When the historical parts of cities—which are the cultural
mosaics and which reflect the feelings, thoughts, tendencies, life experiences and the accu
mulations of the periods in which they were built—begin to disappear, it affects the historical identities of the cities negatively. Investigating, learning, docu
menting and transferring to the future the values of these spaces, which are bridges between past and future, are vitally i
mportant for the
maintenance of the cities. This analytical study carried out in
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mbetler and its vicinity in the historical city of Erzuru
m—where historical and traditional urban ele
ments such as religious buildings, traditional houses, streets, and fountains are intense—ai
med at fulfilling these ends.
The study contains an introduction, a description of the area of study, an investigation of the historical buildings in the site, an analysis of the streets and dwellings in the site, and conclusions. In the lights of the data obtained through the investigation and measurement of the buildings in the site, the streets were analysed and evaluated under the headings of street types and factors affecting the perception; and the dwellings were analysed and evaluated under the headings of interior space and elements-factors affecting the formation of façades.