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Old tribal life style of Turkish societies needed a house, that responds to the requirement of permanent moving and travelling. While, after the early settlements, new houses typologies appeared which also show high level of flexibility due to the minimalism style of living. In the last century, this was not the pandemic case in Turkey, even the users demanded flexibility as a factor in the design of housing projects. Architects and designers have not considered this need in planning phase. Hence, the solution to make modern houses suitable for new life style needs, or the change in family requirements, were either by moving to a new house or perform some modification to suite those new demands. Due to the lack of flexibility in those houses, the end users are forced to move to another house. This paper analyses the concept of flexibility in different Turkish dwelling types, in order to define clearly its meaning in Turkish society. While it has been always studied as one indicator to achieve social sustainability in housing projects, we think it is highly important as a keystone factor in the design of housing projects in Turkey. Thus, we suggest a multi-criteria evaluation system, in comparison with international examples, to present and understand its importance, taking in consideration the peculiarity of Turkish culture and society. Moreover, this evaluation system examined on different examples, showing the main elements to be considered and developed in order to create a responsive architecture to users’ needs in different phases of the life of society. Finally, we suggest some guidelines for the designers to consider, aiming to design flexible houses in their future projects, suitable for the mentality and culture in Turkey.

Flexibility: From Tent to Modern Houses in Turkey Evaluation and Guidelines