The squares; vvhether they are located in a village or an urban settlem ent, are com m on places served individual or collective activities for certain aims. T oday, squaresaIso support recreational functions besides their role in historical, com m ercial, cultural and tourism activities As prestigious spaces in a m etropolitan area and they shelter m ultiple functions ali togeter, the squares in İstanbul have also capacity for undertaking very im portant role for the urban public’s recreational .