Gecekondu, meaning 'put up overnight', is a Turkish word meaning a house put up quickly without proper permissions, a squatter's house, and by extension, a shanty or shack. Gecekondu bölgesi is a neig
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center, out of 6 million residents in Ankara Provinc
Gecekondu
…government's Mass Housing Development Administration (TOKİ). Gecekondular are present both in small Turkish towns and in large cities such as İzmir, Ankara and Istanbul. Slum…