Analysis of identity elements in traditional Zile houses in the context of re-functionalization: The case of Gaydaroğlu Konağı Art Center

According to sources, there are traditional houses with sustainable materials andlivingconditions in Zile district of Tokat, which is known to date back to about 4000 years andhas a layered cultural accumulation. Since 2010, migration has increased in neighborhoods declared as urban protectedareas. As a result of this migration, some of the buildings continued to be used seasonally, whilesome were restored, and some were abandoned. In this study, in this study, the focus was on the examination, documentationandsustainability of the authentic identity elements of traditional houses in Zile district, andresearch methods such as on-site inspection, visual document archiving, andverbal documentation were used. Gaydaroğlu Konağı Art Center was chosen as the example. As a result of the thesis study; it will ensure that creating more awareness about thevalueof the region among the local people, its contribution to the cultural tourism, its usageasasource of possible restoration works, the transfer of identity elements of buildings that arelikely to disappear in the following years, and presenting the effects of traditional culturein the region on sustainable life and architecture. Keywords: traditional houses, identity, elements of identity, interior, sustainability, Zile