An Overview of Istanbul�s Conservation Sites

�clal D�N�ER¹, Zeynep ENL�L¹, Yi�it EVREN¹
Department of City and Regional Planning, Yildiz Technical University,Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul, Turkey

With its 2500 years of historical heritage, Istanbul is situated on a privileged location at the crossroads of two continents. Further to this unique characteristic, the city comprises a wide palette of natural and cultural treasures like the Historic Peninsula, the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus. Since the 1970s, part of that heritage has been listed and is thus under protection. However, since the second half of the past century in particular, Istanbul has become a magnet for investments and individuals, with the result that these heritage sites are now targeted under an ongoing pressure of rapid urban growth and urban regeneration. This report attempts to provide an overview of Turkey�s conservation history, by placing an emphasis on risks in the planning of conservation areas in Istanbul. It is based on a study conducted by the authors in 2005-2006, in which all of Istanbul�s conservation areas were documented, digitalized and transferred into the Strategic Master Plan of Istanbul, prepared to a 1/100,000 scale. This paper provides a spatial and quantitative analysis of the city�s natural, archeological, historical, and urban conservation areas, all of which have been listed since the 1970s - when Turkey�s conservation legislation was expanded beyond the scale of single buildings. It also attempts to shed light on the problematic processes concerning Istanbul�s world heritage sites.

Keywords: Historical and natural heritage sites; conservation; Istanbul.

�stanbul�un Koruma Alanlar�n�n De�erlendirilmesi

�clal D�N�ER¹, Zeynep ENL�L¹, Yi�it EVREN¹
Y�ld�z Teknik �niversitesi Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, �ehir ve B�lge Planlama B�l�m�, �stanbul �stanbul.

�ki k�tan�n birbirine ba�land�� zel bir co�rafyada 2500 y�ll�k tarihi miras�yla �stanbul, d�nyada ayr�cal�kl� bir konuma sahiptir. �stanbul bu e�siz �zelli�inin yan� s�ra, tarihi yar�mada, Hali� ve Bo�azi�i gibi pek �ok do�al ve k�lt�rel de�eri b�nyesinde bar�nd�rmaktad�r. Bu de�erlerin bir b�l�m� 1970�li y�llardan beri sit alan� olarak ilan edilerek bu �zel stat� kapsam�nda korunmaya �al��lmaktad�r. Ancak, kentin �zellikle ge�ti�imiz y�zy�l�n ikinci yar�s�nda �lkenin n�fus ve ekonomik yat�r�mlar�n�n �ekim merkezi haline gelmesi, bu miras alanlar�n� s�rekli olarak de�i�im ve d�n��m bask�s� alt�nda b�rakmaktad�r. Bu yaz�da, T�rkiye�deki koruma mevzuat� kapsam�nda �stanbul�da belgelenen ve koruma alt�na al�nan sit alanlar�n�n niceliksel yap�lar� ve mek�nsal da��l�mlar� ekseninde bir de�erlendirme yap�ld�. Makaleye temel olan �al��ma, yazarlar taraf�ndan 2005-2006 y�llar�nda ger�ekle�tirildi; kentteki t�m sit alanlar�n�n ar�iv �al��malar� yap�larak say�salla�t�r�ld� ve 1:100 000 �l�ekli �stanbul �evre D�zeni Plan��na veri olarak aktar�ld�. Bu yaz�da, �stanbul�daki do�al, arkeolojik ve kentsel �l�eklerdeki sit alanlar�n�n saptanmas�, belgelenmesi ve ilan edilmesi s�re�lerinin izinden gidilerek T�rkiye�deki koruma tarihinin geli�imi de�erlendirildi; sit alanlar�n�n kar�� kar��ya kald�� temel riskler dile getirilerek �zellikle planlama disiplini i�inde yap�lmas� gerekenlere dikkat �ekildi. Ayr�ca, tarihi yar�mada�n�n D�nya Miras Listesi s�recine de g�ndermeler yap�ld�.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Tarihi ve do�al miras alanlar�, sit; koruma; �stanbul

�clal D�N�ER, Zeynep ENL�L, Yi�it EVREN. An Overview of Istanbul�s Conservation Sites. Megaron. 2009; 4(1): 5-15

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