Geographies of children’s play in the context of neoliberal restructuring in IstanbulFootnote^*

* This research is completed for MSc in Urban Studies at University College London in September 2015 and has been presented at Third Forum of Sociology of International Sociological Association that took place in 10–14 July 2016, in Vienna.

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