Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Research Articles

Investigation of Housing Projects for Rural Areas in Terms of Sustainability Criteria with Revit-The Case of Kayseri

To realize sustainable rural development, it aims to contribute to constructing rural dwellings that are sensitive to climate change and resistant to disasters, where resources are used efficiently. The study was carried out in five parts. In the first part, the study area was determined. Secondly, information about the subject was collected. The third part is the field study, and the architectural features of the old and new houses in the study area were determined. In the fourth chapter, the rural housing projects designed by TOKİ, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and the selected residences in the study area were modeled in the Revit program and analyzed based on the sustainability criteria. Finally, in the last section, the conclusions and recommendations are presented. It has been found that the housing projects prepared for the rural area are in a disadvantageous position in terms of solar orientation and daylight benefit compared to the residences in the study area and an advantageous situation in terms of energy consumption. This study is limited to examining the determined rural housing in terms of solar utilization and energy consumption characteristics of ecological sustainability. This study's findings indicate that sustainability analyses be made at the design stage of all buildings, especially rural residences. At this point, making these analyzes mandatory for obtaining construction permits may help increase energy-efficient construction. In the literature review, no study was found on examining rural houses according to the sustainability criteria with the Revit Program.

Using normative inquiry and co-design to embed inclusive design in social design education

Collaborations of universities with different stakeholders can extend students’ learning and result in capacity development among all the collaborators. The project described in this article, SIDe, involved partners from the UK and Turkey who develop a mechanism together to effectively embed inclusive design and co-design in social design education. The knowledge production through normative inquiry and the experience of a shared equal voice among all the partners resulted in the SIDe Model, enabling collaborators to understand their unique contributions. The model was tested with students from four different disciplines at the Faculty of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. This article offers original insights into how normative inquiry can be realized in course design and project execution to drive inclusion in social design education; it also provides the improved design process model – the SIDe model – to facilitate potential wider adoption of the good practice.

PREFACE

Abstract. This year the event of the Joint Geospatial Asia-Europe 2021 and GeoAdvances 2021 was held virtually from Casablanca, Morocco from 5 to 6th October. Sixty-two papers were received and 46 papers were accepted for the ISPRS International Archives. These papers could be categorized into three sub-disciplines – GIS, Geomatics, and Geo-computation (machine learning and applications). All accepted papers as revealed in this proceedings and presented at the conference. Several renowned researchers presented their works as keynotes, they are Prof Dr Peter van Oosterom (from TU Delft, the Netherlands), Prof Dr Volker Coors (from HfT Stuttgart, Germany), Dr Filip Biljecli (from National University of Singapore), Prof Dr Hassan Rhinane (from Hassan II University Casablanca, Morocco), Prof Dr Umit Isikdag (from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey), Assoc Prof Dr Gurcan Buyuksalih (Istanbul, Turkey), Prof Dr Sisi Zlatanova (from University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia), Assoc Prof Dr Lars Bodum (Aalborg University, Denmark), Prof Dr Andreas Buerkert (from University of Kassel, Germany). Presentations from Invited Speakers from various universities and research institutes from Philippines, Malaysia, Poland, Switzerland, Qatar, Indonesia, and Germany enhanced the conference academic standing.We would like to thank all reviewers for their diligent works on the feedbacks and comments on the assigned papers.Last, but not least, gratitude to all the volunteers mainly our research students for making sure all the online system runs smoothly.Enjoy!

CHANGING PERCEPTION OF HOUSING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: EVALUATIONS OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS

Aim: Pandemics have posed a threat to people and affected life throughout history. This study focuses on the experiences of the third and fourth year students of the Department of Interior Architecture and the common use area stakeholders regarding the pre-Covid-19 pandemic and the pandemic process. The aim of the study is to observe whether the future designers' awareness of the changing spatial usage priorities of the house, the spatial problems that arise at different scales, and their professional sensitivities and predictions for the future of housing design. Method: Online face-to-face interviews were conducted with 25 participants selected from among the third and fourth year students of Eskişehir Technical University, Istanbul Technical University, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Marmara University and Hacettepe University Interior Architecture Departments. Case study, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. All data collected through interviews and sketches were evaluated with descriptive analysis and five themes were created. Findings: In line with the opinions of the participants, it was understood that they saw the house as a "home" or "shelter" to which they were attached with a sense of belonging and trust. In addition, it has been observed that they need to reconsider the elements that affect the housing design and the relations with the immediate environment in a different way. Conclusion: It was concluded that the awareness of the interior architecture students, who are the designers of the future, about the changing spatial relations in the house, the spatial problems that emerged during the pandemic process, and their professional sensitivities and predictions for the future of housing design.

MSGSÜ İstanbul Resi̇m Heykel Müzesi Koleksiyonunda Yer Alan Örnekler Işığında II. Meşrutiyet ve Erken Cumhuriyet Dönemlerinden Desen Uygulamaları

II. Meşrutiyet ve Erken Cumhuriyet dönemleri desen uygulamalarını incelemek için en önemli arşiv T. C. Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi İstanbul Resim Heykel Müzesi koleksiyonudur. Desen bir nesneyi temsil eden veya biçiminin sınırlarını çizgilerle belirleyen şekil, plan ya da eskiz yapma tekniği ya da sanatı olarak tanımlanabilir. 18. yüzyıldan itibaren Osmanlı kurumlarının ders programlarına girmiştir. Erken Cumhuriyet döneminde önemi artmış olsa bile konu ile ilgili çok az akademik çalışma yapılmıştır. Desenlerle ilgili neredeyse hiç kayıt tutulmamıştır. Müzenin sunduğu desen çeşitliliği ve koleksiyonun kapsadığı dönem 19. yüzyıldan itibaren Osmanlı ve Türkiye desen tarihinin ana hatlarını çıkarmaya elverişlidir. Bu amaçla, desenler kendileri hakkındaki en önemli belgeler kabul edilmiş ve desenler biçimsel olarak incelenmiştir. Mekteb-i Harbiye, Sanâyi-i Nefîse Mekteb-i Âlîsi ve Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi (DGSA) ders programlarındaki terminoloji, desen dersleri için yayınlanan Hoca Ali Rıza’nın taş baskı albümler ve müzede yer alan örnekler bir arada ele alındığında desen tarihine ilişkin ipuçları ortaya çıkmaktadır. Dönemleri ve kaynakları karşılaştırarak incelemek, desen konusunda Fransız kaynakların etkisini, Mekteb-i Harbiye’de uygulanan ders programının içeriğini ve 20. yüzyıl desen uygulamalarının önemini ortaya çıkartmaktadır.

Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmacılarının İstatistik Paket Programlarına Karşı Tutumları

Statistical tools are frequently used in social sciences re-search to analyze the data that is collected in the context of the research. In order to make a right and valid analysis, re-searchers should be aware of statistical assumptions, methods, and their application. This study aimed to determine what difficulties social science researchers come accross in applied statistics and what kind of add-ons would they need in the statistical software packages. In line with this goal, the survey was conducted with the students of the Department of Sociology at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University as a sample group and their attitudes towards the statistical package programs were measured and the results obtained were evaluated.

A Nightmare of the June 17, 1970, Martial Rule, and: Similarities Between the Revolutions

A Nightmare of the June 17, 1970, Martial Rule, and: Similarities Between the Revolutions Efe Duyan (bio) Translated by Richard Gywn and James Vella a nightmare of the june 17, 1970, martial rule th e you ngwor ker swhoc utthei rtee th andoldm enw hoar medt hemselv eswi thwalk ings tickshav ecar ried thr ought heent irecitythev oiceof a s hip’s b ell th echild ren whoc rammed alltha t t hey ha ve stu died intothe irsch oold esksan dreturn edhomebe forel earni ng tore ad prop erly have spr eadth eirw ingsand arep ec king atthe doo rsof perc eptioninorder t o s p i tther ust f ro mthe irm out hs [End Page 29] similarities between the revolutions revolutions toolike grand planscan’t be plotted in great detail like punctual trainsoffer peaceand never look back once set off like suicideon every occasionforge a connection between us that I can’t name like close friendsare also useful in covering our own defects like babies screaming in joynever tire like methey—in truth—don’t like crowds like all of usit is a lie that they wish the best for everyone like all godsthey are sure they are capable of creating the world in a few days like the relationshipsyou suddenly find yourself a slave to like womenyou can only suppose you understand them like a loverthey can only let you down like a platonic lovethey are beautiful after all [End Page 30] Efe Duyan Efe Duyan was born in Istanbul, Turkey. His books of poetry include Sikça Sorulan Sorular (Frequently Asked Questions), Tek Şiirlik Aşklar (One Poem Stands), and Takas (Swap). He teaches the history of architecture at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul. Copyright © 2019 University of Hawai‘i Press

Mimarlık Öğrencilerinin Çoklu Zeka Alanlarının İncelenmesi

Bu çalışmada Mimarlık bölümlerindeki öğrencilerin çoklu zeka alanları ve çoklu
 zeka alanlarının cinsiyete göre nasıl farklılaştığını araştırmak amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla
 Branton Shearer’ın geliştirdiği Çoklu Zeka Alanları Gelişimsel Değerlendirme Ölçeği
 (MIDAS), veri toplama aracı olarak kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini 2017-2018
 öğretim yılında Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf Üniversitesi, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi ve
 Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi Mimarlık bölümlerinde sırasıyla Mimari Anlatım
 Dili, Mimari Anlatım Teknikleri ve Mimari Teknik Resim derslerini alan toplam
 279 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre öğrencilerin sekiz farklı zeka
 türünden en baskın olan ilk üç zeka alanının sırasıyla sosyal, içsel ve matematiksel zeka
 olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Ayrıca mimarlık öğrencilerinin çoklu zeka alanlarının cinsiyete
 göre de değişiklikler gösterdiği ortaya çıkmıştır.

William Blake, <i>Vahiy Kitapları</i> [<i>Prophetic Works</i>], trans. Kaan H. Ökten

Unfortunately William Blake is not widely known in Turkey. This obscurity is partly because of his difficult symbolism. Even people adept at English find Blake challenging and incomprehensible; some relinquish the endeavor after giving it a try, but most never take it up. Even academics in Turkish literary departments tend to stay clear of Blake (with the exception of the Songs, this is true in many places, not just in Turkey); the general public is even less exposed to him. Under these circumstances, this new translation by Kaan H. Ökten (professor at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, İstanbul) is particularly valuable, and an important stepping stone for the introduction of Blake in Turkey.

The Effect of Pre-Service Teachers’ Life Skills on Teacher Self-Efficacy

The aim of this study is to find out the extent to which pre-service teachers’ life skills predict their sense of self-efficacy. The study employed a relational screening model within the quantitative research paradigm and included 195 pre-service teachers in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Pedagogical Formation Program. The data was collected through a life skills scale, a teacher self-efficacy scale and a questionnaire. The findings indicated a significant strong positive correlation between pre-service teachers’ life skills and their sense of self-efficacy in teaching (r=.624). Life skills accounted for 38.9 of the variance in teacher sense of self-efficacy. There were not any significant differences in teacher sense of self-efficacy between males and females, graduates and non-graduates, participants and non-participants in life skills training (p>0.05). The sense of self-efficacy of pre-service teachers with teaching experience was found to be higher than that without it (p<0.05).

Architectural Design Education Program for Children: Adaptation into Turkish Culture and Analysis of its Effectiveness

Problem Statement: Design, which is a process of creating, supports individuals’ pursuit, experience and discovery, and contributes to the improvement of higher-order thinking skills. A systematic design education offered in the early years of life boosts especially creative thinking and problem solving skills as well as awareness of the environment and nature. Such education programs have been implemented continuously in Europe and America. However, in Turkey, there is no design education for children. Purpose of the Study: This research aims to adapt into Turkish culture the Architectural Design Education Program for American preschool and primary school children aged 6-11 and to analyze its effectiveness in improving the design skills of Turkish children. The effectiveness of the program is examined within the sub-question if there are any statistically significant differences between the experimental groups instructed by adapted program and the control groups instructed by conventional activities in the concept of design skills exhibited through performancebased assessments particular to each instructional session. Method: The Architectural Design Education Program was adapted into the Turkish culture through studies carried out with expert groups. In the academic year 2011-2012, 177 children were given this education program in a primary school in Ankara. These students constituted six Dr., Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Educational Sciences, Turkey. E-mail: goksu.gozen@msgsu.edu.tr

Bergama (İzmir) Kentsel Kültür Varlıkları Envanteri 2003

As district of which has been declared as Urban Archaeological Site is surrounded by areas defined as Arcaheological Site in 1st. 2nd and 3rd degrees and city has developed towards sout and east in accordance with topography, fabric of that should be protec­ted has survived today without much destruction. ancient town center and its neighborhood where a work on inventory of cultural he­ritage has been carried out was defined as an urban-archeological also surrounded by sites in 1st 2nd and 3rd degrees by Cultural and Natural Conservation Council in 1983 The borders of archeological area of were drawn m Urban Plan of 1968 and have reached borders today after revisi­ons made by Cultural and Natural Conservation Council number 2 of Izmir in 1993, 1994, 1996 and 2002 after having been registered in 1984. Although has been declared an ur­ban site and archaeological site in 1983; urban site and the conditions for const­ruction in transition period have been declared by Cultural and Natural Conservation Co­uncil number 2 of Izmir on November 7, 2001. The preservation plan is still being prepared by Architectural Survey & Restoration Department oi Municipality. The work that was conducted in this district, has ma­de some contributions such as addition of unre­gistered buildings that need to be protected in preservation plan proposal and also a proposal for their registration by Cultural and Natu­ral Conservation Council number 2 of Izmir. So it has also been tried to turn inventory workshop on Bergama Urban Cultural Heritage into a practical profit in aspect of conservation in a short time besides contribution to Cul­tural Inventory Project of Turkey aimed by Tur­kish Academy of Sciences {TUBA} With its fabric that needs SO be protected spreading over an area starting with Hellenistic period, as city of Bergama, whole of which is an urban site', sets a different example in inventory work of cultural heri­tage by Turkish Academy of Sciences - Turkey's Cultural Sector (TUBA-TUKSEK) with this characteristic. The two districts in south and north of Berga­ma Stream differ from each other in aspect of topography and architecture. The ho­uses with outer halls that were built wide apart from each other are common m southern part of Stream flowing through center of city. The traditional are rare and Western influenced built on a continu­ous line dating from late 19th century and The early 20th century are common in northern part of stream called Castle Region. For putting forward characteristics of civil architecture in and its development, two districts that differ from each other in as­pect of topography and architecture have been cho­sen. The development of civil architecture in Bergama, registered in inventory of cultural he­ritage can be understood when construction da­tes and architectural features of houses are handled together. The houses have either one or two-storeys. There are six examples of houses with outer hall and skylight that are told to be dating from The 18th century m written sources The houses that have been inventoried are either with outer hails (open or dosed) or inner halls (open or dosed). The inventory of 4 quarters m among 11 protected under cultural heritage of has been completed. The total number of blocks where inventory work has been carri­ed out is 15. A total number of 238 inventory forms have been filled out and plans of 124 houses have been drawn. 1296 black and white photographs, 360 color slides, 1550 digital photographs have been taken. This work has been conducted with The support of Municipality and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.

Starting and Today of the Interior Architecture Education; A Comparative Research on the Models of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Sanayi-i Nefise Mekteb-i Alisi (Former Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University) and Ecole Des Beaux Arts

The aim of the research is to examine the education model and architecture and decorative arts programmes formed by taking the “Ecole des Beaux Arts” as model in which Alexander VALLAURY, the founder of the Sanayi_i Nefise Mekteb-i Alisi which is the first school that trains certified architect in the Ottoman and Turkish Republic, received education and to compare it with the MSGSÜ Department of Interior architecture. This research covers the France, Ecole des Beaux Arts Department of architecture (approximately 1796-1907), Sanayi-i Nefise Mekteb-i Alisi Departments of Architecture and Decorative Arts (Turkish Republic Education Board published in hijri 1340) and MSGSÜ, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture. For this research, the resource and literature review have been done and the data belonging to the first education model which has been determined to continue till 1930 and regulations and programmes have been examined and the comparisons have been made.

Security, Crime, Punishment, and Prisons in the Late Ottoman Empire, 9 June 2015, Berlin, Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO)

Security, Crime, Punishment, and Prisons in the Late Ottoman Empire 9 June 2015, Berlin Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO) The bourgeoning literature on security, crime, punishment, and prisons in the Ottoman Empire presents opportunities to explore not only new archival investigations and methodological discussions about the notions of criminality in the Empire, but also encourages us to re-think the interconnected relation between law, security and penal policy in the Empire. This one-day workshop entitled “Security, Crime, Punishment, and Prisons in the Late Ottoman Empire” was a chance to present and discuss some recent examinations of the triangle of security, crime, and punishment in order to offer new insights into Ottoman social and legal history by providing case studies from throughout the Empire. As in many contemporary states, the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire saw the institutionalization of security forces and also the expansion of surveillance mechanisms, such as passport regulations in order to track population movements. More importantly, these mechanisms focused on hastening the process of surveilling criminals as defined by the State. Furthermore, through administrative and infrastructural urbanization attempts, particularly in the imperial center, which aided in regulating street life, new understandings of criminality generated novel relationships between Ottoman cities and their residents. This relationship was expressed through adherence, or not, to policies and the eventual construction of new prisons throughout the Empire. The workshop had three sessions and overall seven papers were presented during these sessions. In the first session of the workshop, Ebru Aykut (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University) examined the practice of the death penalty and the meaning of justice in the late Ottoman Empire. Aykut argued that for the local authorities, the death penalty was a necessary instrument to deter criminals and maintain public order and security, which could be accomplished only if the punishment was inflicted immediately without delay. Aykut stated Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 447–449 Copyright © 2015 Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association. doi:10.2979/jottturstuass.2.2.19 that according to the State, the principle of legality and procedural correctness was more important and necessary than deterrence by punishment. Thus, there was a gap between the local understandings of justice, which were concerned more with the promptness of punishment than procedures and written law, and what justice meant for the central government. In this respect, Aykut elaborated that the death penalty turned into a contested and in some cases negotiable issue between the central and provincial authorities in the late Ottoman Empire. As the second presenter of the first session, Noémi LévyAksu (Boğaziçi University) focused on the use of martial law (örfi idare) in the aftermath of the Russo-Ottoman war of 1877–78 in various districts of the Balkans and Eastern Anatolia. Lévy-Aksu discussed and posited that banditry, gangs and ethno-religious tensions were the main reasons behind the application of martial law in these districts. By presenting many case studies from the late 1870s to early 1880s, Lévy-Aksu argued that martial law turned into a tool of government in terms of dealing with serious tensions at different levels of the state apparatus. In the second session of the workshop, İlkay Yılmaz (Istanbul University /ZMO) presented a paper on the hotel registers in the Hamidian Era, which were part of new mechanisms against security threats perceived by the Ottoman state. Yılmaz stated that some incidents occurred in the late Ottoman Empire, for instance assassination attempts and the demonstrations of Kumkapı in 1890 and Bâb-ı Âli in 1895, which played a major role in the shift of security practices of the Empire. Yılmaz argued that as in contemporary states such as in France and Belgium, the Ottoman government issued new registration regulations not only to collect individual information about the visitors of hotels and residents of apartments but also to track anarchists in the Empire. After presenting the relationship between city and crime in fin de siécle Istanbul, Nurçin İleri (Binghamton University) touched upon mapping criminality through space and time, which existed in the physical and social borders of the city, and analyzed the quantitative and...

Relationship between the Levels of Loneliness and Internet Addiction

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between the levels of loneliness and internet addiction in teacher candidates. The research group of this study is formed with 347 teacher candidates who were attending Pedagogical Formation Program at Ankara University and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. In the study, two different data collection tools were used. One of them was “UCLA Loneliness Scale” and the other one is “Internet Addiction Scale”. The opinions of the teacher candidates about loneliness and internet addiction did not differ according to the variables of gender, marital status, employment, accessibility to the internet at home and online time spent daily except for studying. However, there is a positive relationship in medium level between the loneliness and internet addiction levels of teacher candidates.

Prof. Muammer Onat’ın Eğitim Metodolojisi

Prof. Muammer Onat should be added with assuming a leading role of educating of young scholars during the conversion of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University ‘the Academy’ to ‘the University’. When we analyze the studies directed by him, it is discovered that theme thodology is an important place in all these studies. Descartes’ ideas can help us to understand Onat’s methodology

Urban and Rural Definitions in Regional Context: A Case Study on Turkey

Transformations in the urban and rural areas under the effects of global economic, social and political circumstances have rendered their boundaries more blurring. It has become increasingly difficult to make a clear distinction between urban and rural. This paper intends to bring definitions of urban–rural into discussion in the context of Turkey. It reveals the results of a research project (conducted by Hürriyet G. Öğdül with Serkan Öngel and Habip Uluçay from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey, in 2007 and financed by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Research Fund), aiming at revealing the degrees of the urbanity and rurality throughout the country, with an emphasis on the diversification of regions in the urban–rural context. The study is conducted at the NUTS 4 level. Districts are classified as “dominantly rural, dominantly urban and transitional” through the factor analysis based on six structures: agricultural production, non-agricultural production, employment, demography, education and flows of money, goods and people. The urban–rural profile of the country is found as rural and transitional. It is possible to observe some areas displaying deep rural characters in well-developed western regions and some “prosperity spots” dispersed throughout the less-developed eastern regions. Then, regional classifications ranging from “concentrated urban regions” to “rural regions” are made at the NUTS 1 level. Finally, the results are evaluated in perspectives of spatial planning of Turkey and entering process to the EU.

ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION IN MIMAR SINAN FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY IN GLOBALIZING TURKEY

Due to the changing parameters of global economy and information technologies within the last two decades, both life and architecture are increasingly becoming multi-actored, more complex and instable.1 Accordingly, the need for redefinition of the profession has emerged. Global and continental economy based organisations, essentially enabling free movement of services internationally, gave rise to discussions on change and transformation processes in architectural discourse and education. The topics were professional practice, provision of services and the way they were applied, as well as improvement of profession in terms of the quality of life. International architectural organizations carried on discussions and published the consequent agreements and recommendations2 . This article aims at examining the reflections of these changes in the concepts of architectural education, within the frame of the international agreements and programmes, due to the EU membership process in particular, in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University - MSGSU, the oldest architecture school in Turkey. Although the processes of change have not been completed yet, in order to survey the perception of changes and the level of awareness, questionnaires were conducted with 100 architecture students and 40 academics of the Department of Architecture in MSGSU.

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After the concept had first been defi­ned on 06.11.1973, in the 1710 numbered Ancient Monuments Law, the archeological sites and their borders in Bergama were re­gistered by Immovable Ancient Remains and Monuments High Council (GEEAYK) on 9.7.1976. 1 Just after the decision about the declaration of Archeological Site; some decisions for the studies that shall define the borders of site and the for construction that shall be valid until the preparation of plan for conservation have been made by Immovable Ancient Remains and Monuments High Co­uncil 2 as Bergama city had been built upon the remains of Ancient Pergamon city and al­so carried the characteristics of as an old settlement area of our time, in spi­te of these decisions, and borders were registered in 1983 3 and re-assessed in 1984 4 . building of the peri­od that shall be valid until urban plan for con­servation of the city have been defined on 07.11.2001, 18 years after the declaration of Urban Site, with the declaration of the city as Urban Archeological Site by Izmir District Number 2 Cultural and Natural Heritage Con­servation Council. According to this decision, the sites in Bergama city have been described as Urban Archeological Site. 1st degree Arc­heological Site, 2nd degree Archeological Si­te, and 3rd degree Archeological Site. Outside the Urban Archeological Site, Urban + 3rd degree Archeological Site has been de­fined by Izmir number 2 Cultural and Natural Assets Conservation Council on 22.1.2003. For this district defined, transition period bu­ilding conditions that shall be valid until the Urban Conservation is on agenda have been declared. On 10.12.2003, the districts of Bergama City have been defined as Urban Archeological Si­te, Urban + 3rd degree Archeological Site, 1st degree Archeological Site, 2nd degree Arche­ological Site and 3rd degree Archeological Si­te by the Conservation Council 1 . The Urban Conservation Plan of the city has been prepared by the Bergama Municipa­lity Survey and Restoration Department and is now wailing to be approved. site borders have gone through changes since the beginning of Bergama Urban Cultu­ral Assets inventory Workshop. With the de­cisions made by Izmir number 2 Cultural and Natural Assets Conservation Council in 2004; the borders of Urban Archeological Site have been widened. These districts where traditio­nal fabric is located and that were defi­ned as Archeological Sites in the 2nd and 3rd degree, have been re-defined as Urban + 3rd degree Archeological Site. Inventory project of Bergama Urban Cultural Heritage started at 2003 and 2nd term is completed in 2004. Bergama Urban Cultural Heritage Inventory work at 2004 contains 606 inventory which includes 45 blocks and 561 historic mo­numents inventories. 164 historic monu­ment's plan drawings were made and 3728 digital photographs were taken, in 2 years do­cumenting of cultural heritage: 59 ur­ban blocks, 785 natural and cultural heritage summing to 844 inventories and 1/200 scale plan drawings of 288 traditional has been documented. Urban Cultural Heritage has been inventoried in 6 of 11 quarters This quarters are Ulucami and Talatpasa quarters at the north of the Bergama Stream and Selcuk, Barbaros, Atmaca and Gazipasa quarters at the south of the Ber­gama Stream. work districts of two groups inventorying the north of the Bergama Stream and south of the Bergama Stream differs from one another in aspects of architecture and topography So­uth of the Bergama Stream has less inclined topography and dense with timber frame tra­ditional houses with large courtyards North of the Bergama Stream has an inclined topog­raphy and western influenced houses mi­xed construction system which stone walls attached to timber frame construction at ou­ter walls with a little courtyard at back or wit­hout a courtyard at all Houses have one or two storeys at both districts. Traditional market district fabric at the south of Bergama Stream has been fully inventoried in 2004 while inventory work of housing dis­tricts at the north of the Stream continued. In Bergama that is so rich in the aspect of cul­tural assets, the inventory workshop is aimed to have been completed by 2005. This workshop performed as a part of TUBA-TUKSEK Turkish Culture Inventory project has been supported by Municipality of Bergama, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and Turkish Academy of Sciences.

Buldan (Denizli) Arkeolojik Kültür Varlıkları Envanteri 2001-2003 Yılı Saptamalarının Değerlendirmesi

The Cultural Inventory Project was started in 2001 by TUBA-TUKSEK, and the area around the town of Buldan in Denizli Province was selected as one of the pilot regions. The aim of the project is to do­cument ail items of archaeological and cultural he­ritage and to transfer this data to the main cultural inventory data program. The archaeological re­search around Buldan was carried out by the de­partment of Classical Archaeology at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSGSU). Work carried out in 2001-2003 has indicated that some ancient cities of the Buldan region such as Apoilonia/ Tripolis are well preserved, but some are badly damaged as in the case of Yeni Catak and Aktas. Other settlements such as Bozdogan, Dogankoy and Oguz have almost completely disappeared The region of Buldan was first settled during the prehistoric period (Neolithic - Bronz Age), but mounds are rare. There are other low-mound or flat settlements of either short or longer-term use, generally with eroded the cultural layers. These settlements do not have monumental architecture or very dense habitation. Surface finds of ceramics and stone tools help date these sites. The results of the archaeological sur­vey indicated that the ancient city of Apolionia/ Tripolis had a number of satellite towns and vil­lages in its periphery. The number of settle­ments increased during the tale Roman Period, but as indicated by the surface yield of pottery and poorly preserved architectural remains they were not very prosperous settlements. The lack of wealth is indicated by plain, coarse wares and by simple, shapeless cist graves made with stone slabs. Most of these graves were robbed, but some glass vases, glass bracelets, copper earrings, and day lamps have survived. As for the grave types, cist graves were common around the Buldan region. Along with the cist graves, different burial customs and grave types such as pithos, urn. and Carian type were some­times used even within the same necropolis. In addition to these settlements, there were other buildings that were richly ornamented and yielded fine wares. They are interpreted as villas (villa rus­tica) of the Early Roman Period. Few settlements or forts dating to the Byzantine Period were found. During the archaeological research, its revealed that the cloth weaving of Buldan had a long traditi­on dating back at least 1500 years ago. Apolionia/ Tripolis is the only example in this area of a great metropolis that has a touristic value because of its well preserved monumental buil­dings such as the theatre and the bath. Apolio­nia/ Tripolis is being studied as a long-term and multifaceted project by the department of Archa­eology of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSGSU). The final elective of this study is to produce a scientific publication and also a guide­book. Most of the buildings have been measured by total station and transferred to the digital data­base. A new tour itinerary through the ancient city is a/so being planned.