Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, cilt.7, sa.1, ss.210-218, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
This study was discussed land consolidation studies that play a key role in rural development in
Turkey. Land consolidation can be narrowly defined as bringing together fragmented
agricultural lands and rearranging ownership. However, it is not enough to strengthen the rural
infrastructure alone, far-reaching projects are needed. Comprehensive land consolidation is to
transform scattered, small, and irregularly shaped agricultural land belonging to a farm into
fewer parcels that better geometric shape and larger. Also, it is a reorganization of the rural
space, which includes all technical, economic, and social precautions to be taken to improve
the working and living conditions of the farmer families, protect the soil and nature, ensuring
sustainable agricultural development, and increasing agricultural productivity. Since land
consolidation is based on the change of ancient land ownership, it is a sophisticated social
work type. Therefore, in addition to information technologies and technical personnel who help
to evaluate a large number of data comparatively, professionals who are competent in law,
sociology, and psychology should be involved in such studies. The most important thing is to
implement projects in which the majority of them can be accepted with the participation of the
landowners whose lands will be consolidated.