EXAMINATION OF TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES IN HOUSING CONSTRUCTION ON THE DISTRICT PATTERN: BOSTANCI DISTRICT

Abstract

From the past to the present, housing has corresponded to sheltering act of humanity. Settled
life has formed today's urban structures together with residential environments.
Industrialization and modern life that started in Europe changed housing structures and urban
life. Istanbul, which is a bridge between Europe and Anatolia, has been the city where this
change has been felt the most since the Ottoman Empire. The development of Istanbul which is
one of the worlds biggest cities is observed in the housing structure together with the urban
structure. This change which started with the housing plan structure is felt in the smallest
residential units witnessed by the individual.
In this article, information about the change in Istanbul with new housing presentation styles
was given and this change was examined in Kadıköy-Bostancı district which is one of the very
first settlements on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. The determination of the periodic change in
the existing housing pattern of Bostancı was evaluated with the plan information of 65
buildings in three different regions