In an Interview With Buse Ok, Öz Discussed How the Idea for the Book Came About and Why He Chose Tarlabaşı As His Subject

Photojournalist Ali Öz's book "Tarlabaşı: Kayıp Şehir" (Tarlabaşı: Lost City) has been released in its second edition. The book documents the neighborhood of Tarlabaşı in Istanbul, Turkey, capturing its disappearing memory through Öz's lens. In an interview with Buse Ok, Öz discussed how the idea for the book came about and why he chose Tarlabaşı as his subject. The neighborhood, located in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district, has undergone significant transformation over the years, with much of its historic fabric and community life altered or lost.