Urban Oblivion: An Evaluation of Urban Conservation Approaches in terms of Geo-cultural Identity in the Case of Jewish Quarter of Ankara

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Cultural identity, whether it is physical or not, whether it is concerning a relatively specific community or the society as a whole, is worth protecting for future generations. Planning as a primary tool for conserving an urban place within the considerations of historical values based on both built environment and social structure, constantly manifests itself with conflicts in terms of retaining the cultural identity. Yet, integrating the cultural identity as a crucial aspect for urban conservation approaches have been considered insufficiently, especially in contemporary development practices. The crucial problem is the lack of emphasis on geographic and indigenous cultural features of identity. The necessity of emphasizing the spatiality of cultural identity, summons the incorporation of geo-cultural identity concept with urban practices. Thus, it is possible to distinguish Ulus, the old core of Ankara, in terms of the importance of cultural values and collective memory from not only the physical layout but also cultural structure of the area. In this sense, Jewish Quarter is a significant area with its diverse cultural background and intricate physical state. This study will consider urban oblivion as a spatial reflection of geo-cultural identity loss and will make a contribution to the literature in the ways of integrating the concept of geo-cultural identity to urban conservation practices. Archived maps and plans will investigate in order to reading of the area within the planning process. Moreover, interviews will be conducted to examine the causality of geo-cultural identity loss of Jewish Quarter. Therefore study will develop an evaluation on guiding the future studies of urban conservation context concerning geo-cultural identity.

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Cultural Identity, Geo-cultural Identity, Urban Conservation, Urban Oblivion

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E. M. Nalçakar, “Urban Oblivion: An Evaluation of Urban Conservation Approaches in terms of Geo-cultural Identity in the Case of Jewish Quarter of Ankara,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2021.