Evaluation of the process of change of urban conservation concept studies and legal regulations in Turkiye

The theory and practice of conservation have changed as a result of many arguments about conceptual developments, methods to be applied and the application phase of conservation action from the 19th century to the present. As a result of these discussions, new approaches and concepts are being developed, changes are proposed and scientific studies are carried out. In order to ensure the continuity of historical and cultural areas, the sensitivity of the policies to be produced is important. For this reason, protection should be considered scientifically and continuity in protection policies should be ensured. Therefore, Turkey in the light of the developments from the past, can be used to determine the course of policy in relation to urban conservation laws and the processes related to the academic level, examination of the extent to reconcile the principle of universal protection and is considered to be studied to understand the dimensions of the relationship between each other. The purpose of this study is to analyze the extent of this relationship with content analysis management, assuming that the postgraduate studies and legal regulations produced for urban conservation are interacting with each other. In line with the objectives of the study a three-step method is followed. In the first stage; Postgraduate thesis studies produced in the field of Urban Protection have been evaluated with the content analysis method by associating them with the dimensions of urban protection based on their keywords. In the second stage; The extent to which the legal texts issued for urban protection touch on the dimensions of the urban protection process are examined. In the third and last stage; The analysis of the postgraduate thesis studies produced in the field of Urban Protection, which was put forward in the first stage, and the analysis of the laws regarding the urban protection expressed in the second stage, were evaluated together and as a result; By determining in which direction there is a relationship between postgraduate thesis studies and urban conservation legislation, a guideline will be created for future studies.