Abstract:

Increasing urbanization, especially with industrialization around the world, has led to major changes and transformations in cities. These changes experienced as a result of the increase in urban population and the expansion of the cities caused the urban areas to face the pressure of urbanization. Thus, rural areas have started to show the character of urban structure and lose their traditional landscape features. In this study, the process of urban change and development of Sanlıurfa, which shows a large-scale change, is examined and the effect of this change on the urban landscape is investigated. In the case of Sanlıurfa, Karaköprü District, where the urban transformation process was most intense, was able to stay away from this change process and Eyyübiye District, which still has the characteristics of traditional urban texture, was compared. The city of Sanliurfa is designated as the traditional settlement area of Eyyubiye District and Karakopru District; According to different evaluation criteria (green texture, adaptation to natural environment, material, selection of residential area, social and architectural texture) were evaluated, ecological degradation and destruction of agricultural areas in Karaköprü District within the scope of recent developments and new structuring were put forward and these evaluations were compared in terms of urban landscape. It has been determined by observations that the unconstructed natural landscape areas of Karaköprü District face urbanization pressure. As a result of this study, the importance of the new residential areas, the orientation towards the topography and the land, the design suitable for the climate of the region, the suitability of the building forms, plan fiction, the use of materials and technology to the region, the sensitivity to the green texture, and the importance of preserving the urban landscape were demonstrated.

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