Seismic risk assessment of building stock in Esenler district of İstanbul province

Esenler district is mostly composed of slums, buildings that have completed their life, old and risky buildings. Especially in recent years, urban transformation studies have been initiated to bring the unhealthy settlement conditions and building quality in these areas to a livable level. In the last ten years, many legal studies on urban transformation have been initiated. Even if the existing buildings in Esenler are considered to be risky, the owners of the buildings do not have the knowledge, opportunity and sufficient economic level to have their buildings rebuilt. Very few people are aware of the vital importance of being at risk of earthquakes. In Esenler, where urban transformation has been on the agenda in recent years, the majority of the people have asked the administration to renovate their apartments and workplaces after risk assessment. Thanks to the Principles Regarding the Detection of Risky Buildings (RYTEIE 2019) regulation, buildings can be ranked according to their risk status by calculating the building performance score in order to obtain information about buildings that are considered risky. With this study, the urban transformation carried out in Esenler District will be discussed and the process will be analyzed from determination to reconciliation within the scope of the Principles for Detection of Risky Buildings (RYTEİE 2019).