Güneydoğu'da kentsel dönüşüm: Şanlıurfa

Abstract

The debates on regeneration in Turkey are ongoing mostly on Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara cases. No doubt these cases bring up the dimensions and the probable results of regeneration. One of the hints revealed by these cases is the necessity to realize the medium and long term problems that may occur by the overuse of property sector in regeneration and replicating the identical property-led regeneration model in every city and urban areas. Considering the urban regeneration literature, rises the unique and vernacular characteristics of the cities and urban areas and the roles of productive sectors like culture and tourism. The case study of this paper is Şanlıurfa, a city that locates at the periphery, South-East Anatolian Region of Turkey, in order to discuss these characteristics and to make a contribution to regeneration cases in Turkey. This research aims to define the components, strong and weak points, tendencies and expectations of culture and tourism as a dominant sectors that have a potantial to lead regeneration. In this study, in addition to mainstream referances, extensive research is conducted with both direct and indirect culture sector employees and employers by the help of in-depth interviews.