The effects of western housing practices on Turkey’s social housing experience

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  • Fatema Alhashemi image/svg+xml Özyeğin University

    Fatema Alhashemi is a master’s Student with a focus on the study of the Western impact on social housing in Turkey. She holds a BSc. In Architecture from Ozyegin University.

  • Mehmet Saner image/svg+xml Özyeğin University

    Dr. Mehmet Saner obtained his B.Arch. and M. Arch from Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture in 2001 and 2004 respectively, and Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from METU in 2014. He visited TU Dortmund and carried on his researches for two years on a research grant from DAAD during his doctoral studies. Along with his expertise on urban voids, he is interested in conservation and re-use of old industrial buildings and areas in urban and regional scales.

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https://doi.org/10.47818/DRArch.2025.v6i1161

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housing policies, industrialization, social housing, western influence on Turkey

Abstract

Social housing emerged as an inevitable yet late response to the changes brought about by industrialization. The sudden population influx caused by mass migration towards expanding old cities and newly developed industrial towns resulted in poor living conditions and the lack of proper accommodation. The evolving response to housing problems paved the way for social housing, which eventually turned into common practices worldwide to provide adequate accommodation to those in need. This paper examines the evolution of Western housing policies and practices, their limitations in the modern social context, and the impact of Western housing practices upon Turkey’s social housing experience. |The analysis aims to highlight the adaptability, challenges and opportunities presented by Western housing policies in a distinct cultural and socio-economic environment.

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2025-04-30

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Alhashemi, F., & Saner, M. (2025). The effects of western housing practices on Turkey’s social housing experience. Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning, 6(1), 143–162. https://doi.org/10.47818/DRArch.2025.v6i1161

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