POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RENEWAL OF HERITAGE PLACES IN TURKEY

ÖZÇAKIR Ö., BİLGİN ALTINÖZ A. G., Mignosa A.

METU JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, vol.35, no.2, pp.221-250, 2018 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.4305/metu.jfa.2018.1.10
  • Journal Name: METU JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
  • Journal Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.221-250
  • Keywords: Urban renewal, renewal law, regeneration and transformation of heritage places in Turkey, political economy, economic, cultural and social values, URBAN REGENERATION
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The construction industry has often been used to boost the economy in time of crises and constitutes one of the most important profit making sector in Turkey. As a result of the current economic growth model which focuses on construction activities, urban spaces have been subjected to uncontrollable pressure in Turkey. Hence, developing new construction land and increasing construction rights in existing settlement areas have become common among local and central authorities in the last years.