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Young Adults' Accessible and Affordable Housing Challenge in Istanbul

Sayı: 6 30 Haziran 2025
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Young Adults' Accessible and Affordable Housing Challenge in Istanbul

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The purpose of this study is to explore the current housing challenges faced by young adults. For this purpose, the housing challenge around the world, in Turkey and Istanbul, has been presented. Based on the fact that housing accessibility is at the root of the housing challenge, the problem of housing accessibility is discussed in the context of changing demographic structure, affordability, and accessibility to qualified housing. This study highlights the incompatibility of the existing housing supply with changing household structures, income distributions, and lifestyles and demonstrates the growing demand for smaller housing units. Demographic changes such as the decrease in household size, the increase in the number of individuals living alone, and the aging population, as well as the increase in the number of divorces and the desire of young adults in the early stages of their careers to live in the city center, highlight the need for small, affordable, and functional housing. However, the existing housing stock is far from meeting these changing needs. Therefore, it is critical that housing policies take into account the economic and social needs of young adults and create more accessible and affordable solutions. As a result, the challenges young adults face in the housing market affect not only their individual well-being but also the economic and social dynamics of cities. The study found that smaller dwelling size can offer an important solution that supports not only the physical need for shelter but also the social and economic cohesion of young adults in metropolitan areas. The original contribution of this study to the literature is that it reveals the negative effects of the lack of planning of housing provision in accordance with current demographic and economic conditions on housing accessibility and, in this context, offers solutions for the development of user-oriented, inclusive, and sustainable housing policies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Housing Challenge, Accessible Housing, Changing Demographic Structure, Affordable Housing, Qualified Housing

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Ertürk, Ö. F., & Markoc, I. (2025). Young Adults’ Accessible and Affordable Housing Challenge in Istanbul. EREN, 6, 9-25. https://izlik.org/JA87EX93AZ
AMA
1.Ertürk ÖF, Markoc I. Young Adults’ Accessible and Affordable Housing Challenge in Istanbul. ED. 2025;(6):9-25. https://izlik.org/JA87EX93AZ
Chicago
Ertürk, Ömer Faruk, ve Ilkim Markoc. 2025. “Young Adults’ Accessible and Affordable Housing Challenge in Istanbul”. EREN, sy 6: 9-25. https://izlik.org/JA87EX93AZ.
EndNote
Ertürk ÖF, Markoc I (01 Haziran 2025) Young Adults’ Accessible and Affordable Housing Challenge in Istanbul. EREN 6 9–25.
IEEE
[1]Ö. F. Ertürk ve I. Markoc, “Young Adults’ Accessible and Affordable Housing Challenge in Istanbul”, ED, sy 6, ss. 9–25, Haz. 2025, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA87EX93AZ
ISNAD
Ertürk, Ömer Faruk - Markoc, Ilkim. “Young Adults’ Accessible and Affordable Housing Challenge in Istanbul”. EREN. 6 (01 Haziran 2025): 9-25. https://izlik.org/JA87EX93AZ.
JAMA
1.Ertürk ÖF, Markoc I. Young Adults’ Accessible and Affordable Housing Challenge in Istanbul. ED. 2025;:9–25.
MLA
Ertürk, Ömer Faruk, ve Ilkim Markoc. “Young Adults’ Accessible and Affordable Housing Challenge in Istanbul”. EREN, sy 6, Haziran 2025, ss. 9-25, https://izlik.org/JA87EX93AZ.
Vancouver
1.Ömer Faruk Ertürk, Ilkim Markoc. Young Adults’ Accessible and Affordable Housing Challenge in Istanbul. ED [Internet]. 01 Haziran 2025;(6):9-25. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA87EX93AZ