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parks/recreation area/sport area in their neighborhood, 16.4 % 
want painting and renovation, 10.83 % want new furniture, 
10.83 % do not want to change anything, 6.81 % primary 
school building/equipment for the school, 6.5 % 
road/infrastructure, 5.57 % shopping facilities, 5.26 % better 
neighbor relationships, 4.02 % social security. The ratio of 
people who want to move from the neighborhood is 64.2 %. 
The reasons of desire to quite are as follows: 23.41 % is to 
get more comfort. 18.35 % need to change old houses, 12.97 
% job opportunities, 11.7 % to be close to relatives, 10.75 % 
better educational opportunities, 8.22 % is unsatisfaction with 
the existing neighborhood, 7.91 % is unsatisfactory 
transportation and 6.64 % is smallness of the neighborhood 
and crowding. 
6. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 
This study investigated different characteristics of Yddinm/ 
Beyazit neighborhood. With respect to socio-economic 
characteristic, people have low income and lower level 
education. Parents and children are working to make a 
living. The occupation of fathers are government employee, 
farmer and trade while that of mothers are house wife and 
farmer. The ratio of the people who have continuos jobs is 
limited. Jobless rate and the ratio of transitory jobs are high. 
With respect to demographic characteristics, majority of 
people were born especially in Yildirim or in Edirne’s other 
neighborhoods. Other people were migrated from Greece, 
Bulgaria, Tekirdag and Kirklareli. Majority of people lived 
more than 20 years in their current house. 
The reasons of their preference to continue to live in this 
neighborhood are their jobs, being native, the house 
inherited and their marriage. The majority of people live 
with their relatives in this neighborhood and continue to live 
a traditional life. 
They have close relationships with their close neighbors or 
their neighbors are their relatives. They have more frequent 
social contacts with their close neighbors. They visit other 
neighborhoods of Edirne for special reason such wedding or 
holiday greetings. 
People who migrated to the neighborhood receive help from 
their relatives and their neighbors. People who migrated 
from other neighborhoods of Edirne are the majority in the 
neighborhood. The ratio of the people who admit that they 
are unable to help to the migrants is high. Most of the 
people agree thet there is unity in the neighborhood. 
Majority of the houses have 3-4 room and the satisfaction of 
people with their neighborhood is high. However, they 
complaint about the infrastructure, physical structure and 
lack of social facilities and they desire to make some 
adjustments of the buildings to their current needs. 
Finally, this neighborhood has a homogene social structure 
which reflects in its physical pattern. It is necessary to 
propose upgrading projects to supply the need for social 
facilities, infrastructure and to improve the physical 
structure according to their needs. Due to its importance in 
the history and the social well being of the society, it is 
necessary to provide required investments to improve 
physical conditions of the neighborhood, to restore 
historical buildings and to upgrade the living standards. 
At the same time, it is necessaiy to solve economic 
problems such high unemployment rate by stimulating new 
economy investments. 
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