We lost Sevilay Kaygalak, one of the founders of Praksis, in November 2007, at the age of 35.
She worked on the history of capitalist development in Turkey, urban space, processes of class formation, migration and politics. From the journal’s founding onwards she contributed to the formation of its theoretical line through her writing and her labour.
The article prize established in her name continues each year, supporting young researchers in the field of urban studies.
Selected Writings
- An Ottoman Anatolian City in the Process of Capitalist Development: Bursa, 1840–1914 — Doctoral thesis
- Countryside, City and the Transition to Capitalism: The Case of Bursa — Praksis, Issue 17
- New Urban Poverty, Migration and the Spatial Concentration of Poverty: The Case of Mersin/Demirtaş — Praksis, Issue 2
- The Poverty of Post-Marxist Politics: Radical Democracy — Praksis, Issue 1
Tributes
- Praksis
- Mustafa Bayram Mısır
- Yüksel Akkaya
- Ahmet Alpay Dikmen
- Şiar Rişvanoğlu