Could this be a win-win situation for Erdoğan and the AKP: able to enhance their power while reinstating their organic relationship with the people?
Any encounters that exist between newcomers and long-term inhabitants end at the school gate.
While the Turkish government claims that all original residents will be able to return to Sur, it is likely that, similar to what happened in New Orleans, many of those who have fled will not come back.
Even without the threat of racism, many immigrants are unhappy about changing their neighbourhood.
