area and lately have come to a stopping point. In recent years, visitor accommodation was mainly achieved through small-scaled establishments in dwelling areas. Kalpaklı Kaya Natural Site, with its spreading boundaries, is within the region where Esbelli Rock is situated and is defined as an important reference point, which can affect the city macro form during planning projects. Technically, the water and sewage structures are sufficient. There is a treatment plant built and managed by the Ministry of Tourism. Waste products from the houses are processed and are directed to the Damsa Stream. Settlement Fabric and Architectural Features The Kayakapi Project involves an area of 157 buildings and approximately 23.5 hectares consisting of 255 lots. The historical Kayakapi Neighbourhood is situated on the northeastern slope of a natural elevation known as Esbelli Rock, which is the most dominant visual and physical feature of the Ürgüp city center. It not only affords an interesting visual spectacle from the point of view of the town, it is also a spot from which a beautiful view of the Cappadocian terrain to the north can be observed. The site comprises many monumental and residential cultural properties – among them, the House of John (Esat Ağa Konağı) – that have become part of the natural topography. John the Russian lived during the late Ottoman times and was regarded as a saint by the local Greeks. The House of John is especially worth mentioning as a place of pilgrimage that is annually visited by the Orthodox Greeks on 27 May. Looking at the settlement history of the city, Kayakapi is thought to be the first settlement area in Ürgüp. It is said that the oldest church of Ürgüp is the rock-carved church in the Kayakapi Neighbourhood. The fact that many of the notable citizens of Ürgüp are natives of this neighbourhood indicates the important contribution of Kayakapi to Ürgüp's urban identity. After Kayakapi Neighbourhood was deserted, it in time gained an authentic and mysterious character through its half-ruined buildings and naturally evolved landscape. On the other hand, the natural deterioration of the site, as well as human interventions to remove certain architectural elements of the houses, has increased the pace at which the site is being damaged. Administrative and Socio-Economic Structure Ürgüp is one of the more economically developed districts of Nevşehir province and as one of the three city centers of the province with a