State of Conservation
21
Reports
1
Properties concerned
1
States Parties with SOC reports
Property:
Historic Areas of Istanbulclose
Date Start:
1997close
| Site | State Party | Year | Threats* | Danger List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2024 | Commercial development,
Ground transport infrastructure,
Low impact research / monitoring activities,
Management systems/ management plan,
Underground transport infrastructure,
Other Threats: Decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture; Impact of change of status of the Hagia Sophia and the Chora Museum |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2023 | Commercial development,
Ground transport infrastructure,
Management activities,
Management systems/ management plan,
Underground transport infrastructure,
Other Threats: decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2021 | Commercial development,
Ground transport infrastructure,
Management activities,
Management systems/ management plan,
Underground transport infrastructure,
Other Threats: decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2018 | Commercial development,
Ground transport infrastructure,
Management activities,
Management systems/ management plan,
Underground transport infrastructure,
Other Threats: decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2017 | 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 |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2015 | 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 |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2013 | 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 |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2012 | 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) |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2011 | 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); |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2010 | 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); |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2009 | 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 |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2008 | 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); |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2007 | 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) |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2006 | 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) |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2005 | Housing,
Management systems/ management plan,
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the civil architecture within the protected areas |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2004 | 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 |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2003 | 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 |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
2000 | 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 |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
1999 | Earthquake,
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community,
Management activities,
Management systems/ management plan,
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
1998 | Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community,
Management activities,
Management systems/ management plan,
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building |
No |
| historic areas of istanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul | turkiye Türkiye |
1997 | Management activities,
Management systems/ management plan,
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building |
No |
* :
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.
