Tok, Neslihan2016-01-082016-01-081999http://hdl.handle.net/11693/18440Ankara : Department of Political Science and Public Administration and Institute of Economics and Social Sciences, Bilkent University, 1999.Thesis(Master's) -- Bilkent University, 1999.Includes bibliographical references.The thesis reviews the Turkish gecekondu literature by a critical approach through a historical perspective. The studies are examined on the basis of conceptual and methodological approaches. They are critically investigated in terms of their potential to explain and understand the changing conditions and recent transformations of gecekondus in the urban context. As a conclusion, a new conceptual and methodological approach is suggested for the future study of gecekondus.vii, 101 leavesEnglishinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGecekonduModernizationCultural approachTime-spaceHT147.T8 T65 1999Squatters--Turkey.Urbanization--Turkey.Rural-urban migration--Turkey.Cities and towns--Turkey.Thesis