EXAMINATION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL TEXTURE OF RURAL AREAS AND EVALUATION FOR CONSERVATION

Abstract

It is possible to define settlement as areas where people live, carry out all their activities and benefit from it. Settlements are categorized differently depending on factors such as function, size within themselves. Proceeding from this, rural settlements are areas where agricultural and livestock activities are observed, remote from urban settlements, the natural environment is affected. In this sense, rural settlements are affected by the natural environment and affect the natural environment. It is possible to see the influence of the natural environment on rural settlements in the texture of rural architecture. The rural architectural texture is influenced by such an area of the region as geological, geomorphological and cultural. Today, rural architecture varies depending on development. This change made it necessary to identify and protect the rural architecture.

The aim of the study is to reveal the architectural texture of the village of Taşlıçiftlik, which is connected to the city center of Tokat, and to ensure its preservation. In accordance with this purpose, a literature review was conducted on the village of Taşlıçiftlik. Along with the literature review, oral history studies were carried out in the field and the literature was tried to be enriched. In accordance with the literature review, field work was carried out and the architectural texture was determined. However, in accordance with the observations made on the land, information about the full-empty condition of the houses, the state of ruin, the number of floors, the state of function and the construction system was obtained by conducting a relief study. The information obtained was mapped via GIS and tried to be interpreted.