Abstract
The power bloc's perception of Kadifekale can be seen as a specific reflection of the logic of neoliberal urbanism in Turkey as well as the state's longstanding denial of the reality of forced migration of the Kurds. At the crux of the Kadifekale people's perception, one can one see how neoliberal urbanism and the past experience of forced migration come in unison to create a specific form of social insecurity. This chapter explains the historical backdrop of urban transformation in Kadifekale. It discusses the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings through a discussion of Henri Lefebvre's conception of the relationship between capitalism and space. With the help of the concepts of 'abstract space' and 'lived space', the chapter describes the social and historical roots of the contradiction between the power bloc's vision of space and Kadifekale people's own perception of their neighborhood. It contextualizes the contradiction between abstract space and lived space within neoliberalism and forced migration in Turkey.
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