Arabahmet Neighbourhood: Historical Process and Current Protection, Use and Function Cycle

Abstract

The island of Cyprus has a rich historical and architectural value as it has witnessed many different cultures. The main focus of the research was to study the historical, cultural and heritage houses in the Arabahmet neighbourhood of the capital city of Northern Cyprus in the framework of sustainable conservation. In line with the sustainable conservation parameters of the Arabahmet neighbourhood, it was studied in the framework of different approaches and the relationship between the old and the new is investigated. The main objective of this analytical study is to focus on the context of the historical heritage structures in the context of the inheritance crossing corridor of historical texture between the surrounding texture and the historical texture. Lusignan, Venetian, Ottoman and English culture within the structure of this neighbourhood’s current plan structure and environmental texture of the past and the present relationship between the past relationships was investigated. At the end of the study, suggestions will be presented within the scope of the revitalization of the existing texture in the context of sustainable conservation and the reuse of the historical fabric with its sustainable adaptation.