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The First National Architecture Movement (Turkish: Birinci Ulusal Mimarlık Akımı) was an architectural movement led by Turkish architects Vedat Tek (1873–1942) and Mimar Kemaleddin Bey (1870–1927). Followers of the movement wanted to create a new and "national" architecture, which was based on motifs from Seljuk and Ottoman architecture.
The final period of architecture in the Ottoman Empire developed after 1900 and in particular after the Young Turks took power in 1908–1909, in what was then called the "National Architectural Renaissance" and since referred to as the First national architectural movement of Turkish architecture. [189]
The natural site of Pamukkale is famous for its visually striking landscape, consisting of petrified waterfalls, stalactites and terraces. The nearby town of Hierapolis, founded at the end of the 2nd century BCE, hosts various Greco-Roman structures including temples, baths, a necropolis, as well as examples of Early Christian architecture. [19]
Column of the Goths in Gülhane Park. The most important monuments of Roman architecture in the city include the Column of Constantine (Turkish: Çemberlitaş), which was erected in 330 by Constantine the Great for marking the declaration of the new capital city of the Roman Empire and contained several fragments of the True Cross and other artifacts belonging to Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary ...
Elektrik, Elektronik ve Biyomedikal Mühendisliği Konferansı (in Turkish). Bursa. pp. 110– 114. Gündüz, Doğan (June 2004). "Galata Kulesi'ndeki saatleri ayarlama küresi". Toplumsal Tarih (in Turkish). No. 126. Erkins, Ziya (1970). Galata Kulesi (in Turkish). Istanbul: Yörük Matbaası. Galata Kulesi ve Çevresi Bölge Düzenleme ...
At least 2,818 buildings have collapsed, including a 2,000-year-old castle and a mosque dating back to 1247 Before and after pictures show scale of devastation after Turkey earthquake Skip to main ...
Göbekli Tepe (Turkish: [ɟœbecˈli teˈpe], [2] ' Potbelly Hill '; [3] Kurdish: Girê Mirazan or Xerabreşkê, 'Wish Hill' [4]) is a Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey, on the southern border of Southeastern Anatolia. The settlement was inhabited from around 9500 BCE to at least 8000 BCE, [5] during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic.
The name Küçüksu comes from the Turkish küçük meaning "small" and su meaning "water". 1856–1857 [13] Abdülmecid I: The architect of the palace was Nigoğayos Balyan. [14] Beylerbeyi Palace: The name Beylerbeyi comes from the Turkish beylerbey meaning "Lord of Lords". 1863–1865 [15] Abdulaziz: The architect of the palace was Sarkis ...