Istanbul, TURKEY -- The historical vegetable gardens dating back to 400 BC, around the ancient fortress in Yedikule are under direct threat due to recent city planning, the municipality filling the arid space with rubble and thrash, to eventually convert it into a "public park". Photo by Bikem Ekberzade

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Keywords: byzantine, city, fortress, historic, history, istanbul, organic, ottoman, turkey, wall, yedikule