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Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:30:13 +0200
From: "Pelin Tan" <pelintan@gmail.com>
To: aslikiyak <aslikiyak@celikdizayn.com>
Subject: ISTANBUL: Roma, Roms, Gitanos NEED URGENT INTERNATIONAL  
SUPPORT!


The historical Romani district of Istanbul, Sulukule, is to be

destroyed under the name of "urban renewal" and the Roma living there
are to be expulsed out of the city. Please react and show your support
urgently!...

Sulukule Platform



Le quartier historique des Roms d'Istanbul, Sulukule, sera demoli sous
pretexte de "renovation urbain" et ses habitants gitans seront
expulses en dehors de la ville. S'il vous plait reagissez et montrez
votre soutien en urgence!...

La plateforme de Sulukule



El barrio historico de los gitanos d'Istanbul, Sulukule,  sera
destruido con el pretexto de "renovacion urbana" y sus habitantes van
a ser expulsados fuera de la cuidad. Por favor protestar y manifestar
vuestro apoyo de urgencia!...

La Platforma de Sulukule


Istanbul'un tarihi Roman mahallesi Sulukule, "kentsel yenileme" adi
altinda yikilmak ve mahalle sakinleri kentin disina surulmek
isteniyor! Lutfen acil olarak tepkinizi ve Sulukule sakinlerine
desteginizi  gosterin!...

Sulukule Platformu





URGENT CALL FOR SULUKULE ROMANI COMMUNITY



Your support urgently needed against exclusion of Roma from historic  
Sulukule!


One of the oldest Romani communities in the World, the Sulukule  
Romani population is being forced to leave their historical  
neighborhood.

The Sulukule neighborhood, situated in the Historic Peninsula of  
Istanbul is being depopulated through a gentrification project  
implemented by the Metropolitan and Fatih municipalities of Istanbul.  
As it stands, the project, promoted as an "urban renewal" is in its  
last phase. In February 2008 the demolishing of the houses will be  
started.

Despite the efforts of the local people, of the Sulukule Association  
for the Enrichment of Roma Culture and for Solidarity,  of the  
academicians from several universities, and of the NGO's, the project  
is developed by local authority under non-transparent conditions,  
without consulting the community and without considering their  
demands, needs and feedback.

The alleged "urban renewal project" is a reconstruction plan which  
involves the complete demolition of the current neighbourhood, home  
to more than 3000 Roma, and its replacement with housing which is  
unaffordable for most of the original inhabitants. The Roma will be  
forcibly moved from their 1000 year-old historical neighborhood to an  
area 40km  outside the city. Moreover, as the municipality wants them  
to pay for the public housing they will receive, this forcible move  
is accompanied by a debt obligation that they will not be able to meet.

Because it will evict the Roma of their home, annihilate and  
assimilate the Roma culture in Istanbul, the project needs to be  
stopped. Your support is crucial to carry out this feat.



The 1000 year-old home of the Roma
The Roma first came to Istanbul from India in the 11th century when  
the city was still the capital of the Byzantine Empire. And they  
spread around the World from here. Following the conquest of the city  
by the Ottomans in 1453 and with the permžssžon of Sultan Mehmed the  
Conqueror, they were settled near the city walls in the Sulukule as  
well as in the nearby Ayvansaray neighborhoods. For hundreds of  
years, Sulukule acted as a pilgrimage location for Roma from all over  
the world. It is one of the most important cultural centers of Roma  
music and dance as it continues to be a crucial worldwide resource  
for training musicians and dancers.

Your support is needed for the cessation of the "urban renewal project"

Because;

The Sulukule urban renewal project is  a non-transparent non- 
participatory project.

It is against the clauses of the Convention for the Safeguarding of  
Intangible Cultural Heritage.

It is implemented in the buffer zone of the ancient land walls of  
Istanbul, which are on the World Heritage list. As such, it fails to  
abide by the principles of the Vienna Memorandum and the Convention  
regarding the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

To help prevent the forced exile of the Sulukule Roma,
To protect the historical and cultural values of Istanbul, which are  
on the World Heritage List,

Please express your objection to this project by writing to the  
following officials,

Abdullah Gül
President of Turkey
Mail Address:
T.C. Cumhurbaskanligi
Cankaya-Ankara
Turkey
e-mail: cumhurbaskanli_i@tccb.gov.tr

Recep Tayyip Erdo_an
The Prime Minister of Turkey
Mail Address:
Basbakanlik
Kžzžlay
Ankara
Turkey

Ertu_rul Günay
Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey

Mail Address:
T.C. Kultur ve Turizm Bakanligi
Ataturk Bulvari No. 29
06050 Opera
Ankara
Turkey
e-mail: ertugrul.gunay@kulturturizm.gov.tr

Kadir Topba_
Mayor of Istanbul
Mail Address:
Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye Baskanligi
Sarachane
Istanbul
Turkey
e-mail: baskan@ibb.gov.tr

Mustafa Demir
Mayor of the Fatih district of Istanbul

Mail Address:
Büyük Karaman Cad.
No. 53
Fatih
Istanbul
e-mail: mustafademir@fatih.bel.tr



Contact Persons:
Hacer Foggo (hacerfoggo@gmail.com)
Derya Nüket Özer (deryanuket@gmail.com)
Viki Ciprut Izrail ( vikichco.@hotmail.com )



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Institute of Social Sciences
ITU Architecture Faculty, Taskisla
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<http://www.sulukule.org>www.sulukule.org

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