Tissue Diyarbakır urban sites

In Southeastern Anatolia Region, sedentary life has begun with obtaining of Urfa, Diyarbakır, Mardin and Kerkük regions by Hurri Civilization which is considered to create civilization. And, it was also the first nation that leaded a sedentary life. They settled at the northern road of Dicle and used productive fertile agricultural lands, called Elcezire, between Fırat and Dicle rivers.As from second half of the 13th century at B.C., Diyarbakır had become under the government of Assyrias, Aramaics, Urartians, Scythian, Meds, Persians, Macedonians, Selevskoses, Parts, Big Tigran Authority, Romes, Sassanianes, Byzantines, Emevis, Abbasids, Sons of Sheik, Hamdanis, Mervanis, Seljuks, Sons of Inal, Sons of Nisan, Artuqids, Ayyubids, Mongols, Akkoyunlus, Safavids and Ottomans. The city took form based on a historical background which culture and ideological fields of important settlements both intersected and generated their own identities.Until today, every civilization has added on their constructional characteristics of the city castle by using tablets and figures. After all, this castle, which was built in Rome period, has protected their monumental property as a cultural heritage.Suriçi Region, in which architecture identity and urban history of Diyarbakır take place, still protects its originality and subsists with concrete and abstract dynamics of its own. There are two types of architecture structure in Suriçi Region, is declared as protected area, as inner castle and outer castle. Social fabric that is in spatial substance of Suriçi Region has been integrated with traditional historical environment. So, it plays important role in Diyarbakır's becoming historical center in the surrounding region.Within this scope, it is also important to carry the history created by Diyarbakır to the future generations with its current protection concepts and local reflections. Especially, the effects of the developed interventions and taken precautions by past planning decisions and Reconstruction Plan for Protect put in practice concerning Suriçi Region to preserve the history of Diyarbakır must be evaluated. Applications, related to city examples which have the same sensibility and different castle structures, have been studied because these can make significant contributions on development of protection practices. By the observed results, solid advices are discussed about planning studies by presenting a modeling case in the scope of a theoretical planning process.Key words: Diyarbakır City History and Its Identity, Suriçi Old City Center, City Applications with Castles.