Exploring the Effects of Tourism on Fringe Belt Areas: The Case of Antalya, Turkey

Abstract

It is inevitable for cities to change their conditions over time and to undergo physical changes depending on new development decisions. Tourism activity is one of the important factors in the development of the city and the effect of tourism activities on urban development in the Antalya region which has been chosen as the study area, is observed. Antalya, which is a port city in the southern region of Turkey, still retains the combined traces of Romans and Turks. The first settlement in Antalya started in the Old Town which is inside the city walls, and it did not change for many years and went through serious changes after 1980 due to tourism investments and decisions. Fringe belt areas have been seen as planning areas as a result of rapid development and the need for new tourism areas, and fringe belt areas have undergone characteristic changes. In this study, plan analysis has been made by examining the master development plans of Antalya in different years from the 1920 Scarpa map of Antalya to the 2021 satellite image and it is aimed to contribute to the literature by analyzing the changing nature of the urban fringe belts in the touristic-historical city.