There is a growing body of evidence that indicates that for creating civic consciousness and sustaining urban identity and memory people need civic interaction and social reconciliation, which are promoted by public open ...

Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun ilk başkenti olan Bursa’da yer alan Hanlar Bölgesi Osmanlı kentinin kalkınma merkezi olarak, değişen ve gelişen ticaret hayatıyla birlikte tarihi kentsel karakterini koruyarak günümüze kadar ...

Urban regeneration is a comprehensive process which leads to the lasting solutions of economic, physical, social and environmental problems of urban districts. However, in Turkey the urban regeneration concept is mostly ...

The Khans Area, located in Bursa - the first capital of the Ottoman Empire - has reached today, preserving its historical urban character with its changing and developing trade life, and was inscribed as a cultural heritage ...

In recent years, many new projects have been prepared for neglected public spaces which have lost their functions in different cities of Turkey, either by means of private commissions or competitions. However, this process ...

Today, urban dilapidation experienced in many city centres related to different reasons affect also public open spaces which become a current issue with discussions about privatisation, disappearance and obsolescence. ...

In recent years, different arguments have been made about urban regeneration in Turkey, similar to many other countries in the world. Instead of a comprehensive approach suggesting new partnerships between local authorities ...

Recently, many discussions have been made about the changing nature of public spaces and the loss of public life. The focal point of these discussions is the policies about the privatization and control over public ...