Citizenship in the City

Identity, Community, and Rights Among Women Migrants to Istanbul

Bibliographic Data

ID11670517
AuthorsAnna Secor (0000-0003-1506-4552, University of Kentucky, corresponding author), Anna J Secor
Year2003
Volume24
Issue2
Pages147-168
Publication date2003-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2747/0272-3638.24.2.147
OpenAlexW1983593742
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited36

This study examines citizenship, gender, and urbanism in Istanbul, Turkey. An analysis of four focus group discussions conducted in Istanbul in 1999 focuses on the multiple ways in which migrant women of different ages and backgrounds position themselves in relation to Istanbul's urban community, their own "right to the city" and the informal and formal channels through which claims to urban space and resources are pursued. Situating this study within the historical context of political and ideological currents in Turkey and Istanbul, this paper presents an analysis of focus group texts based on three interlinked points regarding urban identity, belonging and rights. The conclusion of this analysis is that both generational differences and differences in urban identity contribute to the uneven and contingent nature of citizenship in the city as it is enacted through the everyday practices of migrant women in Istanbul. Keywords: gendercitizenshipTurkeyurban geography

Citizenship · Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Focus group · Geography · Identity (music · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Urbanism · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Turkey's Politics and Society · Architecture