Thought of urban center city council and an application example as Esenler

In recent years, the world entered a period of rapid growth and transformation, as well as the socio-cultural, economic and political dynamics of the changing urban areas, together with structural reforms in the changing urban identity. Today, globalization is leading the world in the technical developments in the local culture. Place in the states, cities and institutions that organized, while the importance of urban social and economic life is gradually increasing. Urban transformation, in whole or certain residential areas of a city is a systematic and planned actions. The concept of globalization in general, in order to create a new world order emerged, each urban restructuring attempted in this direction by entering into a kıpırdanış. Since the 1980s, the city has an important role in the dynamics of urban transformation projects, which has emerged as an important tool for local governments. Major role in these types of projects are centers of different ideas. Thought "factories," defined as the production centers of thought, certain sections of the projects for specific needs, rather than produce strategies and exert influence both national and international level. Free and innovative ideas in order to create an independent non-governmental think tanks fed funds target by producing innovative and creative policies, determine as many thought. Keywords: urban regeneration, thinking center, urban identity, urban image