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Tophane is one of the oldest industrial areas of Istanbul, which was founded during the reign of Mehmet the Second (1455). Today, it is highly likely that the neo-liberal economy and capital-oriented urban transformation will soon swallow the neighborhoods in Tophane and leave no room for middle and lower-middle-income groups to live. This area is highly under the pressure of gentrification however, it has always been a place of displacements.