“…These studies have been evaluated under three different headings. These are the studies of misuse of agricultural lands (Hadeel, AS, Jabbar, & Chen, 2011;Dengiz & Turan, 2014;Bayar, 2018;Çolak & Memişoğlu, 2018;Köse, 2023) misuse of natural resources such as forests and pastures (Tucker, et al, 1985;Genç & Bostancı, 2007;Safari, et al, 2017;Aydın & Durduran, 2021) and the dynamics that accelerate urbanization process (Aydın, 2009;Başer, 2019;Çelikoyan & Şeker, 2005;Green, et al, 1994;Gülersoy, 2013;Kara & Karatepe, 2012;Özdemir & Bahadır, 2008;Treitz, et al, 1992;Weng, 2002). With these studies, land use changes in cities were determined.…”