ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the proliferation of hotel construction and cave-house-to-hotel conversion in Göreme’s old neighbourhoods (mahalle) which has led to the displacement of residents as well as to a sense of place-based displacement in Göreme overall. Starting by discussing the gendered neighbouring practices which previously were at the centre of women’s daily lives, the chapter goes on to explain how, in the rapidly gentrifying old neighbourhoods, the now-extensive conversion of residential houses into tourist accommodation businesses has prompted the departure of increasing numbers of residents from these neighbourhoods. The loss of neighbours and influx of workers, vehicles, and the general bustle of tourists has manifested as a total loss of the familiar in Göreme, experienced as a sense of deep mutation of place which particularly affects women’s daily lives.
