Documentation Phases of Adıyaman Tuz Khan after the Kahramanmaras, Turkey Earthquake

Cultural heritage includes all tangible and intangible values related to a society's history, culture, and identity. Monumental buildings, which constitute an important part of the cultural heritage that has survived from the past to the present, are under many natural (disaster) risks such as earthquakes, fires, floods, tsunamis, and landslides, as well as many human-induced risks such as theft, wars, and vandalism. Disasters have various effects on the environment and society in which they occur, such as loss of life and property, sociological, economic, and psychological problems. Turkey has been home to many civilizations due to its location in the world; so today it hosts many cultural heritages belonging to these civilizations. On 6 February 2023, the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş caused heavy losses in eleven cities. In addition to over 50 thousand casualties, many cultural assets were severely damaged and some of them were destroyed. The subject of this study is Tuz Khan located in the center of Adıyaman Province. The study includes the documentation process of the building, which was heavily damaged after the earthquake, by the 3D laser scanning method. The research carried out in the study region indicates that utilizing orthophotos generated from terrestrial laser scanning data as a base can yield architectural documentation with the requisite level of detail. The orthophotos serve as a precise output that can be imported into a CAD platform and utilized as a reference for redrawing the primary break lines. This approach proves economically advantageous for conducting analytical surveys, presenting a quick solution, particularly crucial in the aftermath of natural disasters where time efficiency is paramount.