Ayhan Bekleyen

Dicle University · Department of Architecture

Climate is one of the most important criteria used in the design of the dwellings. Today, houses formed according to this criterion provide considerable contributions in terms of a comfortable environment as well as being economical. It is therefore useful to investigate traditional dwelling areas which reflect the cultural identity, in various cli...

Gated communities (GCs), where outsiders have limited access, are residential areas being widely built worldwide. The increasing number of these residential areas makes it imperative to analyze them to contribute to the design of future examples. Focusing on this crucial point, this study aims to determine the satisfaction levels of residents livin...

The building sector is among the most critical factors affecting environmental sustainability due to its impacts, such as energy consumption and greenhouse gas production.The reasons for energy consumption and greenhouse gas production in the building sector may vary according to climatic characteristics. In hot and arid climate regions, a signific...

Mekân dizimi, mekânsal örgütlenmeler arasındaki benzerlik ya da farklılıkları analiz etmek için kullanılan bir yöntemdir. Bu çalışma, bu yöntemin kullanımına ilişkin detayları bir uygulama üzerinden ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla, birbirine benzer, ancak topolojik olarak farklı olan üç varsayılan mekânsal örgütlenme çalışma kapsamına da...

Global environmental problems are one of the most critical problems of humankind. Increasing energy consumption and CO 2 emissions are among the most important causes of global environmental problems. The existing building sector is vital in increasing energy consumption and CO 2 emissions. Buildings are responsible for 30% of greenhouse gas emissi...

Antik dönemlerden günümüze ulaşan özel mekânlarından olan avlu, özellikle sıcak iklime sahip tarihi şehirlerdeki birçok geleneksel binanın temel birimleri arasında yer almaktadır. Bu özel mekân, günümüzde üretilen mekân örgütlenmelerinin tasarımında ender olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bu mekânlardan biri ise mimari bir yarışmada projesi ödül alan Diyarb...

Antik dönemlerden günümüze sıcak iklimin baskın olduğu coğrafyalarda üretilen yapılı çevrelerdeki avlular, çevrelerindeki kapalı yaşam alanları için doğal havalandırma ve aydınlatma sağlayan anlamlı boşluklar, doğanın iç mekâna taşındığı manzara ve iklimsel konforu artıran özel mekânlardır. Özellikle sıcak ve kurak bir iklime sahip olan Türkiye’nin...

Techno-cities, Turkey's silicon valleys, are the technology development areas in which new ideas are produced. Techno-city buildings in these areas are modern combinations of research centers and office buildings. This study focuses on Turkey's first techno-city building, Twins Software House. The purpose of this study is to determine the user-orie...

Windcatchers, building components that were first introduced by Antique Persian and Egyptian civilizations to provide spatial ventilation and cooling, can still be observed in the historical cities of the Middle East including Şanlıurfa, a city in the Southeastern region of Turkey. In the traditional houses of Şanlıurfa, it is still possible to see...

Traditional living spaces in the Middle East are products of thousands of years of architectural inheritance. Architectural components developed to cope with extremely hot climate have an important place in this inheritance. Windcatchers, architectural components developed to ventilate and cool spaces since ancient times, are among the most remarka...

Office buildings are spaces where employees spend a great deal of their lives. Therefore, it is quite important that office buildings meet the physical, psychological and social needs of employees. Technoparks which are among Turkey's innovation centers are new examples of office architecture. The spatial conditions in technopark areas affect the p...

Technopark Areas, which can be described as Turkey's Silicon Valley or Technology Development Zones, play an important role in the development of our country. The number of technopark buildings, which are new examples of office buildings, are rapidly increasing in these areas. The main purpose of this study is to determine the level of user satisfa...

Dünyanın farklı bölgelerinde geleneksel yaşam alanlarını aşırı sıcak iklim koşullarından korumak için bazı geleneksel tasarım stratejileri geliştirilmiştir. Mekânsal havalandırma ve soğutma bu stratejilerin başında yer almaktadır. Binlerce yıllık bilgi birikiminin ürünü olan rüzgâr yakalayıcılar, sıcak iklim koşullarına karşı mekânsal havalandırma...

Orta Doğu'nun avlulu mekân örgütlenmesi, Türkiye'nin güneydoğusundaki tarihi şehirlerin yaşam alanlarının planimetrik kurgusuna hâkimdir. Ülkemizdeki yeni konutların tasarım ve üretimlerinde, geleneksel konutların avlulu mekân örgütlenmesinin ilham kaynağı olarak kullanılması çok yaygın değildir. Diyarbakır'ın Suriçi Yerleşimi içinde üretilen yeni...

Gated communities or gated housing settlements, which are living spaces with strictly controlled entrances, have become indispensable parts of the big cities in Turkey, like most other countries in the world. The number of these settlements, first built in 2000s, has also been increasing in Diyarbakir, one of the largest cities in the southeastern...

Recently, vertical gated housing settlements have been important parts of cities both in Turkey and in the world. Similarly, the number of these settlements has increased in Diyarbakir. The raise in the production of these living areas attracts the attention of the researchers working in this field since the findings obtained from these studies wil...

Eskiyi yeniye uyarlama konusunda yerel mimarinin özgün yanlarının çağdaş mimaride nasıl yorumlanacağına ilişkin örnekler üzerinden konuya derinlik kazandıran Doç. Dr. Ayhan BEKLEYEN, Orta Doğu’daki yaşam alanlarının biçimlenmesinde kullanılan en temel iki stratejiye odaklanmaktadır; güneş kontrolü (güneşten yararlanma ya da kaçma) ve mekânsal haval...

The justified plan graph (JPG) technique was the first practical analytical method developed as part of the theory of Space Syntax. It provides a graphical, mathematical and associated theoretical model for analysing the spatial configuration of buildings [1]. JPG technique, which is widely used by Space Syntax researchers to reveal the social logi...

The traditional houses of the residential areas in and around Siirt in the southeastern region of Turkey are notable because of their interesting forms. The most successful examples are the "truncated pyramidal-shaped houses" that have existed for centuries and are unique to the locality; however, these forms are demolished rapidly. In this study,...

Ograjene skupnosti oziroma stanovanjske soseske z omejenim dostopom so po svetu vse bolj razširjene. Raziskava se osredotoča na ograjeni skupnosti v Dijarbakirju, enem od največjih mest na jugovzhodu Turčije. V njej avtorja preučujeta stopnjo zadovoljstva in preference prebivalcev teh skupnosti. Ugotovitve kažejo visoko stopnjo zadovoljstva med sta...

Gated communities (GCs) – that is, residential areas with restricted access – have recently become widespread around the world. This study focuses on two GCs in Diyarbakir, one of the largest cities of southeast Turkey. The purpose of the study was to determine the satisfaction levels and preferences of residents of these communities. The findings,...

Türkiye’nin güneydoğusunda bulunan tarihi Mardin şehri, Orta Doğu’nun en eski yerleşmelerinden biridir. Güneye bakan çok eğimli bir yamacın üzerinde bulunan bu yerleşmenin, geleneksel konutları ise merdiven basamaklarını andırır. Bu makale, örnek bir Geleneksel Mardin Evi’nin mekânsal özelliklerini ve ısısal performanslarını araştırmaktadır. Çalışm...

Traditional living spaces contain climatic and cultural elements that may be used in the design of future living spaces. The sustainable characteristics that have been developed by trial and error for hundreds of years can be reinterpreted in contemporary architecture according to modern conditions. In this study, user satisfaction levels have been...

This study examines the comfort conditions of seasonal living spaces in the indigenous courtyard houses (ICHs) of Diyarbakır, a city located in southeastern Turkey. This study aims to elucidate a particular characteristic of these houses: the seasonal movement around the courtyard. The purpose of the study is to test how the houses were designed to...

This article explores the effects of climate and privacy measures on the characteristics of indigenous courtyard houses in Diyarbakır. It compares the characteristics of courtyard houses in Diyarbakir, Turkey, to houses in some Middle Eastern countries. The study sample consisted of fifty historical courtyard houses in Diyarbakır. The results of th...

The technocity of Dicle University includes the administration and research & development units. There are many R&D offices in the building which aims to provide an opportunity for scientists and technology companies to cooperate with each other. The main design criteria of the building are functionality and aesthetic values. The building has a per...

Dovecotes, with their remarkable appearance and various silhouettes, can be observed in several parts of the world. For centuries, human beings have continued the tradition of building dovecotes for a variety of purposes. The present study first provides an outline of the historical development of dovecotes worldwide. Then, surviving examples of th...

In the Eastern and Southeastern parts of Turkey, an intense migration began after 1980s from the villages to the cities, due to terror. Some of these people found it so difficult to adjust the new living conditions in the cities that they started to consider returning to their villages. A new project called “Return to Village and Rehabilitation Pro...

Cotes for the pigeons have been built in various sizes and esthetic values in Anatolia. Among these, there have been bigger dove cotes built to obtain fertilizers for plants. This type of cotes is generally found in Cappadocia, Kayseri and Diyarbakir environs. In this paper, dove cotes in rural part of Diyarbakir are examined. These shelters which...

Various approaches have been adopted by architects in relation to shaping architectural surface. Two opposite approaches among these, minimalism and maximalism, attract attention with their new shaping styles. Minimalism, an extremely purifying approach, dominated the last quarter of the 20th century whereas maximalism, which focuses on exaggeratio...

In this study, the spatial characteristics of the illegal houses occupied by low-income groups are examined in the sampling of the semi-squatter settlement in Diyarbakir. The levels of the qualitative and quantitative spatial conditions of these houses are determined according to different criteria such as user numbers, room’s numbers and concernin...

Tradition of house with iwan in the Southeastern Anatolia: traditional summer houses (kiosks) in Diyarbakır

Environment and behaviour studies had almost no impact on the evolution of cities and town in the twentieth century, despite growing knowledge. This study analyses the traditional houses and the new houses of Diyarbakir, a south eastern city in Turkey, by Gamma analysis. Traditional houses of Diyarbakir rank high at the RRA (Real Relative Asymmetry...

The beehive domed vernacular houses of Harran, Turkey were studied from the point of view of historical origin. The factors like climate, social and urban structure, spatial organization, construction and materials which effected the form of the buildings were considered. It has been discovered through this study that Harran houses can be built rap...

Harran is a historical town located in South-eastern Turkey, known for the beehive shaped domes of its vernacular houses. This article takes a look at the factors which generate this unusual building form. Vernacular houses of Harran have been studied from the point of view of their historical origin, the climate, social and urban structure in whic...