Bibliography

Balat Istanbul. Photograph. Accessed May 21, 2014. http://maritimehotelistanbul.com/balat-

istanbul.html.
This website showed me a picture of a Neighborhood in Istanbul. I was able to show my
viewers what one of the nicer street houses look like in Istanbul. This picture is located
on my land usage/housing page.

Bekdemir, Alev. "New Planning Approaches for Natural Resources in Urban Areas." Speech,
Istanbul University,, Baheky, Istanbul.
This article explains the geographical point of view of Istanbul. It talks to me about the
land area of istanbul, the government structure,urbanization has been changing overtime,
and over population Not only does it explain these three different topics but it helps me
connect how the over population and is affecting space capacity.

Cox, Wendell. "The Evolving Urban Form: Istanbul." Newgeography.com. Accessed August 16,
2012. http://www.newgeography.com/content/003020-the-evolving-urban-form-istanbul.
This article explains the population in Istanbul. It divides into three different subsections:
1. the population in urban areas, 2. the new transportation due to over population and 3.
the basics of the amount of people in past, present, and near future. it helps me get an
understanding with how many people there are in Istanbul and how much it has increased
since the new urbanization and also how they have changed the transportation to help
with the traffic due to over population.

Dagron, Gilbert. "Constantinople." Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Ed. Joseph R. Strayer. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989. World History in Context. Web. 6 May 2014.
This article explains the early foundation of the city (constantiple), the EARLY urban
development of the city, and it talks a little bit about education and culture. This article
gave me useful information because i was able to understand the basics of how the city
started. It also taught me that Istanbul has been changing every year with new urban
developments. It also gave me small information about how the people of Istanbul live
their lives giving me information about schooling and how it works and the civilization
of the people.

Forbs, Andrew. A Room with a Bosphorus Strait View. Photograph. Andrewforbs. August 29,
2013. Accessed May 23, 2014. http://www.andrewforbes.com/a-room-with-a-bosphorus-
strait-view-focus-the-ritz-carlton-hotel-istanbul/#!prettyPhoto.
This website gave me a picture of a view of the Bosphorus Strait. It was helpful to me so
I could show people what the strait looked like from a higher view and was able to put it
on my Resources page.

Gen, Pelin. Istanbul Skyline at Night. Photograph. 500px.
http://500px.com/photo/48920286/istanbul-skyline-at-night-by-pelin-gen.
This was a skyline picture of istanbul at night. It shows a panoramic view of the
Bosporus bridge to show my viewers what Istanbul looked like from a view above. I used
this picture as my header featured on the home page and which showed up on every page
at the top as well.

Global Edge. "Turkey: Government." Globaledge.
http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/turkey/government.
The politics and government structure of Istanbul is described in this article. It talks about
the voting structure and how often a person becomes elected and how long their term is.
It also tells me the three structures of the government; democratic, secular, and
parliamentary. This article was very useful for me in the Government structure section of
my website.

Great Istanbul. "Istanbul in Numbers." Greatistanbul.
http://www.greatistanbul.com/numbers.htm.
This article was very useful. It gave me a lot of information about the demographics, the
geography, climate, housing, traffic, health tourism and even economic numbers. It gave
me a widge range of different subjects and gave me a good understanding of how much
% of something there is.

Gruyaert, Harry. Bus Stop at Kadikoy, Asian District of Istanbul. Photograph. Magnumphotos.
Accessed May 23, 2014.
http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchDetail_VPage&IID=2S5RYDOBH
MU.
On this website I was able to find a picture of a few people waiting for a bus in 1998. I
really liked this picture because you were able to tell the difference on how the buses
looked and the difference in the urban structure of the area surrounding it.

Hagia Sophia. Photograph. Teslasociety. Accessed May 23, 2014.
http://www.teslasociety.com/hagiasophia.htm.
This image gave me a beautiful picture of the Hagia Sophia. It is a view from high above
so you can see the whole structure from below and above. I found this picture very useful
because I was able to put it under my sacred sites section to show my viewers what the
Hagia Sophia looked like.

Hattam, Jennifer. Corn and Other Crops Growing along the Historic City Walls. Photograph.
Cityfarmer. July 5, 2013. Accessed May 23, 2014.
http://www.cityfarmer.info/?s=Destruction+of+Centuries-
Old+Gardens+in+Istanbul%2C+Turkey.
A long time ago Istanbul was known for its gardens. This picture I found was a picture of
what is left of an old agricultural farm in Istanbul. In the picture you can see how old it is
with the stone building surrounding it. I put this picture on my resources page because I
talk a lot about the bostons so I wanted to incorporate what one of the old farms looked
like.

"Historic Map of Istanbul." Map. Practicistanbul.
http://praticistanbul.blogspot.com/2011/01/historical-maps-of-istanbul.html.
The way Istanbul is structured today is very different from the way it was when it was
first founded. This website gave me a picture of what Istanbul looked like during
Constantinople times. It was very useful because on the map you are able to see where
the houses was, or where mosques churches and buildings were. I liked this picture a lot
and found it really useful because it is placed next to a recent map and you are able to see
the difference between now and than.

Historic Tram on ?stiklal Avenue. Photograph. Erepublik. Accessed May 23, 2014.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/introducing-turkey-part-ii-stanbul-capital-of-the-
world-1957635/1/20.
Istanbul is known for its old trams they had/ still have. This picture shows the tram still in
use.

Ibb.gov.tr. "Economy." Ibb.gov.tr. http://www.ibb.gov.tr/sites/ks/en-US/0-Exploring-The-
City/Location/Pages/Economy.aspx.
This article talks a lot about the economy of Istanbul mentioning the very unique
characteristics it has. It mostly describes how the income of istanbul and popularity has
helped out turkey. It also says the importance of its trade both domestic and international.
Since Istanbul makes up a majority of the population in Turkey, keeping Istanbul "alive"
is very important.

"Istanbul." In Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014. Accessed May 6, 2014.
http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/106446#288134.toc.
This article gives me a whole explanation of Istanbul describing the foundation of it, the
landscape, how the city is laid out, important monuments/ sacred sites, the people and
society of istanbul, and the growth throughout the centuries. This is very useful for me
because it gives me loads of different useful information. I was able to learn about how it
became urban and the new foundation of it, and I also got some facts about the people of
Istanbul.

"Istanbul Metro, Tram and Train Map." Map. Turkeytravelplanner.
http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/Maps/ist_metro_map.html.
The metro, bus's and train routes are very confusing in Istanbul because there are so
many routes. This website gave me a great picture of the public transportation routes. I
was able to see where things were (even if it wasn't in english) and it was a good visual
aid for people to look at when they are reading about the public transportation.

"Istanbul Rail System." Map. Turkey Travel Planner.
http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/AssetsTurkey/Maps/Istanbul_Rayli_Sistem.jpg.
This was also a very good map of the bus routes. it was even clearer to look at with thiner
lines and had english in the key. It was very helpful for me because I knew there was a
ton of transportation services but this way I could see where everything went and how
many routes there are.

"Istanbul Urban Area." Map. http://www.newgeography.com/content/003020-the-evolving-
urban-form-istanbul.
This map was very useful towards me. It showed me a picture of Istanbul and how the
growing urban population has looked like and changed over the years. I put this map on
the urban growth section of my website.

"Istanbul Urban Area Population." Chart. Newgeography.
http://www.newgeography.com/content/003020-the-evolving-urban-form-istanbul.
This was the only chart i had on my website. This chart shows the growing urban
population of Istanbul in the past, present, and near future. This was a very useful chart
for me to put on my population section.

Jacobs, Harrison. "These Facebook Maps Reveal Migration Trends around the World." Map.
Buisnessinsider. http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-global-urban-migration-
maps-2014-1.
This map was a very unique, helpful map showing migration trends in Istanbul. It showed
me where Istanbul was and all of the lines connecting from other places near it showing
where migrants come from.

Jenkin, David. Grand Bazaar. Photograph. Luciastravels. 2009. Accessed May 23, 2014.
http://luciastravels.com/2014/02/09/walking-tour-of-istanbul/.
This website gave me a picture of the Grand Bazaar. The grand Bazaar is an important
site on Istanbul so I thought it was a very useful pretty picture to use on my sacred sites
section.

John Merriman and Jay Winter "Istanbul." Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War
and Reconstruction. 1467-1471 Ed. Vol. 3. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. World
History in Context. Web. 6 May 2014.
This article explains different aspects of Istanbul. It mentions the Architecture and natural
disasters which force it into change. It also mentions when they decided to change all of
Turkey forcing Istanbul to change its language, laws, ect. It was very useful for
information about the modernization and urban growth of Istanbul. I learned that it
started to change after world war two and the growth of the population throughout time.
overall the source was about the different changes in Istanbul.

Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul, about Hosting the 6th Cup. Photograph. Thecupawards.
http://www.thecupawards.com/en/what-s-new/22/kadir-topbas-mayor-of-istanbul-about-
hosting-the-6th-cup.
This is a picture of the current mayor of Istanbul. I needed this picture for my political
government section because there aren't really any pictures you can use for it, so I put a
picture of the mayor.

Kaldjian, Paul J. "ISTANBUL'S BOSTANS: A MILLENNIUM OF MARKET GARDENS".
284-304, Geographical Review 94, (3) (07), May 6, 2014
This tells me about the vegetation of Istanbul throughout the centuries. Over the years a
group of people called "bostans" would help with planting vegetables and provide for the
country. It talks about how than later the over population and urbanization pushed out
these bostans and made it more difficult for vegetation to grow. This article examines the
contribution of vegetation and how important it is to the city.

Lleburgaz, K?rklareli. Turkey K?rklareli Factory Industrial Plots of Land to Farm for Sale
Real Estate Offices Work Places. Photograph. Gulergayrimenkul.
http://www.gulergayrimenkul.com/details/land/for-
sale/kirklareli/luleburgaz/koyler/saricaali-koyu-satilik-tarla-luleburgaz-e5-cepheli-satilik-
tarla-guler-emlak-ofisleri/6292563.
The farming in Istanbul is very important and now rare. This was another picture of
remaining farm land in Istanbul.

Majestic Blue Mosque in Turkey. Photograph. Secondglobe. Accessed May 23, 2014.
http://secondglobe.com/item/majestic-blue-mosque-turkey/#.
The Blue Mosque is the most famous Mosque in Istanbul. This picture shows a beautiful
viewing of it. I put this section also in my sacred sites page.

Mustafa Kemal Atatrk. Photograph. Wikipedia Commons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_Mustafa_Kemal_Atatrk.
This was a picture of the first ottoman Emporor Mustafa.

Polonezky. Photograph. Erepublik. Accessed May 23, 2014.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/introducing-turkey-part-ii-stanbul-capital-of-the-
world-1957635/1/20.
This is a unique picture of people dancing in the streets of Polonezky. They are dressed
up in outfit doing some type of Turkish dance for everyone to see. I liked this picture a
lot because I thought it was a different side of Istanbul no one knows about.

"Public Transportation in Istanbul." Iett.gov.tr. http://www.iett.gov.tr/en/main/pages/public-
transportation-in-istanbul/316.
This article was very useful for me because it was the only one that explained a lot about
transportation. I was able to find all the seventeen ways of transportation in Istanbul and
separate information about some of them. I leared about the two freeways and how they
go across town to privde transportation all around.

Repbublic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourist. "Istanbul." Kultur.got.tr.
http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN,33048/istanbul.html.
This article mentions the landscaps of Istanbul and attractions provided four tourist or
residence. I learned about their beaches where many residents like to take vacation.It also
mentions major mosque and sacred sites.

Shutterstock. "Fly Over, Looking down on a Residential Housing Community in Istanbu."
Shutterstock. http://footage.shutterstock.com/clip-6160358-stock-footage-fly-over-
looking-down-on-a-residential-housing-community-in-istanbul-birds-eye-view-of-
luxury.html?src=rel/6147029:3/gg.

Streetview. Photograph. Project22. http://www.project22.org/project/neighborhood-in-istanbul/.
This was a street view picture of a not so nice street neighborhood in Istanbul. I used this
picture to show one of the ides of Istanbul; the poor one.

Turkeyforyou. "Origin of Turkish Flag." Turkeyforyou.
http://www.turkeyforyou.com/turkey_turkish_flag_origin.
I wanted to interpret a fun fact on my website so I used this website to get information of
the Turkish flag.

Uzun, Nil. "Urban Governance in Istanbul." Anlise Social 45, no. 197 (2010): 757-70. Accessed
May 6, 2014. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41012833.
This article was very useful in telling me a lot about the Government in Istanbul. It also
showed me urbanization growing in Istanbul. I was able to learn about the structures of
the government and how they have been changing over the centuries. It also taught me a
lot about the rapid growth happening.

Walking Tour of Istanbul. Photograph. Luciastravels. 2009. Accessed May 23, 2014.
http://luciastravels.com/2014/02/09/walking-tour-of-istanbul/.
I used this website to find the picture of the old man and women reading newspaper on a
bench. I thought it was a really cool picture of the way Istanbul is so I put it on the people
section.