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settlements. In parallel, it is noteworthy that the basic conceptual framework
for urbanisation is established in the frame of KENTGES - Integrated Urban
Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) developed as the final
results of Urbanization Council and that urban transformation provides an
important input. Considering the climate change, sustainable city form and
energy efficiency addressed together with urban transformation, it can be
said that the potential of using urban transformation as an effective tool was
highlighted in finding solutions to urban problems that may arise in the future
(Integrated Urban Development Strategy - 2010 - 2023). In the subsequent
period, housing was identified as an important problem field in Urbanization
Council held in 2017 and urban transformation assigned with a key role in
solving the housing problem, was defined as one of the four commission titles.
While defining the role of local governments in urban transformation, it was
pointed out that urban transformation process should be managed by taking
into account the rights of urban residents. Importance of urban transformation
was emphasized once again in 10th and 11th Development Plans in terms of
increasing the quality of life and producing a living space for disadvantageous
groups, and it stands out as a significant methodological approach for the
indicated problems when urban transformation is used in coordination with
various planning tools. Within the scope of the National Strategy for Regional
Development (BGUS) 2014-2023, urban transformation applications were
defined as independent projects aimed at real estate development and
value enhancement until the 2011 Van Earthquake, and then as a means of
reducing disaster risks. Urban transformation projects under BGUS include the
transformation of disaster-prone areas, the transformation of industrial areas,
the production of luxury housing on the city periphery, applications for the
revitalization of historical areas as well as addressing the urban transformation
with a holistic approach considering its relation with education, culture,
employment, environment, etc. and it is emphasized that urban transformation
should be carried out through practices that support domestic and innovative
production (Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Development, 2014). Accordingly,
it was also mentioned that urban transformation practices should be holistic
in order to cover not only housing production or renovation, but also the
diversity of applications of different scales and other factors affecting the
quality of life and the environment.
In addition to the plans within Türkiye’s planning system, Rules and Principles
on the Preparation of Urban Transformation Strategy Document published by
the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of Republic of Türkiye in 2019
is a document that will play a decisive role in urban transformation practices
today. The legal infrastructure of urban transformation applications has been
established in our country since the 2000s, but its place in the planning

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