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State of Conservation

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Reports
340
Properties concerned
113
States Parties with SOC reports
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States Parties: Germany
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Commercial development
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Commercial development
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B Add.2
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage
Other Threats: Discovery of mural paintings - need for restoration
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: particularly worrying state of conservation
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4
Threats*: Illegal activities
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Earthquake
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas); Land Reclamation project
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: a) Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: a) Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areaslack of impact studies before large-scale developments are implemented
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected areas (mainly the Ottoman period timber houses in the district of Zeyrek and Süleymaniye)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected areas (mainly the Ottoman period timber houses in the district of Zeyrek and Süleymaniye)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the civil architecture within the protected areas
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the civil architecture
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Earthquake Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
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Management systems/ management plan 1127 Housing 714 Management activities 343 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 248 Legal framework 241 Ground transport infrastructure 226 Deliberate destruction of heritage 163 Water (rain/water table) 157 Human resources 150 Illegal activities 145 Financial resources 134 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 115 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 112 Land conversion 106 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 105 Interpretative and visitation facilities 100 Solid waste 100 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 99 Commercial development 91 Earthquake 77 Flooding 64 Relative humidity 62 Storms 56 Marine transport infrastructure 55 Governance 40 Wind 37 High impact research / monitoring activities 34 Civil unrest 33 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 32 War 32 Underground transport infrastructure 31 Water infrastructure 31 Mining 25 Society's valuing of heritage 24 Air pollution 21 Surface water pollution 21 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 21 Air transport infrastructure 20 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 20 Localised utilities 19 Major linear utilities 19 Crop production 15 Industrial areas 14 Micro-organisms 14 Temperature 14 Oil and gas 13 Quarrying 13 Avalanche/ landslide 13 Desertification 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Input of excess energy 9 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 8 Renewable energy facilities 6 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Terrorism 4 Ground water pollution 3 Radiation/light 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Volcanic eruption 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Water (extraction) 2 Pests 2 Military training 2 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Changes to oceanic waters 1 Hyper-abundant species 1

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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