A research on the problems of conservation of traditional wooden housing: The example of İstanbul-Büyükçekmece 329 map section, 6 parcel

Still existing, damaged traditional wooden housings are in urgent need of protection. To protect the manufacturing techniques, manual labor, craftsmanship, the historical and cultural values of these constructions and pass them onto the next generations have a national and international importance. Therefore, the aim of this dissertation research is to raise an awareness about taking these constructions under "primary protection". To achieve this goal, an old house that is registered to the 2nd group of old artifacts has been examined in the frame of "observation" and "existing restitution project and its report". Deteriorations in the carrier system, protection system and construction elements have been analyzed and deteriorations that happened in a specific time period are presented. The deteriorations that happened in that time period have been analyzed with quantitative data. Time-dependent deformations are determined, negative effects that could be prevented by taking the right steps are revealed, and the steps and priority orders to be taken in order to keep the building alive are determined. The dissertation consists of five parts. In the first part the aim, the scope and the methodology of the research have been explained. In the second part carrier systems in wooden houses and elements of wooden constructions have been presented, physical and mechanical features of the wooden material have been mentioned. In the third part of the dissertation protection problems of wooden constructions have been examined, the location, structural features and current deterioration situation of the wooden house that is located in İstanbul-Büyükçekmece 329 map section, 6 parcel have been examined. In the fourth part, the deteriorations between 2016 and 2020 have been evaluated in different damage analysis charts and tables. In the fifth part, final results and precautions that can be taken in order of importance in the construction have been explained. Key Words: Wooden construction material, Traditional wooden housing, protection problems, Büyükçekmece County.