Urban Agriculture in Istanbul, Turkey
Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 12/14/2005 - 13:40
Cagdas KayaIn: UA Magazine No. 14 - Urban Aquatic Production
Turkey has been defined as a bridge between Asia and Europe. These two continents and their civilizations have left many marks on Turkey and the Turkish people. For thousands of years in Anatolia (Asian part) and Thrace (European part) life has been mostly based on agriculture. Istanbul, situated on this bridge, is growing rapidly as it attracts immigrants from rural areas. It is there that this initiative on urban agriculture is situated. Please scroll down in the pdf-document until you reach this article.
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