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strategies and actions and required operational approach; and stands out as
a significant plan in defining the basis of decisions to be made in lower scale
plans within the scope of planning hierarchy of Turkish planning system.
SSP of Türkiye, which started officially with the amendments made to the
Zoning Law No. 3194 in 2018 and incorporates the strategic decisions on
country space in line with 2053 Vision, sets forth the concrete goal, strategy
and action sets for urban transformation. In this context, this article will discuss
the way of addressing the urban transformation in upper scale plans and its
scope in our country through the goals, strategies and actions produced in
urban transformation process in SSP of Türkiye process.
This article consists of 5 sections that are related to each other. In the first
section, a conceptual structure is established on urban transformation and
basic problematics of the article is outlined. In the second section, the current
urbanization literature is presented critically in the scope of main problematics
of the article regarding the urban transformation applications in Türkiye and
urban transformation is discussed within the legislative context. In the third
section, providing an overview on the preparation process of Türkiye’s SSP
Processplan, historical progress is explained. In the fourth section as the focal
point of the article, goals, strategies and actions on the urban transformation
is examined in the context of SSP of Türkiye - Urban Transformation Scope
in the country plan as a whole. Finally, In the fifth section titled Conclusion,
the role of urban transformation is discussed at the level of both strategic
plan and lower scale physical plans for the future, especially on the topic of
integrated disaster management.

2. Urban Transformation Practices in Türkiye

Looking through the historical process of urban transformation processes
in Türkiye, it is seen that the period between 1950-1980 was marked with
improvement, restructuring and urban transformation works in slum areas
while urban transformation, improvement and rehabilitation-reconstruction
activities were performed between 1980-2000 which was shaped by liberal
policies; and the period after 2000 features with renewal and redevelopment
practices in urban spaces (Ataöv and Osmay, 2007; Republic of Türkiye Ministry
of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, 2023b). The main change
related to urban transformation in this period is the definition of the concept
of transformation, even partially, (Sadioğlu and Ergönül, 2020) by laws, and
setting out its framework (Aydınlı and Turan, 2012).
The dominant urban transformation approach in the pre-2000 period is the
renewal works carried out by small-scale developers on a single parcel (Türk
and Altes, 2010). After 2000, urban transformation practices framed by laws

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