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Aslı Ulubaş Hamurcu

108 practices and establish the Esenler Smart City-Oriented Specialized
Technology Development Zone. The smart city components and action areas
that these practices focus on are compiled in Table 1.

Table.1 The Smart City Components and Action Areas of the Esenler
Smart City-Oriented Specialized Technology Development Zone
(created by the author, quoted from (Esenler Municipality, 2023))

Components Action Areas

smart waste collection, separation and disposal; smart clean
Smart Environment and wastewater management; smart irrigation and rainwater
management
Smart People Living Lab

Smart Transportation parking management and guidance system; bike path and sha-
ring; smart stop
building information modeling; integrated building security
Smart Buildings systems; integrated emergency systems; building-integrated
waste management; smart building renewable energy sys-
tems; green certified buildings; adaptive ventilation systems
video monitoring and analysis systems; detecting human be-
Smart Security havior from images; acoustic detection and location detection;
fire detection
Smart Infrastructure Scada system; gallery system; smart meters
Smart Energy smart street lighting; renewable energy applications

Information technologies technology development zones
Within the scope of the Protocol, it was aimed to implement the urban
regeneration project of 60,000 houses in 15 July Neighborhood/Esenler, and
the first phase of this project was completed in August 2022 (“Life begins in
Türkiye’s first smart city!” Minister Kurum announced by giving a date: “There
will be new urban transformation projects” 2022). The urban regeneration
areas include houses, workplaces, schools, technology development zones,
hospitals, places of worship, cultural facilities, bicycle and pedestrian paths
(Esenler Municipality, 2023). It is aimed to ensure that houses will have a
horizontal architecture and be produced in an energy-efficient manner
using zero-waste and climate-friendly materials. The project area includes
2
a 15 m green area and a 30 m reinforcement area per capita. The Project
2
is remarkable because it is the first example of a smart city implemented in
Türkiye, and it is also an exemplary project carried out at the area/city scale,
not at the scale of individual buildings.

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