Historic Landscape vs. Urban Commodity?:  The Case of Yedikule Urban Gardens, Istanbul

Elifnaz Durusoy¹, Duygu Cihanger²
¹Yildiz Technical University, Department of Architecture, Istanbul, Turkey
²Middle East Technical University, Department of City and Regional Planning, Ankara, Turkey

Urban gardens are formed by a historical accumulation of and inter-relationships among the natural, social and economic dynamics. Standing at the interface of urban and rural, they are significant urban areas providing important societal and psychological benefits for societies beyond their explicit environmental and ecological values. They also have the potential of refurbishing collectivity within communities through urban farming and agricultural production. However, these rare characteristics also make them one of the most vulnerable sections of cities today that they have been threatened with the recent and irrepressible growth of urban areas.
Urban gardens in the city of �stanbul face the challenges of cultural conservation, economic development and social inclusion in recent decades as well. Hence, they are a pertinent example to the hardships in sustaining urban gardens in the phase of the urban growth. This study focuses particularly on Yedikule Urban Gardens in Istanbul by underlining both the �destruction� and �development� sides of the story in physical, natural, economic and social contexts of change. The paper proposes a �new� planning and conservation process for the urban gardens of Istanbul. This will provide a framework for the integration of urban farming, rural production, conservation of cultural and productive landscapes and farming activities into the changing urban environments in general. This concern is also present an introductory discussion for the significance of urban green commons in Turkey.

Keywords: Urban garden, change, Yedikule Urban Gardens, Istanbul.

Tarihsel Peyzaj m� Kentsel Meta m�?: �stanbul Yedikule Bostanlar� �rne�i

Elifnaz Durusoy¹, Duygu Cihanger²
¹Y�ld�z Teknik �niversitesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, �stanbul, T�rkiye
²Orta Do�u Teknik �niversitesi, �ehir ve B�lge Planlama B�l�m�, Ankara, T�rkiye

Kent bah�eleri �e�itli do�al, toplumsal ve ekonomik dinamiklerin tarihsel birikimleri ve birbiriyle etkile�imleriyle bi�imlenirler. K�r�n ve kentin aray�z�n� olu�turan bu nadir alanlar ayn� zamanda olduk�a a��k olan �evresel ve ekolojik de�erlerinin �tesinde toplumlar ve kentler i�in �nemli sosyal ve psikolojik faydalara sahiptir. Yaratt�klar� kentsel tar�m ve �retim uygulamalar� s�re�leriyle, kentlerdeki tekd�ze �kentsel� ya�am tarz�na sunduklar� ka�� yollar�yla topluluklar aras�nda birlikteli�i ve ortakl�klar� geli�tirme potansiyeli ta��maktad�rlar. Bu az g�r�nen nitelikler, kent bah�elerini ayn� zamanda kentlerin korunmas� en zor ve en hassas alt birimlerinden k�lmaktad�r. Nitekim son zamanlarda �n�ne ge�ilemez hale gelen kentsel b�y�me kent bah�eleri ve insanlar aras�ndaki ili�kiyi tehdit etmektedir.
�stanbul�daki kent bah�eleri de son y�llarda k�lt�rel koruma, ekonomik b�y�me ve sosyal kat�l�m gibi konularda �e�itli �eli�kilerle y�zle�mektedir. Bu sebeple, yukar�da bahsi ge�en kentsel b�y�me ger�e�i ve korumada ya�anan zorluklara uygun bir �rnek te�kil ederler. Bu �al��ma �zelinde �stanbul�daki �nemli kent bah�elerinden olan Yedikule Bostanlar��nda ger�ekle�en y�k�m ve geli�me kavramlar�, mekanda ya�anan de�i�imin fiziksel, do�al, ekonomik ve toplumsal ba�lamlar� i�erisinde de�erlendirilmektedir. Bu �al��ma ya�anan kentsel de�i�im ve b�y�me s�re�lerinde kentsel tar�m, k�rsal �retim ve k�lt�rel-�retken peyzaj alanlar�n�n eklemlenmesi ad�na genel bir �er�eve sunmaktad�r. Bu bak�� a��s� ayr�ca T�rkiye�de yeni olu�an kentsel ye�il ortakl�klar�n da tart��maya a��lmas�n� hedeflenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Kent Bah�esi, bostan, kentsel de�i�im, Yedikule Bostanlar�, Istanbul.

Elifnaz Durusoy, Duygu Cihanger. Historic Landscape vs. Urban Commodity?: The Case of Yedikule Urban Gardens, Istanbul. Megaron. 2016; 11(1): 125-136

Corresponding Author: Elifnaz Durusoy, T�rkiye

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