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REVITALIZATION OF A STREET IN A HISTORIC URBAN QUARTER : CASE STUDY: 
GIRNE LiMAN ARKASI 
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B. Oktay a, M. Fash a, N.Pa?aogullari a* 1 
a EMU, Faculty of Architecture , Famagusta, T.R.N.Cyprus - (beser.oktay, mukaddes.fasli, 
nil. pasaogullari)@emu. edu.tr 
KEY WORDS: Architecture, Cultural Heritage, Building, Architectural Heritage Conservation, Photographic Recording and 
Documentation, Surveying and Mapping, Revitalization, Historic Urban Quarter. 
ABSTRACT: 
Girne is a waterfront and a touristic city with a historical identity. Due to Girne’s harbour facilities, tourism has developed and the 
city becomes a touristic place within the time. Limanarkasi is one of the historic urban quarters of Girne, which sustains it unique 
cultural heritage until today. In the past, the harbour was used for lighters and long shore boats. High and massive houses surround 
it. These houses were built for carob storage. However, they are used for touristic and recreational purposes today. Due to the 
observation made at Limanarkasi, it is decided to provide a revitalization proposal for a street in the area, since the deterioration 
level observed to be very high. Regarding the mentioned problems in the area, the study starts with the physical and functional 
analysis. Then, in the second part, the determination of revitalization types in accordance with the analysis carried out in the first 
part is put forward. And finally, in the last part, a proposal is developed to rehabilitate the existing character and condition of the 
street in the surveyed historic urban quarter. 
1. INTRODUCTION 
Girne is the third biggest city of Northern Cyprus that lies at the 
foot of the northern slope of Girne range (Figure 1). 
Figure I. Location of Cyprus and Gime 
It was built around horseshoe shape little harbor. It is one of 
the significant seaports of Northern Cyprus. Throughout the 
history, various cultures like Roman, Byzantine, Lusignan, 
Venetian, Ottoman and British have affected the evolution of 
Girne in terms of urban development or architectural 
characteristics (Castelli, 1974). The main characteristics of 
Girne are the little harbor and the castle. The original function 
of the city was a commercial port, which has gradually faded 
away and turn into touristic center today (Figure 2). 
Figure 2. A view from the harbour 
In general, city center mainly composed of two historic urban 
quarters: Tiirk Mahallesi and Liman Arkasi. These two historic 
urban quarters reflect the characteristic features of these 
different cultures, which are the components that constitute the 
cultural heritage. The district located between the medieval 
castle and the main commercial street called “ Liman Arkasi” 
and selected as a case area for this paper. It is a kind of buffer 
zone between the new developments and the harbour (Oktay, 
2000) (Figure 3). 
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