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I s t an bu l i sabr i dgebe t we e nAs i aan dt h eE u r ope anc on t i n e n t s ,h ash os t e dman ys oc i e t i e san dc u l t u r e sf r ompas t t opr e s e n t .

Du et oi t spos i t i onont h ewor l d,i t h asbe e n ac t i v ei nman yac t i v i t i e ss u c hast r ade ,c u l t u r ean dar t .

I s t an bu l i sc ol or f u l wi t hl i f e ,c u l t u r al ,an dar c h i t e c t u r al v al u e st h at c omewi t hs oc i al an dc u l t u r al di f f e r e n c e s .

Asa r e s u l t of t h ei n t e n s i v emi gr at i on se x pe r i e n c e dwi t ht h ei n c r e as ei ni n du s t r i al n e e d,t h epopu l at i onde n s i t yh ass t ar t e dt oi n c r e as ei nt h ec i t i e s ,an dt h i ss i t u at i onh asbe e naf f e c t e di nI s t an bu l .

T h eu r ban i z at i onpr oc e s sh asac c e l e r at e dwi t ht h ei n c r e as i n gan du n pl an n e dpopu l at i oni n c r e as e s ,an dac on s t r u c t i onpr oc e s st h at c on t i n u e sf r omt h e c oas t t ot h en or t hh asbe e ne f f e c t i v ei nI s t an bu l .

T h i si sc al l e d‘ ’ u n pl an n e du r ban i z at i on ’ ’ .

T h es pe e dof l i v i n gi nI s t an bu l ,n owc al l e dt h eme t r opol i s ,h asc au s e dt h ec i t yt o bede s t r oy e d.

T h en at u r emas s ac r e sc ar r i e dou t t oc r e at eal i v i n gs pac ei nI s t an bu l ar es t i l l c on t i n u i n gbyadv an c i n gt ot h en or t h e r nf or e s t st oday .

Asar e s u l t of t h e' u n pl an n e dc i t y ' ,t h e r ewasn ot e n ou ghpu bl i c-gr e e ns pac el e f t .

Gr e e nh asbe e nr e pl ac e dbygr ay .

T r af fi ci nt r an s por t at i ondu et ot h ei n c r e as i n gpopu l at i oni son eof t h e mos t i mpor t an t pr obl e msof I s t an bu l .

T oday ,i t h asbe e nt r i e dt or e du c et h el an dt r af fi ce x pe r i e n c e dbypr ov i di n gi n c e n t i v e sf orpu bl i ct r an s por t at i onan ds e awaywi t h man yi n f r as t r u c t u r es y s t e mst h at s u ppor t t r an s por t at i on .

I s t an bu l c on t ai n se l e me n t san ds t r u c t u r e sf r omman yc ommu n i t i e s ,c u l t u r e s ,l an gu age s ,an dr e l i gi on s .

T h e s ev al u e s , wh i c hc anr e ac ht odayh av ebe e nf or got t e nov e rt i me .

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T ak s i m,wh i c hs t ar t e di t sj ou r n e yasac e me t e r y ,i sc al l e dt h eh e ar t of I s t an bu l .

I nt h e1 8t hc e n t u r y ,Mak s e mwh i c hi sah i s t or i c al wat e rr e s e r v oi rwaspos i t i on e di nt h er e gi ont odi s t r i bu t ewat e ri nI s t an bu l an di t me t t h ewat e rn e e dsof I s t an bu l i ni t spe r i od.

T h en ameof t h er e gi onwasn ame d' T ak s i m' af t e rt h edi s t r i bu t i onof wat e r .

T h ear t i l l e r ybar r ac k s ,wh i c hwe r eon c ei nt h epl ac e of Ge z i P ar k ,l os t t h e i rf u n c t i onov e rt i me .

Wi t ht h ede c i s i onof P r os t ,t h i spl ac eh asbe e nt u r n e di n t oanope ngr e e ns pac ef or t h ec i t yi nr e s pon s et ot h epu bl i cs pac en e e de dwi t hi n t e n s eu r ban i z at i ons i n c et h e1 9t hc e n t u r y .

T h eR e pu bl i cMon u me n t , wh i c hr e pr e s e n t st h ef r e ean dde moc r at i cs oc i e t ywi t ht h epr oc l amat i onof t h eR e pu bl i c ,i sl oc at e di nt h ear e ai nf r on t of Mak s e m.

T h ear e aof gat h e r i n g,h av i n gf u n ,c e l e br at i n g,r e s i s t i n g,e x pr e s s i n gi de asi nI s t an bu l h asbe c omet h eR e pu bl i cMon u me n t an di t ss u r r ou n di n gs .

T oday ,pe opl eof e v e r yt h ou gh t ,s oc i e t y ,pr of e s s i on al ,r ac e ,l an gu age ,an dr e l i gi onl i v et oge t h e ri n T ak s i m.

P e opl ewh ogat h e ronan ys oc i al ,orpol i t i c al s u bj e c t an dwan t t omak et h e i rv oi c e sh e ar d,me e t i nT ak s i m,an de x pr e s s t h e i ropi n i on s .

T h i si st h e' s qu ar eof al l an de v e r y t h i n g' .

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T ak s i ms qu ar ei sdi v i de di ni t s e l f c r e at e s man ys qu ar e s .

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T aks i m Rout e Wh i l ec r e at i n gt h ec on c e pt wi t h i nt h es c opeof t h epr oj e c t ,i t wasbas e donr e al u s e rr e qu e s t san di t wast h emai nt ar ge t t or e s pon dt oT ak s i m' sn e e ds .

Bye x ami n i n gt h es u r v e y sc on du c t e donu s e r s ,t h ee x pe c t e dc r i t e r i af orT ak s i mwe r ede t e r mi n e dan da r ou t ec on s t r u c t e di nt h epr oj e c t ar e awasc r e at e d.

T h ec on t e n t of t h er ou t ei ss u ppor t e dbyar t i s t i can dc u l t u r al e l e me n t s ,i naddi t i ont owh at t h es oc i e t yi sl ook i n gf ori nt h ec on c e pt of ' s qu ar e ' .

I nor de rt oe n r i c ht h eu s ages c e n ar i osof Ge z i P ar k ,wh i c h c anbede fi n e dasanu r bans pac e ,ac t i v i t i e ss u c hasr e c r e at i on ,s por t s ,r e c r e at i on ,e x h i bi t i on ,an dgamear epr e s e n t e dt o u s e r s .

T h eme e t i n gar e awi t hn at u r eou t s i deme t r opol i t anl i f eh asbe e nde fi n e dasGe z i P ar k .

T ak s i mt ak e si t spl ac ei nI s t an bu l asame e t i n g,e n t e r t ai n me n t ,r e c r e at i on ,an dt ou r i s mar e a.

I t i si n e v i t abl et h at pe opl en e e d s t oppi n gpoi n t sdu et ot h ei n t e n s efl owof t h ear e a.

T h et ar ge t e ds t opsi nt h epr oj e c t de fi n eman yar e asf ors t r e e t s e l l e r san d s t r e e t ar t i s t s .

On eof t h eu n i qu ev al u e sof t h ear e ai st h es pr e adof pe ddl e r st oT ak s i m.

I t i sai me dt oc r e at es pac e st h at c an c h an gewi t hfl e x i bl es ol u t i on swi t h ou t br e ak i n gt h i sor de r .

I t i sai me dt oope r at et h ear e asdi v i de di n t o3par t s( Ge z i par k , Mak s e man dmon u me n t ,i nf r on t of At at ü r kCu l t u r al Ce n t e r )asas i n gl epi e c es ot h at T ak s i ms qu ar ec ans t i l l c omean dme e t pe opl er e qu e s t s .

E x t e n s i on sof t h egr e e nar e aar es pr e adov e rt h epr oj e c t ar e a.

I nt h i sor de r ,ac t i v i t i e sar e aswh e r eman yc i t i z e n sc anpar t i c i pat e ,s u c hasf e s t i v al s ,mu s i c ,c on c e r t s ,l i gh t pl ay s ,ope n ai rc i n e ma,s h ou l dbec r e at e di nope n ,s e mi ope n , an dc l os e ds pac e s .

Wi t ht h eu r banf u r n i t u r et h at c anme e t t h ec l i mat i cc on di t i on s ,t h efl owof t h eu s e rs h ou l dc on t i n u ewi t h ou t i n t e r r u pt i on .

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T h ewor ds y mbi os i sme an sbi ol ogi c al l yc ommonl i f e .

Si n c et h eNe ol i t h i ce r a,pe opl eh av ebu i l t c ommu n al l i v i n gs pac e san dde s i gn e d c ol l e c t i v ei n t e r ac t i onpl ac e s .

T h es pac ei sn ot j u s t av ol u mec ov e r e dwi t hwal l s .

I t i st h ee n v i r on me n t c r e at e dbyt wope opl ec omi n gt oge t h e r .

I nt h i se n v i r on me n t ,pe opl e ,an i mal san dpl an t ss h ar et h es pac et oge t h e r .

T h es y mbi ot i ce n v i r on me n t i st h emai npoi n t of ou rl i f e an di si n e v i t abl e .

T ak s i mi sas oc i al ar e awh e r edi f f e r e n t pe opl e ,opi n i on san dc u l t u r e sc omet oge t h e r .

T ak s i mi st h el i v i n gr e pr e s e n t at i on of t h es y mbi ot i ce n v i r on me n t .

T ak s i m' sbe i n gt h e' s qu ar eof e v e r y on ean de v e r y t h i n g' c anbee x pl ai n e dwi t ht h ebe s t s y mbi os i sc on c e pt .

Wh i l ec r e at i n gt h epr oj e c t c on c e pt ,t h ec on c e pt of s pe e dan dt i mer e qu i r e dbyt h eme t r opol i t anl i f ei se x ami n e dan di t i sai me dt obeac c e s s i bl ean dr e adabl e .

Us e rac t i v i t i e sar ee x ami n e dat t h epr oj e c t s i t ean du s agear e asar ec r e at e d.

Ac t i v i t i e ss u c hasr e s t ,wai t i n g,l i s t e n i n gt omu s i c ,e at i n g,wor k i n g,t r an s por t at i on ,wh i c har et h er e qu i r e me n t sof t h es oc i al ar e a,h av ebe e nt ak e ni n t oc on s i de r at i onan di mpr ov e di nt h epr oj e c t ar e a.

I nGe z i P ar k ,wh i c hc anbede fi n e dasane s c apepoi n t f r omt h ec i t y ,awat e rban dwasc r e at e dbyc r e at i n ga t r ai l f r omh i s t or i c al wat e r way s .

Hi s t or i ct e r r ac e sh av ebe e npr e s e r v e di nt h epar k ,an dt h os et h at h av ebe e nde s t r oy e dh av ebe e ni m pr ov e d.

T h es t ai r sat t h ee n t r an c eof t h eGe z i P ar kwe r er e mov e dbe c au s et h e yc u t t h egr ou n dr e l at i on s h i pan dac c e s s i bi l i t y ,aswe l l as c r e at i n gas e c l u de ds pac e .

Byi n c or por at i n gt h epar ki n t ot h es qu ar e ,agr ou n dpas swaspr ov i de d,an dbr i dge sbe t we e nt woe x i s t i n g r ampswe r ec r e at e di nor de rt oi n c r e as eac c e s s i bi l i t y .

T h ebr i dgec anal s obeu s e dasav i e wi n gar e al i k ee x i s t i n gt e r r ac e s .

T h egr e e n ar e ac on n e c t i on ss pr e adov e rt h eh ar dgr ou n di nt h es qu ar e ,ac t i n gasabar r i e ragai n s t n oi s e ,at t h es amet i me ,r e du c i n gt h eh ar dfl oor e x c e s s .

T ak s i mMak s e m’ sf r on t wasc l os e dbypol i c ean ds e l l e r s .

I nt h epr oj e c t pr opos al ,t h ef ou n t ai n sof Mak s e mwe r er e r u n ,an dt h eu s e of pu bl i cs pac e swasi n c r e as e dbyope n i n gt h ef r on t .

T h emu s e u mf u n c t i onof Mak s e m,wh i c hbr ou gh t T ak s i mt ot h e s eday s ,h av ebe e n s t r e n gt h e n e dan dpr e s e n t e dt ot h epu bl i cf ori n f or mat i onan du s e .

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Ont h ee x i s t i n ggr e e nh i l l s ;me t r o,wor k s h op,c af e ,an dpol i c eu n i t sh av ebe e nde s i gn e d.

T h an k st ot h i sďŹ c t i on ,t h epr opos e dar t ,an dt h ef e s t i v al s t r e e t h av es t r e n gt h e n e d i t sc on n e c t i onwi t hGe z i P ar k .

Cu r r e n t l y ,c omme r c i al u n i t san dpol i c eu n i t sl oc at e di nf r on t of Mak s e mar emov e dt ot h er e c omme n de dv ol u me s ;wasabl et oe s t abl i s ha v e r t i c al r e l at i on s h i pbe t we e nt h es t r e e t ,par k ,v e h i c l er oadl e v e l ,an dme t r o.

Apar k i n gar e ah asbe e nc r e at e dont h ev e h i c l er oadl e v e l of t h ev ol u mewi t ht h epol i c eu n i t wh e r ei t c anh ol dt h en e c e s s ar ye qu i pme n t .

T h epr opos e dwor k s h opar e ac anr e ac ht h ev e h i c l er oadl e v e l an dt h eme t r ol e v e l ,t h e r e byi mpr ov i n gac c e s s i bi l i t yan dpav i n g t h ewayf ors oc i al ac t i v i t i e s .

T h ev e r t i c al c i r c u l at i onappr oac h ,wh i c hwasde s i gn e dt ome e t t h ee x pe c t at i on sof t h eu s e r s ,bot hi n c r e as e dt h es oc i al i t y ,be c amer e adabl ei n t e r msof t r an s por t at i on ,an dwasanan s we rt ot h es e c u r i t ypr obl e mi nas qu ar et h at ope r at e s24/7 .

T h ede s i gnappr oac hi sde t e r mi n e dbyt h ef ac t of r e s pon di n gt opr obl e msan dn e e dsi nt h eh or i z on t al an dv e r t i c al pl an e s .

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