Ozan Karaman
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Ozan Karaman is a critical urban geographer whose research dissects the political economy of urban transformation, with a particular focus on neoliberal governance, displacement, and social justice in Istanbul and the broader Middle East. His most cited work, “Urban Renewal in Istanbul: Reconfigured Spaces, Robotic Lives” (2012, 133 citations), offers a searing analysis of Turkey’s property-led redevelopment model, exposing how demolition and high-density reconstruction produce what he terms “robotic lives”—displaced communities stripped of agency and social fabric. Karaman’s scholarship bridges urban theory and ethnographic depth, revealing how state-corporate alliances weaponize urban renewal to discipline marginalized populations. His contributions have been pivotal in shaping debates on gentrification, authoritarian neoliberalism, and the spatial politics of dispossession. With a citation footprint that underscores his influence, Karaman’s work is essential reading for scholars of urban studies, critical geography, and political economy. He is also recognized for his engaged public scholarship, bringing academic rigor to pressing issues of housing rights and spatial justice in Turkey and beyond.
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- 1Urban Renewal in<scp>I</scp>stanbul: Reconfigured Spaces, Robotic Lives133 citations · 2012