| | | Acknowledgements | | |
| | | The Contributors | | |
| | | Introduction: Orienting Istanbul Cultural Capital of Europe? | | 1 |
| | | Part I. Paths To Globalization by Ipek T?reli | | |
| 1 | | Istanbul into the Twenty-First Century by Ipek T?reli | | 25 |
| 2 | | The Soul of a City: H?z?n, Keyif, Longing by ?aglar Keyder | | 35 |
| | | Part II. Heritage And Regeneration Debates by Engin F. Isin | | |
| 3 | | Challenging the Neoliberal Urban Regime: Regeneration and Resistance in Basib?y?k and Tarlabasi by Engin F. Isin | | 51 |
| 4 | | Contestations over a Living Heritage Site: The Case of B?y?k Valide Han by Tuna Kuyucu | | 71 |
| 5 | | Practices of Neo-Ottomanism: Making Space and Place Virtuous in Istanbul by Burak Sevingen | | 88 |
| 6 | | Modelling Citizenship in Turkeys Miniature Park by Jeremy F. Walton | | 104 |
| | | Part III. The Mediatized City by Ipek T?reli | | |
| 7 | | The Spectator in the Making: Modernity and Cinema in Istanbul, 1896-1928 by Ipek T?reli | | 129 |
| 8 | | Istanbul through Migrants Eyes by Nezih Erdogan | | 144 |
| 9 | | Istanbul Convertible: A Magic Carpet Ride through Genres by Ipek T?reli | | 165 |
| 10 | | Projecting Polyphony: Moving Images, Travelling Sounds by Elif Ak?ali | | 178 |
| | | Part IV Art In The City by Deniz Gb)skt?rk | | |
| 11 | | Optimism Reconsidered by Deniz Gb)skt?rk | | 201 |
| | | Interviewed by Nilg?n Bayraktar by Curator Hou Hanru | | |
| 12 | | Art in Istanbul: Contemporary Spectacles and History Revisited by Curator Hou Hanru | | 216 |
| 13 | | The Politics of Urban Arts Events: Comparing Istanbul and Berlin by Jale Erzen | | 234 |
| | | Part V A European Capital? by Banu Karaca | | |
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