This paper focuses on struggles for land by ordinary people in globalizing cities. By drawing on three cases in Istanbul, it explores the circumstances under which these struggles can be successful. It analyses the evolution of the self-built settlements of Ayazma, Yakacık and Hürriyet and their varied outcomes, from legalization to razing. Three conditions seem to explain why land titling was obtained in Yakacık and proved impossible elsewhere. One is specific to land ownership. The second reason revolves around the mediating role and political commitment of a district municipality, primarily through the engagement of one of its decision-makers in favour of poor residents. The third reason relates to the nature and form of Yakacık residents’ mobilization and organizations. All of these conditions are essential; none is sufficient individually. The difficulty of bringing all these conditions together at one time and in one place explains the exceptional nature of the case in point.

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伊斯坦布尔郊区的土地纠纷：在拆毁和强迫迁离中合法化的独特案例

本文着眼于全球化城市中普通百姓的土地斗争。通过借鉴伊斯坦布尔的三个案例，它探索了在何种情况下这些斗争才能成功。它分析了阿雅兹玛（Ayazma），亚卡奇克（Yakacık）和赫里耶特（Hürriyet）的自建定居点的演变以及从合法化到夷平的各种结果。似乎有三个条件可以解释为什么在Yakacık获得土地所有权，而在其他地方却证明不可能。一种是针对土地所有权的。第二个原因围绕地区市政当局的调解作用和政治承诺，主要是通过其一个决策者的参与来支持贫困居民。第三个原因与亚卡奇克居民动员和组织的性质和形式有关。所有这些条件都是必不可少的。没有一个是足够的。