The Digital World has become the most significant platform for spreading the written and visual documents about cultural and historical heritages in accordance with the recent developments on web based technologies. All kind of digital platforms such as notebooks, personal computers, tablets and mobile phones are the primary tools to transfer local values to global scale. Nevertheless, it is not possible to say that these technological opportunities are not used efficiently to promote museums keeping the inheritance and memory of societies. Fortunately, 3D game technologies and virtual reality applications have been started to use in this area. The traditional promotion methods are being replaced by these new and innovative solutions including ‘virtual museum’ term. People are capable to use this platform to see and interactively walk through the virtually reconstructed museums in a 3D digital environment. Creating accessible web based virtual museum platforms will attract tourists, students and researchers from all ages. The aim of this study is to create a virtual museum platform including all kind of written and visual materials. Hagia Sophia has been selected as the case study area of this study and digitally reconstructed to use in the project.

Urban planners and architects have used different design criteria by following project processes different from each other through the ages. The common point of all these projects has been functionality which is one of the most important criteria for human based design. Aesthetics, beauty and similar terms may be arguable but a non-functional spatial design must not be accepted. All spaces, cities, squares, parks, roads and buildings are designed for people. If these urban structures are not suitable for them, people will have serious problems in terms of general circulation. Therefore, ergonomics and functionality terms must be the basic design criteria of all human based urban planning and architectural design processes. How may it be possible to understand an urban design project or a building is functional before constructing it? The aim of this article is to explain the benefits of pedestrian simulation technologies through the design processes in both theoretical and practical frameworks on a case study area which is an underground metro station. A capacity analysis and circulation assessment has been carried out on the metro station by using Massmotion pedestrian simulation software. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetGeçmişten günümüze şehir planlama ve mimarlık alanında gerçekleştirilen çalışmalarda çeşitli tasarım kriterleri kullanılmış, birbirinden farklı planlama süreçleri izlenmiştir. İnsanların kullanımına yönelik gerçekleştirilen hemen hemen tüm çalışmaların en önemli ortak noktası ise ‘kullanışlılık’ olmuştur. Estetik, güzellik ve benzeri göreceli kavramlar tartışılabilir olmakla birlikte, insanların kullanımı için tasarlanan bir yapının fonksiyonel olmaması inşa sonrasında ciddi bir sorun teşkil edecektir. Planlanan kentler, meydanlar, yollar, yapılar kullanışlı olmadığı takdirde kullanıcılar sirkülasyon anlamında sıkıntılar yaşayacaklardır. Bu nedenle gerçekleştirilen tüm şehir planlama ve mimarlık çalışmalarında hem ergonomi hem de kullanışlılık konusuna çok dikkat edilmesi gerekmektedir. Peki, kentsel tasarımı yapılan bir proje alanının ya da mimarlar tarafından tasarlanan bir yapının fonksiyonel olup olmadığı daha inşa edilmeden nasıl anlaşılabilir? Bu çalışmanın amacı, son yıllarda gelişen yaya simülasyonu teknolojilerinin mimarlık ve planlama alanındaki projelerin tasarım değerlendirme süreçlerinde kullanımının yararlarını hem teorik açıdan ortaya koymak hem de gerçekleştirilen örnek bir uygulama üzerinde göstermektir. Çalışma kapsamında bir metro istasyonuna ilişkin mimari çizimler üzerinden kapasite analizi gerçekleştirilmiş, sirkülasyon açısından değerlendirme yapılmıştır. Yaya simülasyonu kapsamında gerekli analizlerin gerçekleştirilmesi amacıyla Massmotion yazılımı kullanılmıştır.

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a critical public health issue, particularly in regions with significant socio‐economic disparities. This study provides a comprehensive spatial analysis of TB dynamics in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye, covering the period from 2016 to 2023. Utilizing Geographic Information Systems, epidemiological data, and advanced statistical techniques, the research examines the spatial distribution and temporal trends of TB cases within this region. By integrating patient data with demographic, environmental, and socio‐economic variables, the study assesses the complex factors influencing TB incidence and prevalence. The results indicate significant spatial clustering of TB cases, with the highest concentrations in areas characterized by high population density, lower socio‐economic status, limited healthcare accessibility, and poor environmental conditions. Temporal trends reveal a gradual decline in TB incidence over the study period; however, certain hotspots persist, underscoring the need for sustained and targeted interventions. Furthermore, the study identifies a correlation between TB prevalence and inadequate living conditions, emphasizing the role of socio‐economic improvement in disease control. These findings provide crucial insights for policymakers and public health officials, facilitating the development of more effective, evidence‐based TB control strategies tailored to the unique socio‐economic and geographical landscape of Şanlıurfa.

Throughout history, human beings have lived to survive, have struggled to have a job and have enough income for a better life. But at the point we have reached today, people's quality of life not only depends on wealth and employment, but also on many subjective factors, including the conditions of the environment in which they live, physical and mental health, education, recreation, security, leisure, freedom, human rights, social belonging and happiness level. Although this situation is related with the individuals at micro scale, it is one of the important focal points of central and local governments on macro scale. For administrators, revealing regional differences in well-being is an important criterion for eliminating social inequalities. There are many different multi criteria decision making based studies calculated the index of quality of life in 81 provinces of Turkey in accordance with 11 dimensions and 41 indicators determined by Turkstat. The aim of this study is to compare the quality of life studies and rankings of cities based on six different statistical methods. GIS based IDW interpolation technique was used to understand the spatial distribution of well-being index and make an accurate comparison of the calculation methodologies. As a result of the study, it was seen that different methods performed on the same data gave very different results from each other.