Conservation of Historic Sar？yer District in Istanbul: Improving the Sustainability and Energy Efficiency of a Bosphorus Village [Megaron]

Sustainable development has become one of the main global agendas of our time since the 1970s. It is undeniable that people must find a way to live in harmony with their natural and built environments in order to protect the earth in the long term. Recognizing that both heritage and sustainability have crucial importance to society, it is essential to promote sustainability as a critical goal, when certifying the continuity of original characteristics in a historic environment. From this perspective, following a discussion on the theory of these two concepts and the framework of related policies in Turkey, this research analyzes and evaluates the historic Sar？yer, composed of Sar？yer and Yenimahalle quarters, two integrated neighbouring Bosphorus villages on the European side of the strait. With an emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency, this study concludes with environmental and architectural conservation proposals for the study area