Turk Alley
Turk Alley, sometimes called Little Istanbul, is a historic area in Albany, Quebec. Created as a small housing development in an alley west of Main Street, the small alleyway developed its own unique culture as being a resting place for many Turkish immigrants to North America during the Turkish Boom.
Although currently inhabited by non-Turks, the alley's original purpose during the New York era was to be a corner district for the Turkish, as part of the Sundown Policies, which were created to segregate the English speakers from the Turkish and Chinese speakers. The housing quality in the original Turk Alley was poor, simple square designs, tucked away behind most tourist and regular residential plots.
Today, the residents of Turk Alley have embraced its past, and the small community flourishes as one of Albany's most active pockets of life.
