Retail Change in Historic City Centres

Regenerating the historic centres of cities has long been an important and widely used intervention for local authorities to fight urban decay obsolescence. It also helped administrations increase their competitive power in attracting new businesses, increasing visitors’ footfall, promote rising property values. Pedestrianization is one these tools regenerate city centres, providing benefits such areas as health, environment, transportation accessibility, economic social prospects. most contributors expansion retail activities, since it increases footfall. On other hand, pedestrianization might produce unintentional commercial gentrification. Therefore, wise note that feedback mechanisms should be established earlier phases regeneration plans formulated by municipalities. In this respect, centre Istanbul’s Kadıköy district, which started 2004 still continues, important. Kadıköy, after implementation scheme, area witnessed unintended gentrification led change functions a large extent. paper, reasons behind change, displacement small retailers between 2018, discussed.