In this study, the urbanization process in city of Gaziantep is handled during the period of 1927‐2018 and the distribution pattern of the urban population is revealed in the neighborhood level. The main purpose of the study is to reveal the factors that are effective in shaping city of Gaziantep. In addition to this, it is aimed to determine the potential development areas of the city by taking into consideration distribution of the population in the city. Thus, checking the future distribution of the city population or determining the potential development areas of the city will be easier through distribution of the population. The findings show that the city of Gaziantep exhibits developments in the historical process of urbanization of Turkey, as well as some unique features. In this study, population and density maps were made to show the distribution of urban population. According to this, the neighborhoods in the core part of the city have lost population. The most important reason for this is that these neighborhoods are located within the boundaries of the central business district and are related to the high use of non‐residential areas. Neighborhoods which are on the edge of the city have gained population. This population increase was mostly due to migrations to the city after 1980. Network relations have played an important role in the neighborhood preferences of the migrants who migrated to the city. The neighborhoods in which the south of the city are the most populated settlements nowadays. The reason for this is that Gaziantep University and the Faculty of Medicine are located in this region, the city is developing in this direction, the land that has adequate demand and the applications of TOKİ.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Human Geography |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | September 3, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Issue: 73 |
Publisher: Turkish Geographical Society