Megaron (Apr 2015)
Residential Buildings of Turkish Republican Period as Architectural Heritage in Aydın
Abstract
At the end of the19th century, Aydın was both the sanjak center and an important commercial center, whichwas connected to Izmir with the first railway line of Anatolia, through which the products of inner centers were transferred. In Aydın, as a growing sanjak center before the Independence War, most of the structures and buildings demolished; and the sanjak center was almost completely abandoned during the War. After the foundation of the young Turkish Republic, many efforts has been made in order to rebuilt Aydın according to new city plan, and made it viable centre. Especially, the lack of residential buildings for a small number of residents was among the basic problems in th city; and new residential buildings were constructed for the increasing number of residents. In this context, the study aims to define the architectural characteristics, values, potentials, preservation problems of registered residential buildings, which were built between 1923 and 1950 in Aydın. It presents a comprehensive look at the architectural characteristics of residential buildings in Aydın; and the difficulties of identification and registration of architectural products of Turkish Republican period has been exemplified by the residential buildings in Aydın. The study indicates that in Aydın, the architectural characteristics of the residential buildings constructed between 1923 and 1950 represents both the new face of young Turkish Republic and the traditional living styles of public.
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