İbrahim Canbulat, M. Arch. SAFRANBOLU UNESCO World Heritage City 1 Safranbolu is recorded as site # 614 and date 1994 in the World Heritage List prepared by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Safranbolu was inscribed in the World Heritage 1 I conducted interviews with architect Başak Dökmeci, civil engineer Mehmet Adalar, urban planner Dr. Suat 1 Çabuk, President of the Association of Craftsmen that Contribute to Tourism Selahattin Koş, Mukhdar of the Cami-i Kebir Neighborhood Erhan Başkaya, İsmet Saraçoğlu and Hüseyin Güney. The Safranbolu Tourism Information Office provided statistical data. Journalist Aytekin Kuş answered my never ending questions, patiently. Civil engineer Mehmet Baki Duvan helped me correct the mistakes I had overlooked in the text. Ahmet Sarıaltın gave me im- portant information regarding life in the Safranbolu residences. I am grateful to all of them.