Abstract:

Gender equality is directly related to the socio-cultural and socio-economic structure. Space is important as an element that affects and shapes this structure. The city planning profession, on the other hand, affects these two structures in terms of shaping the space. Therefore, the city planning profession should develop proposals to ensure gender equality. In this context, the profession's taking into account the expectations of sexual orientations and solving the problem areas will ensure both gender equality and the production of the city for everyone. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the points where LGBT individuals as any member of the society cannot be seen (closed) in the urban area and to make suggestions about what urban planning can do within the scope of the survey study conducted in İzmir, one of the important provinces of Turkey. In the text, evaluations will be made about how LGBT individuals continue their urban lives, which has not been focused on in urban/rural planning studies in Turkey until now. For this purpose, the society's view of LGBT individuals and the social and economic characteristics of LGBT individuals will be given. And as a result, how the the city should be including LGBT individuals involved will be opened to discussion. The text includes the status of LGBT individuals regarding the way they relate to the city, the method of the survey-based study, the characteristics of the individuals surveyed and the position of these individuals in Izmir's population, the characteristics of the city that includes LGBT individuals, and the conclusions

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