Reinvention of Tradition as an Urban Image: The Case of Ankara Citadel

Erendil, Asuman Türkün; Ulusoy, Zuhal

doi:10.1068/b12840

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“…Especially after 2000, with the influence of neoliberal economic policies such as the loosening of controls on capital flows, deregulation and attraction of foreign investment, the Turkish Government started putting greater emphasis on the wholesale redevelopment of squatter neighborhoods (Karaman, 2013). Part of the policy agenda has been to enhance the image of cities and to brand them in international markets for tourism (Erendil and Ulusoy, 2002;Enlil, 2011). This encouraged planning approval for large-scale housing developments, state-of-the-art office buildings in city centers, shopping malls, culture and convention centers, museums, and luxury hotels and restaurants (Enlil, 2011).…”

Section: Context Of the Study: From Squatter Settlements To Mass Housmentioning

confidence: 99%

Residential Relocation and Children’s Satisfaction With Mass Housing

Severcan

2019

METU JFA

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Section: Context Of the Study: From Squatter Settlements To Mass Housmentioning

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Residential Relocation and Children’s Satisfaction With Mass Housing

Severcan

2019

METU JFA

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“…Owners who could afford to buy properties in these districts moved out over time as Beyoglu lost its appeal as a prestigious housing alternative. Its decline stemmed from long years of public neglect due to both limited financial resources for costly renovation and restoration and to lack of official and private consciousness will for preservation (Erendil & Ulusoy, 2002). Although the majority of CBD functions moved from Beyoglu, so that its upper and middle income residents no longer wished to live there, it was still one of the major tourist centres.…”

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confidence: 99%

Revitalisation of the Main Street of a Distinguished Old Neighbourhood in Istanbul

Dökmecí

Altunbas

Yazgi

2007

European Planning Studies

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This study investigates the revitalisation of the main street of Beyoglu, which was the westernised part of Istanbul's CBD in the nineteenth century. Beyoglu started to develop in the sixteenth century with the introduction of embassy buildings of European countries. Its development reached a climax during the nineteenth century as a result of increased European trade and cultural influence, remaining the most distinguished quarter of Istanbul until the 1960s. Thereafter, it suffered from decay, disinvestment and abandonment as a result of later suburbanisation and the multi-centre development of Istanbul. Revitalisation of the quarter started with the pedestrianisation of the main street. This study investigates the functional transformation and changes in land prices along the main street and surrounding neighbourhoods after the pedestrianisation. The factors which effect land prices are investigated by the use of regression analysis. According to the results, access to mass transit is the most important factor. Besides its convenient central-city location, with easy access to the city's main transportation arteries, no doubt also its distinguished architectural character contributed to its revitalisation. Although the revitalisation of the main street as a cooperative movement of public and private sectors, effectively, it was a market-lead restructuring afterwards. At the same time, international companies opening up stores reflecting the globalisation movement increased the attractiveness of the main street. The results of the study can be used by urban planners, policy-makers and investors for the revitalisation of other historical neighbourhoods in Istanbul and other cities. For further research, hierarchical analysis of spatial impacts of revitalisation areas is suggested.

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“…It is also possible to give successful examples of the preservation of historical districts from developing countries. For example, the studies of Erendil and Ulusoy (2002) regarding the recovery of Ankara Castle; and Uzun (2003) and Ergun's (2004) comprehensive research which showed that the renovated and restored historical buildings in İstanbul's historical districts produce an effect on those districts' socio-economic development. In a similar study prepared by Özus and Dökmeci (2005), the effects on housing prices of the restoration of the historical buildings in Beyoğlu was examined using a regression analysis which took into account both the characteristics of the buildings and the environment.…”

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The effect of the pedestrianization of İstiklal Caddesi on land values and the transformation of urban land use

Arslanlı¹,

Dökmecí²,

Kolcu³

2017

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This study is focused on the effects of the pedestrianization of İstiklal Caddesi (Beyoğlu) on the land prices and the transformation of urban land use. Beyoğlu represents the modern culture and way of life that arose from Istanbul's relationship with European countries; first, it began as a respectable neighborhood and from there modernization spread to the rest of the city. After the 1970s, the construction of the Bosphorus Bridge and the city's ring roads, the multi-center development of the city and the abandonment of the old city center by higher and middle income people have caused the decline of the old city center. In 1986, the pedestrianization of İstiklal Caddesi was proposed as a means to revitalize the neighborhood. After the implementation of the project, there was a rapid increase in land values, which is still continuing. As a result of this, the restoration of historic buildings has accelerated and the area has become a focal point of domestic and foreign investment. The manufacturing and storage areas have been turned into hotels, coffee shops, restaurants, cultural centers, bookstores, galleries and music shops. Pedestrian flow is very high in this area, and the revitalization project is regarded as one of the most successful in the world. For this study, the factors which produce increases in land values have been analyzed by means of a regression analysis. According to the results, the relationship between the land values and the distance to Taksim square was negative.

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Reinvention of Tradition as an Urban Image: The Case of Ankara Citadel

Cited by 10 publications

References 9 publications

Residential Relocation and Children’s Satisfaction With Mass Housing

Residential Relocation and Children’s Satisfaction With Mass Housing

Revitalisation of the Main Street of a Distinguished Old Neighbourhood in Istanbul

The effect of the pedestrianization of İstiklal Caddesi on land values and the transformation of urban land use

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