The protection proposal of Pera/Beyoglu region from the westernization process to present - the case of 480 and 476 building blocks

Pera/Beyoğlu region take an important place in the historical development process with its different societies and cultures, started to develop as of the 15th century. In the process; the privileges that foreigners obtain rights in Istanbul have given the region its charm, Levantine and other non-muslims have combined their culture and lifestyle with Ottoman culture, creating a different architectural landscape in Pera. The changes and innovations come to exist in many areas with the 19th century westernization process, directly influenced the architecture. The multi-storey residential buildings that emerged in this period, started to be built as a pile and mostly reached to the present. When the current situation of the region is examined, some problems have occured because of the differentiation of the population living in the region as a result of social, cultural and economic reasons. In this case, especially the examples of civil cultural heritage are adversely affected of this functional changes. In parallel with changes, architectural texture especially on the street and neighborhood scale, protection problems come into existence and the integrity of the existing configuration is damaged. In today's protection concept, the expansion of the boundaries of protection, not only the works of great art, the more simple works that gained cultural meaning over time, the necessity of integrating the architectural heritage as a whole and integrating it into the contemporary life of the society is the basis of preserving heritage by developing. The Declaration on the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Turkey ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) 2013, the process of preservation of the heritage is firstly mentioned as the beginning of the documentation work to be done on the building scale. Accordingly, the scope of this thesis Pera/Beyoğlu region set an example of the holistic protection order TUBA-TUKSEK conduit with Turkey Cultural Inventory Project in accordance with the principles specified in the manual; documentation work has been carried out using urban architecture inventory fliers containing a multiple choice evaluation system. Monument records were formed a total of 41 parcels in the settlement area, in the number 480 and 476 structure blocks in Beyoğlu district, Kuloğlu Street. Sketches and photo albums belonging to each parcel are given as an attachment with the inventory files. As a result of the inventory study, the "physical" and "functional specificity" criteria questioned in the papers were evaluated with tables and graphs, the deterioration rates in the existing texture integrity were explained, and the importance of integrating registration, documentation and heritage into contemporary life has been emphasized. The study within the scope of this thesis is suggested for maintaining this practice extending in the Beyoğlu, holistic identification and protection of the region for creating management plans. Key Words: Pera/Beyoğlu, Westernization Process, Culturel Heritage, Protection, Documentation