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Good-bye, Gypsies: The Loss of 1,000 Years

Good-bye, Gypsies: The Loss of 1,000 Years

June 30th, 2009

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Bulldozers in Istanbul, Turkey obliterate a once-thriving Roma neighborhood. Belly dancers, balconies, dancing bears and centuries of history join the rubble.

Story by Sean David Hobbs.
Photography by Sean David Hobbs, and Hacer Foggo of the Sulukule Platform.