Yap-Sat
Arrival Story
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Entrance
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Kitchen
The wife sits on this sofa most days to knit things to sell. It is also the space where all cooking and eating is done, as well as hosting the Altin Gunu. The Altin Gunu has always been important for the wife - and she continues the tradition which she so loved in the gecekondu in the apartment today. In the gecekondu, not just gold was given, but sometimes necessities such as oil, flour and sugar. The wife received 15 golden bracelets from her round at the Altin Gun: to aid in the construction of their Yap-Sat. .
Blue Eggs
Almost everyone still keeps chickens in their garden! The blue eggs fetch higher prices due to their higher protein!
Storing for Winter
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Balcony, as opposed to garden
The Balcony is their only access to the outdoors. In the previous gecekondu, they used to have a big cow and 2 sheep, feeding them in the adjacent field. They are nostalgic for their garden where they grew enough to sustain themselves, what they feel was the most important aspect of their gecekondu.
Hekimbasi Explosion
1993: Hekimbasi Waste Dump Explosion Viewed by inhabitants from this window, inhabitants were reminded of their informal presence in the city. The explosion triggered a landslide that sucked in the neighbouring gecekondu; where 12 homes and 39 lives were lost.
