Urban Renewal Process of Erzincan Kızılay and Hocabey Neighborhoods in the Eyes of Residents Between 2018-2021

Abstract

This article reveals the expectations and concerns of residents Kızılay and Hocabey neighborhoods in Erzincan before and during the urban transformation project. Two separate interviews were conducted with the ethnographic method, covering the 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 periods. The difficulties of leaving the habitual life and the municipality's solutions against the restrictions have been identified. In the first interview series, the two most prominent feelings experienced by the neighborhood residents are the hope for a better life and anxiety about being homeless or not getting the house's value. In the second period, the correct steps taken by the municipality and the transparent care of all households one by one have overcome these uncertainties and generally resulted in the satisfaction of the parties. The biggest challenge in the process is to have more than one owner from the same parcel. One flat was given to each parcel, and the shareholders were asked to agree with each other. In cases of non-agreement, cash payment was made according to the amount of everyone's share.