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Before the spatial analysis phase, a SWOT analysis of Istanbul's green areas was prepared as a result of the focus group meetings held in March - June 2022 and expert opinions. Within the green areas of Istanbul, its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats were evaluated under 5 different themes. These themes are:

1. Environmental/Ecological
2. Social/Demographic
3. Planning/Design
4. Management/Legislation
5. Economics/Finance

You can access the SWOT Analysis report here.

Spatial analyzes made within the scope of the study are as follows. You can access the details of the analyzes with examples from the spatial analysis report.

Analysis Topics

Current Land Use

Istanbul, with forests in the north, agricultural areas in the west and residential areas in the south, has an area of 546,242.30 hectares including water surfaces. When the areal distribution of land usage is observed, 43.10% consists of forest areas, 27.35% consists of residential areas, 24.27% consists of agricultural areas, 2.57% consists of mining and excavation areas, 2.49% consists of lakes, 0.21% consists of sandy and rocky areas.

Change of Land Use in Istanbul Between 2009 - 2022

It has been determined that residential areas in Istanbul have increased by 7.10% over a 13-year period, while forest areas have decreased by 4.03% and agricultural areas by 3.37%.

Forest Areas by Function

When the areas that lost their forest character due to the 3rd Airport and the Northern Marmara Highway are removed, the forest areas are spread over a total area of 257,497.10 hectares, according to the 2012 stand map. 55.38% of these areas are on the European Side and 44.62% are on the Anatolian Side. Among all forest areas, protected forest areas have a rate of 17%, protected forest areas have a ratio of 26%, operated forest areas have a ratio of 45%, recreational forest areas have a ratio of 2% and other forest areas have a ratio of 9%.

Spatial Distribution of Agriculture Areas

Of these areas, 66% is planted area, 0.15% is greenhouse production area, 4% is pasture area and 29% is fields suitable for pasture.

Open and Green Spaces in Istanbul

Urban open and green areas were evaluated at 3 levels in the open and green areas inventory, which was prepared to cover the urban residential area of Istanbul. In the table below, the ratio of urban open and green areas to the total area is given according to the classification made. Accordingly, recreational forest areas, which are taken into account in the calculation of the amount of green space per capita, have a rate of 46.47%, while active green areas have a rate of 19.2%. The rate of parks in the city is 11.58%, the rate of nature parks is 27.60%, and the rate of urban forests is 9.90%.

Open and Green Area Adequacy According to Reinforcement Areas Parameters

The amount of green space per capita in Istanbul is 7.20 square meters by 2022.
In the table below, the open and green space standards in the Spatial Plans Construction Regulation, the acceptances used within the scope of the qualification and the amount of green space per person are given at different scales. 2nd acceptance (active green areas and recreational forest areas) was used to calculate the amount of green space per capita on the basis of district and neighborhood.

According to the adequacy analysis made at the city scale and district scale; Urban green areas in Istanbul are above the standard with 5.90 m²/person. However, active green areas at the district scale are well below the standard with 1.30 m²/person. Based on this determination, it is possible to say that priority should be given to the scale of the district in the new active green areas.

The districts with the highest green area size per capita are Şile and Beykoz districts on the Anatolian side. The most obvious reason for this is the fact that the resident population is much less than in other districts and that open and green areas such as recreation areas, nature parks and city parks are concentrated in these districts. The size of open and green areas per capita in these districts is greater than 100 square meters. After Şile and Beykoz, the other districts with the highest green area size per capita are respectively; Islands are Silivri, Eyüpsultan, Çatalca, Sarıyer, Arnavutköy and Çekmeköy.

The districts with the lowest numbers are respectively; Bağcılar, Güngören, Bahçelievler, Gaziosmanpaşa, Esenyurt, Esenler and Şişli. These districts, which have less than 1 square meter of open and green area per capita, are generally districts with high building density and population.

According to the current neighborhood boundaries, there are 978 neighborhoods within the provincial borders of Istanbul. In 15 neighborhoods, there is no population due to the forest and military areas.

According to the sufficiency analysis at the neighborhood level, the number of neighborhoods (with population) without children’s playground is 107. It was determined that 79 neighborhoods do not have any active green areas and recreational forest area. When an examination was made according to the standards of Spatial Plans Building Regulation it was determined that there were only 54 neighborhoods in Istanbul that meet the standards compared to the first admission (only children’s playground and parks). According to the second admission, it was seen that the amount of green area per person was below 10.75 m² for 75.4% of the people living in the neighborhoods in Istanbul.

Implementation Status of Planned Open and Green Spaces

When the distribution of open and green areas in the current master development plans throughout Istanbul is examined; A total of 32,816,81 hectares of open and green areas are planned. 5,496.41 hectares of the areas planned as open and green areas are currently used as open and green areas. Planned open and green areas; The highest rate of implementation is in the districts of Zeytinburnu (67.16%), Bayrampaşa (65.83%) and Kadıköy (59.87%), Ataşehir (0.90%), Arnavutköy (2.82%) and Çatalca (4.80%) It is seen that the rate of implementation is the lowest in the districts. When the open and green area functions determined in the Master Zoning Plans are compared with the existing open and green areas, 16.75% of the planned areas are currently used as open and green areas.

Accessibility in Open and Green Spaces

The total service area of healthy adult individuals who can access open and green areas is 82,816.40 hectares, while the total service area of disadvantaged individuals who can access open and green areas is 52,674.32 hectares. When calculating, the walking speed for a healthy adult is assumed to be 6 km/h on a 5% downward gradient; For disadvantaged individuals such as physically disabled people, parents with strollers, small children, the elderly and the disabled, the average is 3 km/h.

Within the scope of the analysis, point population data obtained by processing the Address-Based Population Registration System and Spatial Address Registration System data of 2020 was used. In the population data in question, individuals between the ages of 15 and 65 are considered as the adult population. As a result of the analysis, the population data served by the open and green areas within the effect range was determined. According to population data, there are 11,274,943 adults between the ages of 15 and 65 in Istanbul. It has been determined that 87.2% of this population can access open and green areas by walking for 5 minutes.

In the analysis, in which the service areas of disadvantaged individuals were examined together with the population, children under the age of 15 and individuals over the age of 65 were taken into account. However, although people with physical disabilities, parents with strollers and pregnant women were included in the disadvantaged group, they could not be included in the analysis due to the lack of spatial data. According to population data, there are 4.404.053 people under the age of 15 and over the age of 65 in Istanbul. When the population data and service areas of the groups under the age of 15 and over the age of 65 are analyzed, it has been determined that 40% of this age group cannot receive service from open and green areas.

Service Areas Added with Implementation Zoning Plans

According to the results of the analysis, the additional area size that adults can reach with a 5-minute walk is 75,778 hectares. Compared to the current situation, the service area for adult individuals will increase by 92% with the implementation of all active green areas in the plans and the protection of open and green areas in the current situation. The low rate of implementation of active green areas included in the implementation development plans is one of the reasons for this high value.

According to the results of the analysis made for the disadvantaged individuals, the size of the active green areas in the plans for the disadvantaged individuals is 72,105 hectares, excluding the currently accessible areas. Compared to the current situation, the service area for disadvantaged individuals will increase by 137% with the implementation of all active green areas in the plans and the protection of open and green areas in the current situation.

User Density in Open and Green Spaces

With the analysis, the closest open and green space accessible to the population in Istanbul has been determined. With the assumption that the population uses the closest open and green areas at the same time, the user density of open and green areas is calculated on the basis of area per person. According to the results of the analysis, it has been determined that 26% of the open and green areas have an area between 1 and 5 m² for a person, and 16% of them have an area between 0.5 and 1 m². 55% of open and green areas in Istanbul have an open and green area size per capita below 1 m². The ratio of parks that meet the 10 m² standard of the Spatial Plans Construction Regulation is 12%.

Privacy Policy and Personal Data Protection Policy

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1.Website Confidentiality Agreement

The way in which the information we obtain regarding you and the services you request will be used and protected during and after your visit to this website, benefiting from the services we offer through this website and sharing your data with our website, is subject to the conditions set forth in this "Privacy Policy". By visiting https://yaysis.istanbul/ and requesting to benefit from the services we provide through this site, you expressly agree to the terms set forth in this "Privacy Policy".

2.Purpose of personal data protection and processing policy

In accordance with the sensitivity of the services we provide to the people of Istanbul as IBB, the data received by us is kept confidential and has never been shared with third parties. Protection of personal data is the basic policy of IBB. Even before there was any legal regulation, IBB gave great importance to the privacy of personal data and adopted this as a working principle and gave working instructions to its employees in line with this principle. As IBB, we undertake to comply with all responsibilities brought by the Law on the Protection of Personal Data. The principles of IBB regarding the protection of personal data also include the work, transactions and services provided by https://yaysis.istanbul/.

3.Scope and modification of the personal data protection and processing policy

This Policy, prepared by IBB, has been prepared in accordance with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“KVKK”). The law is still in effect with all its provisions. The data obtained from you with your consent or in accordance with other laws listed in the Law will be used to improve the quality of the services we provide, to improve the services offered to you and our quality policy. Again, some of the data we have is depersonalized and anonymized. These data are data used for statistical purposes and are not subject to Law enforcement and our Policy. The IBB's Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy aims to protect the automatically obtained data of individuals and includes regulations regarding these.

4.Basic rules regarding the processing of personal data

a) Compliance with the law and the rules of honesty: It questions the source of the data collected by IBB or sent to it from third parties and attaches importance to obtaining them in accordance with the law and within the framework of good faith.

b) Being accurate and up-to-date when necessary: IBB attaches importance to the fact that all data within the institution are correct, do not contain false information, and finally, if there is a change in personal data, they are updated if they are communicated to it.

c) Processing for specific, clear and legitimate purposes: İBB processes data only for the purposes it offers and for which it receives approval from individuals during the service. It does not process or use data other than for its purpose.

d) Being connected, limited and measured for the purpose for which they are processed: IBB only uses the data for the purpose for which they are processed and to the extent required by the service.

e) Retention for the period stipulated in the relevant legislation or required for the purpose for which they are processed: IBB preserves the contractual data as long as the conflict periods of the Law, the requirements of commercial and tax law.

According to article 11 of the Personal Data Protection Law, you have the following rights.

Persons whose personal data are processed, by applying to our contact announced by https://yaysis.istanbul/, regarding their own data;
a) Learning whether your personal data is processed,
b) If personal data has been processed, requesting information about it,
c) Learning the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with the purpose,
ç) Knowing the third parties to whom personal data is transferred at home or abroad,
d) Requesting correction of personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing,
e) Requesting the deletion or destruction of personal data within the framework of the conditions stipulated in the law,
f) Requesting notification of the transactions made pursuant to subparagraphs (d) and (e) to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred,
g) Objecting to the emergence of a result against the person herself by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems ,
ğ) In case of loss of personal data due to unlawful processing of personal data, it has the right to demand the compensation of the damage.
IBB respects these rights.

5.Deletion of personal data

Our company deletes, destroys or anonymizes this data upon the request of the person concerned, when the legally required periods to be kept, the completion of judicial processes or other requirements are no longer valid.

6.Accuracy and data timeliness

As a rule, all kinds of data such as photographs, videos and audio within the body of IBB are processed as declared by the relevant persons. IBB or our subsidiary companies do not have to investigate the accuracy of the data declared by the people, and this cannot be done legally and due to our working principles. The declared data is considered correct. The principle of accuracy and timeliness of personal data has also been adopted by IBB.

7. Privacy and data security

Personal data is confidential IBB and its subsidiaries comply with this confidentiality. Only authorized persons can access personal data within IBB. All necessary technical and administrative measures are taken to protect the personal data collected by IBB and to prevent it from falling into the hands of unauthorized persons. In this framework, it is ensured that the software complies with the standards, that the third parties are carefully selected and that the data protection policy is complied with within the IBB.

8. Data processing purposes

The collection and processing of IBB personal data will be carried out in line with the purposes specified in the clarification text. Data is collected and processed for the purpose of establishing the contract and providing better service to individuals.

9. Visitors and business and solution partners data

a. Business and Business Partners Data

IBB adopts the principle of acting in accordance with the law when sharing data with both business and solution partners. Data is shared with business and solution partners with the commitment of data confidentiality and only as much as the service requires, and these parties are compelled to take measures to ensure data security.

b. Advertising data processing

In accordance with the Law on the Regulation of E-Commerce and the Regulation on Commercial Communications and Commercial Electronic Messages, e-mails for advertising purposes can only be sent to persons with prior approval. The explicit consent of the person to whom the advertisement is sent is required. Again, IBB complies with the details of the "approval" determined in accordance with the same legislation. The approval to be obtained should cover all commercial electronic messages sent to the electronic communication addresses of the recipients in order to promote the services of IBB, market it, promote its business or increase its recognition with content such as congratulations and wishes. This approval can be obtained in writing, in the physical environment or by any electronic means of communication. The important thing is that the buyer has a positive declaration of will that he accepts the sending of commercial electronic messages, his name and surname and his electronic communication address.

c. Data transactions made due to the legal obligation of IBB or expressly stipulated in the law

Personal data may be processed without obtaining separate approval for the purpose of expressly stating the processing in the relevant legislation or fulfilling a legal obligation determined by the legislation. The type and scope of data processing must be necessary for the legally permitted data processing and must comply with the relevant legal provisions.

d. Company data processing

Personal data may be processed in line with the service offered by the company and its legitimate purposes. However, the data cannot be used for illegal services in any way.

e. Processing of special data

According to the Law, data regarding the race, ethnic origin, political opinion, philosophical belief, religion, sect or other beliefs, disguise and dress, membership to associations, foundations or unions, health, sexual life, criminal convictions and security measures, and biometric and genetic data is personal data of special nature. IBB also takes adequate measures in the processing of special categories of personal data. In order to provide better services, IBB can only process special data with the consent of individuals for the purpose for which they were collected.

f. Data processed by automated systems

IBB acts in accordance with the Law on data processed through automatic systems. The information obtained from these data cannot be used against the person without the explicit consent of the people. However, IBB can make decisions about the people it will process using the data in its own system.

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j. Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data

By applying https://yaysis.istanbul/ as the data owner;

-Learning whether your personal data is processed,
-If your personal data has been processed, requesting information about it,
-Learning the purpose of processing your personal data and whether they are used in accordance with the purpose,
-Knowing the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred in the country or abroad,
-Requesting correction of your personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing and requesting notification of the transactions made within this scope to the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred,
-Requesting the deletion or destruction of your personal data in the event that the reasons requiring it to be processed disappear, although it has been processed in accordance with the Law No,
-Objecting to the emergence of a result against you by analyzing your processed data exclusively through automated systems,
-You have the right to demand the compensation of the damage in case you suffer damage due to the unlawful processing of your personal data.

If you submit your requests regarding your rights listed above to IBB in accordance with the application procedures stipulated in the Communiqué on Application Procedures and Principles to the Data Controller, IBB will conclude your request free of charge as soon as possible, depending on its nature, and within 30 (thirty) days at the latest. However, if the transaction requires an additional cost, the IBB may charge the fee in the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.

k. Functional and Analytical

Cookies contain data about remembering your preferences, using the website effectively, optimizing the site to respond to user requests, and how visitors use the site. Due to their nature, these types of cookies do not contain usernames, etc. may contain your personal information.
l. Third Party Cookies

https://yaysis.istanbul/ websites/mobile applications/mobile websites work with third-party reliable and well-known advertising providers. Third party service providers place their own cookies in order to serve you specific advertisements. Cookies placed by third parties collect and process the browsing information of visitors on websites and analyze how they are used.

m. Commercial cookies

In line with your interests and choices, it serves to increase your usage experience by presenting products/content that are similar to the product/content you are targeting and by offering a more advanced, personalized advertising portfolio. The above-mentioned session, permanent, functional and analytical and commercial cookies are kept in the background for approximately 2 (two) months, and the necessary adjustments can be made in the personal internet browser settings. The removal process from these settings may vary based on the internet browser.

n. How can I delete cookies?

Many internet browsers are set to automatically accept and use cookies from the time they are first installed on your computer. By using the help or settings menus of your internet browser, you can prevent cookies or give a warning when cookies are sent to your device. You can use your browser's instruction or help options screen to learn about the different ways to manage cookies and to get detailed information on how to adjust the settings of the browser you are using.

10. Data of our employees

a) Processing of data for business relationship

Personal data of our employees can be processed without consent to the extent necessary in terms of business relations and health insurance. However, IBB ensures the confidentiality and protection of the data of its employees.
b) Processing by Legal Obligations

IBB may process the personal data of its employees without obtaining separate approval in order to clearly state the processing in the relevant legislation or to fulfill a legal obligation determined by the legislation. This issue is limited to the obligations arising from the law.

c) Processing for the Benefit of Employees

IBB may process personal data without obtaining approval for transactions that benefit company employees, such as private health insurances. IBB may also process employee data for disputes arising from business relations.
d) Processing of special data

According to the Law, data regarding the race, ethnic origin, political opinion, philosophical belief, religion, sect or other beliefs, disguise and dress, membership to associations, foundations or unions, health, sexual life, criminal convictions and security measures, and biometric and genetic data is personal data of special nature. Our company also takes adequate measures determined by the Board, in addition to the approval of the person concerned, in the processing of sensitive personal data. Special categories of personal data can only be processed without the consent of the person, only in relation to the cases permitted by the Law and in a limited manner. In order for our employees to benefit from insurance and health services, the qualified data obtained from them is used only for the purpose.

e) Data processed by automated systems

The data processed by automatic systems regarding employees can be used in promotions and performance evaluations within IBB. Our employees have the right to object to the result against them and they do this by following the internal procedures of IBB. The objections of the employees are also evaluated within the IBB.

f) Telecommunications and internet

Computers, telephones, e-mails and other applications allocated to the employees within the IBB are allocated to the employees only for business purposes. The employee cannot use any of these vehicles allocated to him by IMM for his private purposes and communication. IBB can control and audit all data on these vehicles. The employee undertakes that he/she will not keep any other data or information other than work on the computer, phones or other tools allocated to him from the moment he/she starts the job.

11. Transfer of personal data in and out of the country

Personal data can be shared with business and solution partners and IBB affiliates so that the service can be seen by IBB.

IBB will be able to transfer personal data to the following individuals and institutions for certain purposes; » Limited to IBB business partners in order to ensure the fulfillment of the purposes of the establishment of the business partnership,

» To the suppliers of IBB on a limited basis, in order to ensure that the services that IBB outsources from the supplier and that are required to carry out the commercial activities of IBB are provided to IBB,

» Limited to ensuring the execution of commercial activities of IBB that require the participation of affiliates, to IBB solution partners,

» To IBB affiliate companies.

IBB has the authority to transfer personal data within the country and abroad, in accordance with the other conditions in the Law and subject to the consent of the person, within the conditions determined by the law.

Individuals do not have a right to anonymized data within the company. IBB may share personal data with relevant institutions and organizations in order to exercise the legal powers of a judicial duty or state authority in accordance with the business and contractual relationship.

12. Privacy Policy

The data of employees or other persons in https://yaysis.istanbul/ is confidential. No one can use, copy, reproduce, transfer to others, use this data for any other purpose without compliance with the contract or the law.

13. Transaction security

All necessary technical and administrative measures are taken to protect the personal data collected by IBB and to prevent it from falling into the hands of unauthorized persons. In this framework, it is ensured that the software complies with the standards, that the third parties are carefully selected and that the data protection policy is complied with within the IBB. Safety measures are constantly being renewed and improved.

14. Audit

IMM carries out the necessary internal and external audits on the protection of personal data.

15. Notice of Violations

When IBB is notified of any breach of personal data, it takes immediate action to remedy the breach. When personal data is obtained by unauthorized persons, it immediately notifies the Personal Data Protection Board.

THE ISTANBUL METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY

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