URBAN TRANSFORMATION PROGRESS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE (RC) AND MASONRY-MIXED BUILDINGS IN ISTANBUL

Istanbul city is the center of increasing industrialization in Turkey with proportionally developing problems, such as distorted settlements, and slums, etc. The rapid migration to Istanbul, which located earthquake hazard risk zone, has resulted a raised population these structures. Urban regeneration/transformation/planning expressed comprehensive action plan that aims provide lasting solution be economic, physical, social, environmental conditions diverting region solve problems cities. This paper analyzes urban transformation process applications reinforced concrete (RC) masonry or mixed masonry-RC buildings within scope planning law called “Law on Transformation Areas at Risk Natural Disaster” (Law No. 6306 dated 2012). To reach this goal, total 400 risky building forms 150 RC well 250 masonry-mixed considered according Law compiled evaluated data. general characteristics are determined by date range 2012–2020. With results obtained from paper, significant contributions have been made knowledge technological capabilities international/national level.