Bruno Taut and the Program for the Protection of Monuments in Turkey (1937-38): Three Case Studies: Ankara, Edirne and Bursa

Gasco, Giorgio

doi:10.4305/metu.jfa.2010.2.2

JFA

2010

DOI: 10.4305/metu.jfa.2010.2.2

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Bruno Taut and the Program for the Protection of Monuments in Turkey (1937-38): Three Case Studies: Ankara, Edirne and Bursa

Giorgio Gasco¹

Abstract: By this point of view this side of Taut's professional activity in Turkey, until now quite ignored, turns to be essential in order to evaluate his role in the re-elaboration of monuments for the benefit of state ideology and his contribution on the topic right at the beginning of the construction of a restoration culture in Turkey.

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Yabancı Mimarların Türk Modernist Hareketine Katkılarının İrdelenmesi

TUNCER,

KURTOĞLU

2023

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

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In terms of the assessment of the post-war period, Turkey was not directly involved in the war, but the country was as directly affected as any European country. Under the strong leadership of Atatürk, several reforms consisting of social, educational and industrial developments were carried out after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. Architecture was one of the subjects that could be analysed within the framework of the educational reform. Robert Oerley, Ernst Egli, Clemens Holzmeister, Hermann Jansen, Martin Elsaesser, Martin Wagner, Hans Poelzig, Bruno Taut, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Wilhelm Schütte, Robert Vorhoelzer and Paul Bonatz were some of the architects who were allowed to work in Turkey and who had beneficial works for the Turkish cities both in terms of urban planning and architectural context. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the works of refugee architects, particularly during their stay in Turkey, and their long-term and positive contributions to Turkish architecture in the post-war period. With the research, some questions will be answered, such as whether the foreign architects had a dominance or influence on the Turkish architects; and whether there are any foreign architects who tried to protect the existing traditional order.

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Yabancı Mimarların Türk Modernist Hareketine Katkılarının İrdelenmesi

TUNCER,

KURTOĞLU

2023

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

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Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin Yüz Yıllık Geçmişinde Bursa’daki Osmanlı Kimliğini Sürdürmeye Yönelik Çabalar

ÇAKICI ALP

2023

Kent Akademisi

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ABSTRACT Bursa, on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Türkiye, has witnessed activities concerning the conservation of cultural heritage since the end of the 19th century. The city's historical identity, which is mostly comprised of cultural properties from the Early Ottoman period, has been subject to pressures such as immigration and squatting while attempting to keep up with urban development activities, since the early 1960s. Following the changes in conservation legislations from the 1970s to the 1980s, the local authorities in Bursa have become the primary actors in the organization through the participation of various types of stakeholders concerned with public awareness in the conservation of cultural heritage, including archaeological, natural, and architectural assets located in rural and urban regions. However, urban transformation and regeneration projects that result from the new legal regulations adopted since the 2000s have posed a threat to the traditional texture of old neighborhoods in Bursa. This study seeks to determine the leading role of Bursa in preserving and sustaining its Ottoman identity within the context of contemporary conservation approaches in the Turkish Republic. To this end, the conservation implementations associated with the national conservation acts are presented in chronological order, along with the information gathered from conservation decisions made to ensure the effort in sustainability of its multi-layered urban structure. After a general evaluation of the parallelism between the legal aspects and practices concerning this conservation issue, the reasons and outcomes of the most recent regulations on urban conservation activities are discussed to attain the problems and solutions necessary to preserve the historic urban character of this Ottoman city. Consequently, it highlights the extent to which the Ottoman identity of Bursa can withstand the legal variability in the conservation approach in Turkey. Keywords: Sustainability, Urban Conservation, Legal Variability, Ottoman Identity, Bursa

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Bruno Taut and the Program for the Protection of Monuments in Turkey (1937-38): Three Case Studies: Ankara, Edirne and Bursa

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Yabancı Mimarların Türk Modernist Hareketine Katkılarının İrdelenmesi

Yabancı Mimarların Türk Modernist Hareketine Katkılarının İrdelenmesi

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin Yüz Yıllık Geçmişinde Bursa’daki Osmanlı Kimliğini Sürdürmeye Yönelik Çabalar

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