Very compact, intense

development – distances
determined by available
transport options: walking,
bus and dolmuş (slow
modes)

Densities/building
construction rights
increased, resulting in
increased population in
central city and immense
pressure on infrastructure

Traffic congestion to a
certain extent

Major air pollution issue due

to the jeomorphological
structure of the city calyx
(«çanak») combined with
the extensive use of coal for
heating and the increasing
levels of traffic
(Irmak Yavuz, 2018)
(Irmak Yavuz, 2018)
1990 ANKARA
DEVELOPMENT PLAN

(Prepared in the early

1970s, approved and
became a legal plan
document in 1982)

Development along two

main corridors – western
corridors

Decentralisation of
industrial sites as well as
government
offices/ministries

New housing
development projects
Decentralisation of
Industries

Decentralisation of
Government

University campus areas

GREEN CONTINUITY AND GREEN BELT / GREEN WEDGE POLICIES
OF THE 1990 PLAN
Green continuity
• Valleys, rivers and certain jeomorphological formations are lineer concavities
that have continuity
• They are natural drainage channels for wind as well as water
• Facilitating the continuity of a wind channel is a major advantage in improving
quality of life in urban areas: wind channels and the continuity of valleys and
open/green areas can clean the air and mitigate pollution
• This continuity of valleys and open/green areas can also facilitate continuity,
sustanability and reproductive capacity of eco-systems
• Protection of, and making use of valleys, river channels, existing green areas,
forests, gardens, vineyards, etc. as major open-green areas
• can help sustain this eco-system,
• can help manage urban growth by acting as a boundary, and
• can help provide a major recreational area for the use of citizens
Green continuity
• When using the green continuity as a boundary for urban development, planners
create green belts:
• This can help control growth and prevent sprawl
• Valleys, city forests, agricultural areas can all become an element of the green belt.
• Combining this with possible water boundaries (sea, lake, river) a green and a blue
belt can be created.
• Green belts at the boundary of urban developments can be integrated with inner city
valleys and other green systems as well as water systems:
• These inner city green systems can be termed as green wedges (yeşil kama)
• This creates a green network in the city – further helping air circulation and cleaning,
eco-system continuity, and recreational areas for citizens
(Irmak Yavuz, 2018)
1997 land-use
Arazi kullanımı
1. Sınıf
Mutlak Tarım Alanı
Sulu Tarım
Mutlak Tarım Alanı
«Kalecik Kalesi için de, koruma amaçlı bir imar planı
yapılarak, bölgenin korunarak, kentsel yaşama ve
Kalecik kentinin turistik potansiyeline katılması
sağlanmalıdır.”
Mevcut Demiryolu Hatları