gecekondu

...Today, the city is the starting point of railroads and sea routes between Asia and Europe, and is divided into the old town, which retains vestiges of Islamic culture such as Topkapi Palace and is surrounded by the bustle of Kapalı Çarşı (Great Bazaar), and the new town, which is lined with Greek Orthodox churches, Armenian churches, and Catholic churches and modern hotels. The two districts are connected by the Galata Bridge, and the new town is further connected to Asia by the Bosphorus Bridge. Today, the city is undergoing rapid urbanization, and outside the Theodosian Walls, temporary housing areas built overnight, called gecekondu, are spreading. [Yuzo Nagata]. ...

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…現在，この町はアジアとヨーロッパへの鉄道･航路の起点であり，トプカプ宮殿などイスラム文化のなごりをとどめ，カパル･チャルシュKapalı Çarşı(大バーザール)の喧騒につつまれた旧市街と，ギリシア正教会，アルメニア教会，カトリック教会や近代的なホテルの立ち並ぶ新市街とに分かれ，両地区はガラタ橋によって結ばれ，新市街はさらに，ボスポラス海峡大橋によってアジアと連結されている。今日この町は急激な都市化のさなかにあり，テオドシウス城壁の外側には，ゲジェコンドゥgecekonduとよばれる一夜建ての簡易住宅街が広がりつつある。【永田 雄三】。…

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