Documentation of and conservation-restoration proposal for Mehmet Arslan house in Stratonikeia/Eskihisar

Mehmet Arslan House is one of the examples of civil architecture in Stratonikeia. It is located within the First-Degree Archaeological Site of the ancient city. It dates back to the Ottoman period. Mehmet Arslan House was built with two floors using masonry wall technique. The structure is positioned in the northeast corner of the lot. It is observed that the structure has been subject to physical, chemical and biological deterioration. As a result of these deteriorations, it has become vulnerable to destruction and is in danger of collapsing and disappearing. Documentation studies on the structure were carried out in two ways: traditional and advanced documentation. Mehmet Arslan House is primarily approached with the principle of conservation. The restoration proposal of the structure was prepared by taking into account the restitution decisions. As a result of the studies carried out, the building's survey was drawn and the damage was determined by observing the use of materials. A restitution proposal was made using oral sources and the analogy method based on similar historical houses around the structure. In this context, the interventions that the structure has undergone in the past were discussed. When the conservation process was started, intervention decisions were determined in accordance with national and international protection principles with the least intervention and the optimal result. In general, it makes it possible to be reversible as its originality has survived to the present day without deterioration.