This study analyzed the role of physical and functional characteristics of public open
spaces in the case of Mehmet Akif (Dereboyu) Street, Nicosia. This study evaluated
the different form of public open spaces such as streets and parks. Different types of
streets affect on the urban design and usage. Mehmet Akif (Dereboyu) Street as the
main street of Nicosia has the highest potential to be the best active and vital public
open space in Nicosia generally and Northern Cyprus specifically. It is worth to
mention that there are some deficiencies in the design and construction along the
street which all mentioned in the recommendation part.
Generally public spaces identify the culture and characteristics of the urban area
through providing social interaction and human communications. Hence, public open
spaces play an important and vital role in improving the social life alongside of city
structure. Streets as the main components of the public open spaces as mentioned
before, gather people for exchange of cultures, ideas, lifestyles entertaining and etc.
Streets are the most useful part of public spaces during history. Different activities
such as shopping, walking, sitting and greeting happen in streets. Streets are both for
social activities and access. At the end of the study recommendation and future
research paths is presented.
Keywords: Public Open Space, Street, Mehmet Akif (Dereboyu) Street, Nicosia
ÖZ :
Bu calisma kamusal açık alan olarak sokaklari incelemektedir. Kibris’in baskenti
Lefkosa’nin en onemli arterlerinden biri olan Mehmet Akif (Dereboyu) Caddesi, bu
tezin calisma alani olarak secilmistir. Calismanin temel amaci, Mehmet Akif
(Dereboyu) Caddesi’ni bir kamusal acik alan ele alarak, soz konusu sokagin fiziksel
ve fonksiyonel ozelliklerini inclemektir.
Bir alan calismasi olarak ele alinan bu arastirma, birinci ve ikincil kaynaklarin
taranmasi ve alan analizlerini arastirma yontemi olarak kullanmistir.
Problemin tanimi, amaclar ve metodolojinin tanitilmasinin ardindan, ikinci bolumde
bir kamusal acik alan olarak sokak, kuramsal anlamda fiziksel ve fonksiyonel
ozellikleri ile irdelenmis, ve alan calismasinin alt yapisi olusturulmustur. Bu
altyapidan yola cikilarak ucuncu bolumde Mehmet Akif (Dereboyu) Caddesi, yine
fiziksel ve fonksiyonel ozellikleriyle incelenmis, ve son bolumde calismanin genel
bulgulari ilea di gecen sokak icin bazi oneriler sunulmustur.
Anahtar kelimeler: Kamusal acik alan, sokak, Mehmet Akif (Dereboyu) Caddesi,
Lefkoşa
