Structural evaluation of the hurman castle and recommendations for strengthening

The structural problems of the Hurman Fortress in the rural area of Dağlıca Town, Afşin District of Kahramanmaraş Province are discussed in this review report. In the scope of this report, detailed structural evaluation of the citadel is carried out according to the on-site inspection, systematic photographing documents and the drawings. As a result of the evaluation, data are provided to support the structural intervention decisions necessary to protect the structure and transfer it to future generations. In the next step, the results of this preliminary evaluation, which will be questioned and supported by structural analysis and calculations, are presented as a report that collects and presents the leading information in the stage of giving structural decisions. The report describes structural problem areas. These regions are given systematic definitions of protection solutions, which can be performed as a result of preliminary observation, for practical application.