Murat Zengin

Monitoring environmental pollution in Erzurum by chemical analysis of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) needles

Pollution distribution maps of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) for Erzurum province were developed on the basis of chemical analysis of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) needles collected from randomly selected sampling points during 2 years. The maps show deposition zones for the studied elements and could help in identification of sources and directions of air pollution dispersion. This study indicated that vegetation in Erzurum was greatly endangered by sulphur dioxide (SO(2)), whereas Zn does not pose an immediate threat to vegetation in most of the countrys territory. However, in the city center, main and secondary road agglomeration, very high pollution with Pb and Cu could limit growth. Higher levels of SO(2) measured in some areas of Erzurum might be harmful for human and animal health. Results of this study indicated that Scots pine needles were not contaminated by Zn.

Geleneksel Erzurum Evlerinde Mekan Kullanımı / The Use of Place Traditional Erzurum Houses

OZET : Erzurum, Anadolu’ya acilan bir kapi ve us olma niteligi tasimasi nedeniyle surekli el degistirmis, farkli medeniyetlere ev sahipligi yapmis bir kentimizdir. Kent halki mevcut kulturel zenginligi kendi degerleriyle sentezleyerek oldukca yuksek duzeyde mimari bir tarz ortaya koymustur. Ic avlulu-tandirevli plan tipinde ele alinan Erzurum evleri, plan semasi olarak geleneksel Turk evi plan tiplerinden hic birine uymamakla beraber, ana yapim ve kullanim ilkeleri acisindan Turk evinin genel karekteri ile tam bir butunluk arz etmektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Tarihi Erzurum Evleri, koruma ve kullanma The Use of Place Traditional Erzurum Houses ABSTRACT: Erzurum is one of our cities possesing a property of being a gate as well as a base to Anatolia, hence It has became host of different civilications. People of the city synthesis the cultural wealth with their own values and put forward a higly developed architectural synthesis. Erzurum houses, considered in the type having interior courted-ovenhoused plan, does not macth on any type of the Turkish house plan but provides an exact entirety within the characteristics of a Turkish house in the respect of the principles of construction and utilization. Key words: Traditional Erzurum Houses, conservation and use