Recorded Civil Architecture Structures and Their Characteristics of Residential Exceptions in Antalya City

Antalya, the most developed city of the mediterranean region, besides having natural beauty is a rich place in terms of its archeological and historical monuments as it has been a residence for centuries. many historical civil architectural structures such as mosques, khans, tombs, caravansaries, turkish baths, schools, board structures and shops form the historical identity of the city. today, these historical structures being stucked in the city centre are in danger of being extinct. that the new city regulations ignore the historical atmosphere and a faster development has been in antalya than that of turkey makes this process faster. also, the high prices of the areas in the city centre, the profound effect of social-economical change caused by technological advances on the physical structures and being amateurs on the preserving policies effect this process. that’s why it is essential for antalya that its city atmosphere problems should be searched, by determining the features of recorded civil architecture structures, the problems should be found and in the light of this information, the necessary things according to today’s conditions should be done. in the context of this work; the recorded civil architecture structures apart from houses which are in the centre of antalya were looked into, and their potential for preserving and reusing were searched and with an aim for directing the applications suggestions which are suitable for modern preservation policies has been put forward.