Istanbul Residents’ Aesthetic and Architectural Concerns Regarding the Establishment of Municipalities in the City: The Opinions of Ahmed Lütfi Efendi
After the conquest of Istanbul, the city kept her Roman and Byzantine identity in addition to embracing a new character. The Ottoman Empire maintained this identity by preserving the old structures, using them with different functions, and establishing new buildings, giving the city an Islamic ident...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Istanbul University Press
2022-01-01
|
| Series: | Art-Sanat |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/E1D6905B598E40A09F7094290BFAACCB |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850144128051970048 |
|---|---|
| author | Aliye Öten |
| author_facet | Aliye Öten |
| author_sort | Aliye Öten |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | After the conquest of Istanbul, the city kept her Roman and Byzantine identity in addition to embracing a new character. The Ottoman Empire maintained this identity by preserving the old structures, using them with different functions, and establishing new buildings, giving the city an Islamic identity in time. The intense reconstruction and construction activity followed the architectural principles applied in the Central Asian Turkish cities. This construction activity reached a peak with the Mimar Sinan Ecole in the 16th century and then began to slow in the following centuries due to no need for more building and the decrease in imperial peace and wealth and the spoils of conquest. With the abolition of the Janissary corps, the Tanzimat (Imperial Edict of Gülhane), and the Constitutional Monarchy periods, Istanbul underwent importantchanges in the 19th century. This study mainly aimed to trace those changes, specifically architectural aspects, in the works of Ahmed Lütfi Efendi, the official historian and the authentic witness of the period in İstanbul. Therefore, we addressed the city management issues for a good and correct understanding of the period and the city. The changes in the Istanbul city and the relevant problems were evaluated under the titles of the architectural profession and education, zoning and construction activities, the protection of movable cultural assets, and the protection of intangible cultural heritage in the works of Ahmed Lütfi Efendi. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-277e76f6516740449ab9d7e05c970fd9 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2148-3582 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2022-01-01 |
| publisher | Istanbul University Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Art-Sanat |
| spelling | doaj-art-277e76f6516740449ab9d7e05c970fd92025-08-20T02:28:28ZengIstanbul University PressArt-Sanat2148-35822022-01-011732735710.26650/artsanat.2022.17.929654123456Istanbul Residents’ Aesthetic and Architectural Concerns Regarding the Establishment of Municipalities in the City: The Opinions of Ahmed Lütfi EfendiAliye Öten0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1753-831XT.C. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Istanbul, TurkiyeAfter the conquest of Istanbul, the city kept her Roman and Byzantine identity in addition to embracing a new character. The Ottoman Empire maintained this identity by preserving the old structures, using them with different functions, and establishing new buildings, giving the city an Islamic identity in time. The intense reconstruction and construction activity followed the architectural principles applied in the Central Asian Turkish cities. This construction activity reached a peak with the Mimar Sinan Ecole in the 16th century and then began to slow in the following centuries due to no need for more building and the decrease in imperial peace and wealth and the spoils of conquest. With the abolition of the Janissary corps, the Tanzimat (Imperial Edict of Gülhane), and the Constitutional Monarchy periods, Istanbul underwent importantchanges in the 19th century. This study mainly aimed to trace those changes, specifically architectural aspects, in the works of Ahmed Lütfi Efendi, the official historian and the authentic witness of the period in İstanbul. Therefore, we addressed the city management issues for a good and correct understanding of the period and the city. The changes in the Istanbul city and the relevant problems were evaluated under the titles of the architectural profession and education, zoning and construction activities, the protection of movable cultural assets, and the protection of intangible cultural heritage in the works of Ahmed Lütfi Efendi.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/E1D6905B598E40A09F7094290BFAACCBistanbul19th centuryannals (vekayiname)ahmed lütfi efendiottoman architecture and civilizationcity management |
| spellingShingle | Aliye Öten Istanbul Residents’ Aesthetic and Architectural Concerns Regarding the Establishment of Municipalities in the City: The Opinions of Ahmed Lütfi Efendi Art-Sanat istanbul 19th century annals (vekayiname) ahmed lütfi efendi ottoman architecture and civilization city management |
| title | Istanbul Residents’ Aesthetic and Architectural Concerns Regarding the Establishment of Municipalities in the City: The Opinions of Ahmed Lütfi Efendi |
| title_full | Istanbul Residents’ Aesthetic and Architectural Concerns Regarding the Establishment of Municipalities in the City: The Opinions of Ahmed Lütfi Efendi |
| title_fullStr | Istanbul Residents’ Aesthetic and Architectural Concerns Regarding the Establishment of Municipalities in the City: The Opinions of Ahmed Lütfi Efendi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Istanbul Residents’ Aesthetic and Architectural Concerns Regarding the Establishment of Municipalities in the City: The Opinions of Ahmed Lütfi Efendi |
| title_short | Istanbul Residents’ Aesthetic and Architectural Concerns Regarding the Establishment of Municipalities in the City: The Opinions of Ahmed Lütfi Efendi |
| title_sort | istanbul residents aesthetic and architectural concerns regarding the establishment of municipalities in the city the opinions of ahmed lutfi efendi |
| topic | istanbul 19th century annals (vekayiname) ahmed lütfi efendi ottoman architecture and civilization city management |
| url | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/E1D6905B598E40A09F7094290BFAACCB |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT aliyeoten istanbulresidentsaestheticandarchitecturalconcernsregardingtheestablishmentofmunicipalitiesinthecitytheopinionsofahmedlutfiefendi |