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Adapted from Clive Barker’s 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart, the iconic British horror film “Hellraiser” (1987), directed by Mr. Barker himself, cracks open the gates of Hell for cinephiles. Barker’s exploration of the extremes of sadomasochism has spawned eleven screen adaptations thus far, with rumors circulating about the development of a TV adaptation with HBO Max. Despite numerous attempts within the franchise,  none of the films have managed to eclipse the monumental success achieved by t...

As the calendar turned to May 27, 1960, Turkey experienced an unprecedented moment that left an indelible mark on its collective psyche: a group of young military officers staged the nation’s first military coup d’état and introduced a new constitution. Despite the profound blow to the foundation of Turkish democracy, the new constitution had received acclaim from various quarters for its progressive inclinations. It offered a more comprehensive protection of human rights and significantly exten...

AMONG THE MYRIAD OF INQUIRIES, that have troubled the theorisation of urban everyday life, the socio-cultural value of what can be called the urban relic constitutes one of the most neglected subject areas. Whether it is defined as “waste” (Hawkins, 2003, p. ix) or “ruin” (Edensor, 2005, p. 4), a significant number of academics scrutinized the anatomy of urban decay and ruination while positioning them in a broader historical context. Nevertheless, the subject matter of these scrutinies is predominantly focused on derelict buildings and ruins. From “closed shopping malls and abandoned military sites” (Olsen et al., 2014, p. 3) to pre-industrial urban centers such as Ephesus and Machu Picchu, the theorisation of urban decay tends to give greater attention to derelict spaces that already hold historical value. However, as Edensor (2005) claims, urban decay and its adverse impacts on the urban fabric “do not take one shape but are manifold in form” (p.
4). Blocked-up windows, defunct street lamps
and unidirectional staircases that only go up
and down—each could be equally considered
as manifestations of urban decay due to the
comparable degree of neglect in their material
conditions and their corresponding non-
functionality for the urban population (see
Figure 1 and 2).