Urban Transformation Implementations in Antalya City Center

The migration movement from rural to cities in Turkey in the 1950s has caused unplanned urbanisation and infrastructure problems in the cities. As a result of nature events such as earthquakes, water floods and landslides, the losses of life and property have required to be faced with these problems. 1999 Marmara Earthquake, 2009 Istanbul Ayamama Creek Flood and 2011 Van Earthquake have shown that natural events can easily turn into disasters. With the Law No. 6306, which entered into force in 2012, serious steps have been taken before the disasters. As from the date the law entered into force, great progress has been made in the determination of risky areas and structures in Antalya as well as in Turkey. Under the law, three urban regeneration areas were identified within the boundaries of the city center of Antalya and 7.000 structures was declared risky. In this study; The structuring was examined in the city center of Antalya and the general characteristic of the structures was analyzed. Urban transformation projects in the city center have been sampled and suggestions on conversion practices have been developed