After 1950, Istanbul was growing as a ‘linear city’, due to rapid and unplanned urban growth, the linear pattern of urban development altered some parts of the city, and a new pattern which disregarded the natural characteristics of the site became dominant. Therefore, the role of water and the function of the city’s waterfronts got disrupted to a great extent. The city dwellers were deprived of a close contact with water, as they used to be in the recent past. Water was no longer accessible as it used to Be, both visually and for recreation purposes.
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