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As <strong>the</strong> research area <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>sis, semi- detached villas are explained in more<br />

detail. According to Erişen (2003), ho<strong>use</strong>s were designed by <strong>the</strong> syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

American style <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> traditional Ankara ho<strong>use</strong>s. Currently, according to <strong>the</strong><br />

preference <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dweller <strong>and</strong> probably by <strong>the</strong> flexibility <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cooperative housing<br />

development, modern facades also appear in Angora Evleri (see Figure 3.4 <strong>and</strong> 3.5<br />

for comparison). All semi- detached villas have a ground floor, a first floor, also <strong>the</strong><br />

ro<strong>of</strong> floor with a total <strong>of</strong> 389 m 2 usable area. Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> villas have additional<br />

basement floors as an additional 79 m 2 beca<strong>use</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> topography <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> l<strong>and</strong> (see<br />

Figure 3.6 <strong>and</strong> 3.7 for <strong>the</strong> floor plans). The ho<strong>use</strong>s have front gardens as a transition<br />

space between <strong>the</strong> road <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> ho<strong>use</strong>. The design <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong>scape reflects <strong>the</strong><br />

identity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dweller <strong>and</strong> is usually maintained by a gardener (Erişen, 2003).<br />

According to Bilgin Türk real estate agency that is located in Angora Evleri, <strong>the</strong> price<br />

<strong>of</strong> semi- detached villas ranges between 550.000 TL <strong>and</strong> 2.500.000 TL. Price varies<br />

according to <strong>the</strong> location, number <strong>of</strong> stories <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong> interior finishing. The<br />

average rent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> semi-detached villas is 3.000 TL (personal communication,<br />

March 30, 2010). The high prices <strong>and</strong> rents <strong>of</strong> semi- detached ho<strong>use</strong>s in Angora<br />

Evleri indicate that <strong>the</strong> high income people inhabit <strong>the</strong> settlement.<br />

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