Revitalization of a Commercial Street in the Center of Samsun: A Study on İstiklal (Çiftlik) Street from Users' Perspective

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As a prominent public space of the city, streets serve many important social, cultural, economic, ecological, political or historical purposes. Streets are vessels, where simple to complex social interactions such as being outside, observing, meeting and gathering are performed by urban communities. However in Turkey, as a result of the neoliberal policies and major developments in the real estate sector, cities have begun to expand towards their peripheries. The streets in the centers, thus, began to decline. İstiklal (Çiftlik) Street, is one of the places, where important changes are experienced in the city of Samsun. Until the beginning of the 2010s, Çiftlik Street was one of the most important interaction areas in the city for people of all ages, educational levels and occupations. However, as a significant result of the citys development towards its peripheries, a distinct socio-cultural and economic segregation has been experienced among the residents. At the beginning of the 2010s, attempts were made to revitalize Çiftlik Street and restore its vitality, but the desired result could not be achieved. The primary purpose of this thesis is to identify the necessary steps for the revitalization of important and well-known commercial streets in city centers. It is aimed to evaluate the current situation of Çiftlik Street from its users perspective. The effectiveness of previous revitalization efforts, with a comprehensive literature review followed by personal observations on and quantitative and qualitative information obtained from the area, will be determined. In the following chapters of the thesis, expedient suggestiğons will be presented to increase the vitality of the street and the diversity of both users and activities.

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Public Space City Centers Street Revitalization Vitality

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İ. Çetinkaya, “Revitalization of a Commercial Street in the Center of Samsun: A Study on İstiklal (Çiftlik) Street from Users’ Perspective,” M.Arch. - Master of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, 2022.