A Documentation of Traditional Halfeti Houses

Halfeti is a county of Sanliurfa Province however it was partly submerged under Birecik Dam after the dam was built. This settlement was titled Slow City in the year 2013 and thus became the touristic centre of the region with its cultural and natural heritage. Halfeti is among the few settlements where the authentic texture is preserved with its small but functional courtyard houses made of local stones compatible with the topography and in integrity with the Euphrates River. In this study, the general layout characteristics, plan types, facade patterns, materials and structural systems of traditional Halfeti houses are analysed and preservation suggestions are presented.