Istanbul Echoes

In the streets of Istanbul, they sell everything - fabrics, food, curtains - and some of them have been doing it for over 50 years. But their way of life is about to change. Due to rapid gentrification, authorities want to create a "modern and clean" environment. In just five years, working-class neighborhoods have been demolished and their residents evicted. For the street vendors, more than their livelihood is at stake: Their entire culture and tradition is threatened. "Dramatically speaking, then, we are witnessing a death struggle. Giulia Frati turns it into a declaration of love, a highly political one at that." (tagblatt.de)