Evaluations on the concept of cittaslow and analysing the potential of Tillo district to become cittaslow

The results of the concept of globalisation are felt all over the world, and it is becoming more and more difficult to keep up with the speed of progress of this process and to comprehend it fully. The structure of globalisation, which first made its presence felt in the field of economy, has become a multilateral process that shows its effects in cultural, political and social fields. In our age, globalisation affects all areas of life. This radical change in the world has led to the emergence of new thoughts and movements and various reactions. One of these movements is Cittaslow, the slow city movement, which was established 10 years later, starting with Slow Food in 1989. Cittaslow is actually a thinking movement that can affect every field. It cares about the city, the people living there or visiting, protecting the environment, highlighting local products, opposing the sameness of all cities and protecting, exhibiting and highlighting the uniqueness of a city in terms of architecture, culture, politics or daily life order. This thesis is a study that aims to provide information by examining the essence of the movement initiated to prevent the destruction of cultural and social values in the face of globalisation and environmental problems, to improve the environment and quality of life, the reasons for its emergence, its development, the other movements it pioneered, and its effects on architectural design and quality of life. In the case of the Tillo district of Siirt, which is discussed in the last section; in terms of compliance with the criteria of this movement; By examining the overlap of the district in question with its characteristics, it was emphasized that the potential of Tillo to become a Cittaslow and the determination of the values ​​that this potential will add to the city.