ABOUT ÖZGÜRLÜK SQUARE

Although cities have been assigned different meanings throughout historical processes, they are fundamentally settlement centers where people from different cultural groups live together and complex human relationships exist. In this context, it is necessary to consider the reality that cities exist for people. Institutional spaces where people communicate with each other and exhibit their action-individual relationship regarding their existence in the city are the most important elements of the urban structure. The most important public formation that brings the history of the city together with the urbanite and provides the urbanite with the opportunity to take action is squares.

When Bakırköy is considered in this context, it has gone through different periods and has experienced many urban periods from primitive life to industrial man, and from there to the consumer individual of modern times, and has managed to carry these traces to the present day. Özgürlük Square, in this context, has managed to collect all traces of historicity along a long axis and has preserved its existence even in today’s intense construction concern as the last empty space in the city.

Cumhuriyet Square offers a new empty space for the urbanite. This square, which exists as a complex that works in harmony with its surroundings, also contains spaces that respond to different public needs of the urbanite while responding to Bakırköylü’s call for a green action point.

Square-Neighborhood Relationship

The structures adjacent to the square have been strengthened by associating them with public structures such as libraries and youth centers. Public units have been determined with the aim of increasing the use of the square by especially young population.

Transition-Stay Spatial Relationship

A new transportation axis has been determined for pedestrians in order to enable the square, which is used as an active transition point, to respond to its stay functions. In this way, the square has gained a functional role for various activities.

Public Space

Freedom Square offers a qualified space for urbanites. The square, which offers a qualified usage area for activities such as gathering, concert, open cinema and action taking, can now serve more users.

Green Together

The area used as a car park next to the square has been made a part of the square and a continuous green space has been obtained. Spaces offering a calm resting area have been characterized by functions such as seating units and cafes.

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