narratives of the relocating population and their relationship to the environment. The book also explores the modernization and urbanization of the newly established city of Ankara and sheds light on the multi-layers of displacement, placelessness, minorities, and the establishment of the new regime. It then examines the current circumstances of displaced populations residing in metropolitan areas in Turkey, with a specific emphasis on Syrian groups that have been forcibly relocated due to recent conflicts in their home country. The book focuses on the residential crisis of the displaced Syrians in Onder Neighborhood.