Landscape significance and value of Ankara's first public green space: Millet Garden

Ali Kemal Arkun

doi:10.20289/zfdergi.1180900

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Ankara'nın ilk kamusal yeşil alanı peyzaj önemi ve değeri: Millet Bahçesi

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Amaç: Bazı parlamento binalarının halka açık ve yeşil alanları bulunmaktadır. Bunlara örnek olarak, ABD’nin Capitol Binasının Capitol Grounds alanı, Almanya'nın Reichstag Binasının Platz der Republik Parkı ve Spreebogen Parkı, Büyük Britanya’nın The Westminster Sarayının Victoria Tower Bahçeleri verilebilir. Bu mekanlar, devletle ilişkili yeşil alanlar olarak ortaya çıkmış olup parlamento binaları genellikle sembolik yapılardır. Bu yapıların yeşil alanları mekansal kaliteyi artırmaktadır. Türkiye'nin ilk parlamento binasının Millet Bahçesi olarak adlandırılan halka açık yeşil alanı ile ilgili detaylı peyzaj mimarlığı araştırması bulunmamaktadır. Bu araştırma tarihi özellikleri belirlemeyi, analiz etmeyi ve değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Materyal ve Yöntem: Araştırma alanı Ankara Ulus Millet Bahçesi Ankara'nın ilk tasarlanmış kamu parkı olarak ele alınmıştır. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmış olup dört bölümden oluşmaktadır. İlk bölüm teorik çerçeveyi içermektedir. Araştırma tasarımının açıklanması ve veri toplama yönteminin uygulanması ikinci bölümde yer almaktadır. Üçüncü bölüm araştırma alanının tanımını içermektedir. Dördüncü bölümde, tarihi kentsel peyzajın bileşenlerini detaylı olarak analiz edilmektedir. Araştırma Bulguları: Bu araştırma, Millet Bahçesi’nin peyzaj mimarlığı disiplini açısından değerlendirerek önemini ortaya koymaktadır. Sonuç: Bu araştırma, Türkiye'deki tarihi kamusal alanların önemine ve yararlarına değinmektedir. Araştırma daha ileri çalışmalar için yönlendirme önerileriyle sonuçlanmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Tarihi peyzaj , kimlik , Millet Bahçesi , açık yeşil alan , kentsel miras

Landscape significance and value of Ankara's first public green space: Millet Garden

Abstract

Objective: Some of the parliament buildings have public open and green spaces nearby. For instance, United States’ Capitol Building has Capitol Grounds, Germany’s Reichstag Building has Platz der Republik Park and Spreebogen Park, The Palace of Westminster of United Kingdom has Victoria Tower Gardens. These spaces originated as green public spaces associated with state. The parliament buildings are often landmarks. Their green spaces enhance the spatial quality. Green spaces make parliament buildings more attractive places to visit and work. There is no landscape architecture research on Türkiye’s first parliament building’s green space so called Millet Garden. The objective of this study is to identify historic features and evaluate components. Material and Methods: The research is structured in qualitative research method and consists of four parts. The first part includes theoretical framework. The explanation of research design and the implementation of data collection method is the second part. The third part contains description of the site. The fourth part constitutes analyses the components of historic landscape in details. Results: This study reveals the importance of the Millet Garden by evaluating it in terms of landscape architecture. Conclusion: This study touches upon the importance and benefits of historic landscapes. Finally, the study revealed some directions for further studies.

Keywords

Historic landscape , identity , Millet Garden , open green space , urban heritage

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Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences

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Research Article

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Ali Kemal Arkun ^*
0000-0001-7409-9312
Türkiye

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April 18, 2024

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April 18, 2024

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September 27, 2022

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February 4, 2024

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Year 2024 Volume: 61 Number: 1

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https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1180900

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Arkun, A. K. (2024). Landscape significance and value of Ankara’s first public green space: Millet Garden. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University, 61(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1180900

Ankara'nın ilk kamusal yeşil alanı peyzaj önemi ve değeri: Millet Bahçesi

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