Abstract
Transformation of urban residential areas has always been an important issue for urban planners and policy-makers. Starting in 1923, with the foundation of the Turkish Republic, residential development became an important issue along with the problems brought about by rapid urbanisation. Major Turkish metropolitan cities like Ankara , İzmir , and İstanbul have undergone transformation more than ever since the 1980s. Along with the problems of city centre transformation, changes in the residential areas of these cities have been an important challenge to planners and policy-makers. With increasing importance, urban transformation projects have been the main tools to realise residential transformation. They have even replaced urban development plans in some instances. On the other hand, since 2002 the construction sector has been the driving force behind the economy, increasing the importance of urban transformation. Ankara is representative of other cities in Turkey. In this chapter, urban transformation in Ankara is described with reference to economic development , legislative changes, and the housing sector of the whole country. The emphasis will be on the last two periods of development, starting with the 1980s, in which major challenges in urban transformation are rooted.
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These periods are described in detail in Chap. 1 of this book.
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The HDA was established (Law no. 2985) under the name the Public Housing and Public Sector Administration and had an autonomous Mass Housing Fund. Through time with changes in the law, its name and functions also changed.
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The definition was set out in 1983 in the law numbered 2805. This law was repealed in 1984 with the introduction of the law numbered 2981, and the concept of improvement plan continued to be used in related legislation.
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The DVP has five stages. The first two stages mentioned here were completed in the first half of the 1990s. The remaining stages are revised, and their implementation started in the 2000s.
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Uzun, N. (2019). Transformation in Residential Areas: Regeneration or Redevelopment?. In: Özdemir Sarı, Ö., Özdemir, S., Uzun, N. (eds) Urban and Regional Planning in Turkey. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05773-2_8
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