From past to present, urban conservation policies in Turkey have been dealt with mostly through the physical problems of the city and within the scope of zoning plans with a predominant physical side; Efforts could not be made to develop different approaches in terms of the preservation and development of cities, and therefore, a structure far from holistic urban planning continued. Despite the increasing interest in the urban conservation area in the 1960s, the tendency of urban planning to the same type of plans, especially since the 1970s, has created cities that are becoming more and more uniform. This situation, which caused the urban conservation policies to be shaped within the scope of "uniform" conservation development plans, on the one hand, has led to increase the destruction in the areas historical and cultural values of cities, on the other hand, the emergence of intense zoning pressure in other areas of the cities. The aim of the study is to examine and evaluate the development of Turkey's urban conservation policy by considering it in the historical development process. In this framework, firstly, the importance of urban conservation and urban protection policies will be mentioned, then the development of urban conservation in the world will be discussed, and finally, the development of urban conservation in Turkey will be examined on the basis of the relevant legal and institutional framework.