ISPARTA UZUM BAZAAR TOP COVER PROBLEMS

The trade has contributed to the development of cities throughout the centuries, and made it possible for the citizens to meet with different worlds. Trade action, which is also an important factor in the formation of cities, designs a new space in the city center. In the past, the trade in the open space, needed closed environments in time. Isparta has been an important trade focus during the Ottoman period. With the developing trade routes and caravanserais, Trade in Isparta has developed. The historic Uzum Bazaar in Isparta continues its existence for 455 years. There are 16 commercial shops registered in the existing historical texture. The area has covered with the second floor level top cover. In the light of the registration slips received, the top cover was analyzed according to the distribution in the commercial tissue. Photographs of buildings are documented through google streetview and the structure of the tissue is analyzed. The aim of this study is to create awareness about the elements that should be considered in designing and applying top coverings which are frequently encountered in the historical trade tissues in recent years.The content of this article is supported with photographs and the design problems of the Uzum market in Isparta were examined and suggestions were made for the questions