The commercial area is at the center, bazaars are just around this area and tanneries and other production having a pollutant effect are at the lower parts and the sides of the city. The people living in the area sell their products at the separate markets for each type of good; grains, vegetable, cattle and timber. After selling their goods, people buy their daily needs from the leather, shoemakers, coppersmith, blacksmith, drapery markets and etc. close to each other and which are organized as guilds..

Roads and streets leading to the center of the city are all covered with stone as well as the yards of the houses and squares of the city. The existing pavement style of the stones minimizes humidity, resistant to floods and allows enough water to pass to the roots of the trees. The scenery and the facet are as important as the climate while locating the houses. The scenery from the windows , outher door of the yard or between two houses all have the same importance. At first glance, this detail might be overlooked but it is evident for all buildings and the whole city.

As we advance to the Safranbolu Houses from the general structure of the city we can see that these houses are the result of a vast culture accumulation, wealth and great expertise. As Çelik Gülersoy pointed out, not even one house is made like a cottage in Safranbolu. All houses have been built in the middle of a big yard, they are mostly 3 floors, 6 or 8 rooms big houses designed for the convenience of the people living in it and highly aesthetic.

There are three factors determining the size and the shape of a Safranbolu House; big families, rainy weather and cultural and material prosperity.

Normally, a family has two or three children. When the son gets married, he does not move to a separate house, his wife moves in with him to his father's house. Uncles, aunts and grand children all live in the same house. In order to help the housewife with the housework there usually is an adopted girl. The adopted girl, who is taken from a family in need and from villages, is treated like one of the family. The adopted girl gets married like the daughter of the family, and a new girl is adopted. Sons move out as they get gain economic independence>>>Contunie

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