This paper presents an attempt to initiate community empowerment within the participatory neighbourhood upgrading context of the ?engül Hammam Neighbourhood(istiklal).We adopted the Participatory Action Research methodology,which aims to generate knowledge meaningful for the community towards upgrading and revitalizing the neighbour-hood.Respectively,a series of workshops,focus groups,and community activities were imple-mented in parallel processes with different neighbourhood groups.In order to change the situation in the neighbourhood,the inquiry began by mobilizing neighbourhood stakeholders and planning the future with primary school children.Later,this gained the active support of parents,women,the municipality,local leaders,and civil associations,and led them to take collective action over garbage collection,cleaning up the neighbourhood and building a playground-park.The mayor at the time of the research showed interest in istiklal but did not or could not give any financial or political support to upgrade the physical setting as a whole.The lack of support from the municipality in that regard and the neighbourhood being left to its own destiny caused a gradual dilapidation and loss of historic and cultural values.

Anh Ata?v;Z.Ezgi Halilo?lu Kahraman;Sevin Osmay

City and Regional Planning,Middle East Technical University,Ankara,Turkey;City and Regional Planning,?ankaya University,Ankara,Turkey

建筑学研究前沿（英文版）

[1]Anh Ata?v;Z.Ezgi Halilo?lu Kahraman;Sevin Osmay-.Empowering the community through participation and action in historic neighbourhood conservation planning)[J].建筑学研究前沿（英文版）,2022(03):492-504,506,505,507-508

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