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In this article, the formation, development and change process of the physical and spatial texture of the ancient settlement of Misis (Yakapınar) within the borders of Yüreğir district of Adana province is studied. 176 hectares of Misis Antique City, including most of today’s Yakapınar settlement, has been determined as a 1st Degree archaeological site in accordance with the decision of the Ministry of Culture Adana Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board Directorate dated 15.07.1992 and numbered 1256. The same board declared a 2nd Degree Archaeological Site of approximately 1.8 hectares and a 3rd Degree Archaeological Site of 338 hectares in the settlement with the decision dated 18.09.1996 and numbered 2593. In addition, these areas are among the structures recommended to be preserved as a single structure; Ancient Misis Bridge, Misis Havraniye Caravanserai (27 plot, 706, 708, 709, 710 and 713 parcels), Misis Havraniye Mosque (27 plot 1003 parcel), vaulted structure remains (28 plots, 662 plots), vaulted structure (cinlik) (26 plot 652-653 parcels) and ancient city walls It has been decided to register the ruins as immovable cultural property in accordance with the Law on the Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863 amended to the Law No. 3386, and to request that a cultural property annotation be placed on their parcels.The aim of the study is to convey the surveys and excavations carried out in the ancient settlement of Misis, to classify the monumental structures that make up the spatial structure of the city, to evaluate the Conservation Development Plan that is being prepared, and to develop suggestions for the holistic conservation of the ancient city with the monumental structures in it.

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