"I Will Have You Live in Palaces..." The Transformation of Neighbourhood and Urbanization in Turkish Cinema (1960 to 1990)

In this article, representation of city and neighborhood in Turkish films between 1960 and 1990 is examined with regard to the fact that cinema is a sociological data depicting change in societies. The transformation of urban life and neighborhood culture can easily be followed in cinema history. With the accelerating urbanization in the 1970s, representation of life in apartmant buildings and slums took the place of traditional neighborhood representations popular in 1960s films. In this article, the impact of urbanization on the transformation of social life and middle class living space in films is analysed over 35 films with the descriptive analysis method. The sample 35 films are not analysed by deep film analyzing methods, yet the impact of urbanization, urban change and social change on individuals and society in this large sample are discussed in this article