How to recast the 'old' historic heritage in a 'neo' liberal city

Historic buildings have been exposed to a construction process in an attempt to respond to consumer needs, but citizens are dazed by the results of the activities carried out in the name of restorationWe were driven by the brightest idea: Providing economic growth without production. In the large scale the state and local municipalities looked for formulas to extract rent from urban spaces, and the city became a gigantic construction site. 

The transitive relation of economic policy and cultural policy didn't exclude the city's cultural heritage in this search for capital. In publicly-owned museums and historical sites, the entrances are privatized. The increase in ticket prices went up by 100 percent in several places. 

Soon after, accelerated restoration activities were on the line, followed by on-site ticket sales in the antique theaters and the cafes opened in newly-restored Külliye. 

After all, attracting capital to the local area was the development target of this economic model. Historic buildings have been exposed to a construction process in an attempt to respond to consumer needs.

Citizens were dazed by the results of the construction activities carried out under the name of restoration.
Headlines indicated an initial shock: Concrete was laid over the ground of the Antiphellos Antique Theater in Ka?. The Apollon Temple's stairs were renewed with white cement and marble dust. Restoration exterminated the historical texture in the 171-year-old Mesnevihane Mosque.

The wall of the 435-year-old Sinan Pa?a Külliye was knocked down to enable a truck entrance.

'Regardless of experience' 

The surveillance mechanisms are the Cultural Heritage Preservation Board and the Natural...