THE IMPORTANCE OF ALLOTMENT GARDENS IN THE EUROPEAN GARDEN ART IN TERMS OF URBAN LANDSCAPE AND THE CONCEPT OF ALLOTMENT GARDENS IN TURKISH CITIES

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The paper traces the history of allotment gardens (AG), which originated in the United Kingdom, and shows that in European countries such as Germany they now function mainly as recreational and social sites rather than agricultural production areas. Examining Turkish examples — Atatürk Forest Farm, the Yedikule Gardens adjacent to Istanbul's UNESCO World Heritage territorial walls, Boğazköy Kuzguncuk Garden, and the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Diyarbakır City Walls and Hevsel Gardens — it concludes these sites have long served the same function as European allotment gardens, as urban agricultural land in Turkey.