Accessibility in UNESCO creative cities and spatial propositions for Ankara

In the thesis study, the framework of UNESCO's mission and program called Creative Cities Network, the United Nations' large-scale 2030 global development plan covering the whole world has been used for the study of these features and systems in order to scope and apply on Turkey's capital city of Ankara, and can be an exemplary design city. This thesis is aimed to present innovative spatial suggestions within the scope of accessibility. For this purpose, the world leader among the capitals that entered the network of creative cities, Singapore, the city with similar and opposite features in urban planning to the thesis topic, Berlin, and Istanbul, a design city in Türkiye, will be researched and as a result of the analysis and examination of the characteristics of the qualitative and quantitative data collected, methodologically separated and analyzed used as a basis for Ankara. This thesis implies the importance to categorize and associate data gathered with the city of Ankara, and to produce spatial accessibility suggestions for Ankara by compiling the study with the literature review. With the founding of the Republic of Türkiye, Ankara has taken up the role of being the leader and example city and it has been stated that the area where the problem of accessibility is found in the scope of the examination and research of the city of Ankara proves the claim of "design for everyone" and the source of the negativities is not only physical. When the accessibility criteria in creative cities is evaluated in terms of individuals using the public space in cities, a "reform" and providing all kinds of access to public open spaces is necessary for social culture, not only when implementation periods are evaluated, but also considered in the long term. In order to be included in the UCCN. Network, it is known that the cultural-historical-local characteristics of the cities are defined among the strategies of UNESCO and that these features must be sustainable. In the study, the creation of the network and its possible benefits for Ankara are also included. Accessibility, which is seen as a problem for Ankara is to be included in the Creative Cities Network, is located in the "State District", which is a triangular area defined by the Parliament building at a high point, between Atatürk Boulevard and Dikmen road, which starts with the Monument of Güven in Kızılay, which was chosen as the key and by examining the positive and negative features experienced today, suggestions are presented according to the "universal design" criteria.