Edirne Kenti Kültür Varlıklarının Kent Estetiği Açısından Değerlendirilmesi.

The conservation of cultural heritage is an important phenomenon at global scale. Edirne City is an important border settlement reflecting the urbanization and structural qualities of early Ottoman period situated in the European/Trakya part of Turkey. In this research, the urban pattern, urban identity&cultural values of Edirne City were evaluated in the frame of urban aesthetics and the problems and potentials of the urban environment were discussed as far as monumental buildings&their conservation issues are concerned. Besides suggestion for the rehabilitation of urban identity & visual quality of the city were made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]