Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City

Serenay Ulusoy; Sıdıka Benan Çelikel; Reyhan Ay

doi:10.30785/mbud.1778698

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Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City

Abstract

This study aims to examine the impact of tourism on traditional houses and user experiences in the Side Ancient City. The study is grounded in the role of the spatial aesthetic and historical character in shaping emotional experiences, employing Norberg-Schulz’s concept of “Genius Loci” and Merleau-Ponty’s theory of body–space relations as its theoretical framework. By using a qualitative research approach, the study comprised a total of three phases: planning process, fieldwork, and then analysis. During the fieldwork period, a traditional house was selected for the reason that it functions as a café; the behaviors of 10 tourists were observed by researchers, semi-structured interviews were also conducted, and emotion, behavior maps were then developed. The findings revealed that the “sense of the past” was the prominent experience, modern interventions elicited varied responses from visitors, and negative emotions—particularly among international tourists—were largely associated with a lack of interpretive information.

Keywords

Space–emotion relationship, cultural tourism, spatial transformation, Side Ancient City

Ethical Statement

The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethical committee approval for the study was obtained from the Akdeniz University Ethics Committee with the decision dated 13.08.2025 and numbered 41.

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Serenay Ulusoy
0000-0002-3264-1019
Türkiye

Sıdıka Benan Çelikel ^*
0000-0003-4895-0139
Türkiye

Reyhan Ay
0009-0008-0687-1639
Türkiye

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December 27, 2025

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September 5, 2025

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Ulusoy, S., Çelikel, S. B., & Ay, R. (2025). Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, 10(2), 983-998. https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1778698

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1.Ulusoy S, Çelikel SB, Ay R. Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City. JASA. 2025;10(2):983-998. doi:10.30785/mbud.1778698

Chicago

Ulusoy, Serenay, Sıdıka Benan Çelikel, and Reyhan Ay. 2025. “Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City”. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications 10 (2): 983-98. https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1778698.

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Ulusoy S, Çelikel SB, Ay R (December 1, 2025) Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications 10 2 983–998.

IEEE

[1]S. Ulusoy, S. B. Çelikel, and R. Ay, “Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City”, JASA, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 983–998, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.30785/mbud.1778698.

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Ulusoy, Serenay - Çelikel, Sıdıka Benan - Ay, Reyhan. “Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City”. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications 10/2 (December 1, 2025): 983-998. https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1778698.

JAMA

1.Ulusoy S, Çelikel SB, Ay R. Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City. JASA. 2025;10:983–998.

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Ulusoy, Serenay, et al. “Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City”. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, vol. 10, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 983-98, doi:10.30785/mbud.1778698.

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1.Serenay Ulusoy, Sıdıka Benan Çelikel, Reyhan Ay. Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City. JASA. 2025 Dec. 1;10(2):983-98. doi:10.30785/mbud.1778698

Cultural Tourism and Spatial Transformation: User Behaviors in Traditional Houses of Side Ancient City

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