Evaluation of accessibillity traditional buildings by AHP method: The case of Malatya central houses

In traditional structures, daily and social life is directly related to the accessibility features of the physical environment. Each user (elderly, pregnant, disabled, people with limited mobility) must be able to access all spaces without discrimination, with equal rights and independently. For this reason, the importance of accessibility standards, which enable users to increase their comfort levels, is increasing day by day. Today, although the issue of accessibility is linked to the standards for cities that enable active participation in social life, it is aimed to reveal the extent to which the 'accessibility standards' that support the right of all users to be included in social life and to take part in daily life levels are met in these regions in traditional buildings. In this sense, quantitative and qualitative researches, resource researches and field studies were conducted on the accessibility level of 6 mansions located in the Central District of Malatya Province, which were selected to examine the subject and recently brought to the city with regional conservation and renovation. It is aimed to develop a method by using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) system in order to evaluate the accessibility of elderly, disabled and disabled individuals in traditional houses. In line with this method, the accessibility criteria weights were determined and the accessibility of the hosts that constitute the subject of the study was evaluated. As a result of the evaluation, it was seen that traditional houses did not fully meet the standards despite having features that comply with the accessibility standards, and solutions were offered to increase the accessibility levels of the houses.