ARCHITECTURE (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
MIM5223 Architecture in Istanbul Fall 0 3 3 8
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: Tr
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖKSUN AKYÜREK ALTÜRK
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to understand how İstanbul evolved from its early centuries as a Greek colony and Roman town, to its unique role as the imperial capital of both the Byzantine and the Ottoman Empires, to its latest distinction as a European Cultural Capital of 2010 and to discover Istanbul’s vaunted history that spans over two and a half millennia.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Students who are taking this course will define Istanbul’s ancient and modern urban fabric that will serve as the foundation for our investigation of the ways in which Istanbul's past have been physically memorialized, narrated, and incorporated into the urban landscape.
II. Students will learn how to consider the city from a horizontal perspective by first mapping existing monuments in relationship to one another and considering the impact of the past on the current experiences of the modern city’s space.
III. They will map the city from a vertical perspective, addressing what is preserved, reused, or destroyed at pivotal historical moments, and exploring how the physical space at that moment reflects the changing identity of the city.

Course Content

The course covers periods of Byzantine, Ottoman and Republican architectural and urban history of Istanbul. In this context, the major complexes, key buildings/monuments, infrastructural edifices and civilian architecture will be physically and textually analyzed and explored throughout the semester.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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Sources

Course Notes: Doğan Kuban, İstanbul Yazıları; İstanbul Ansiklopedisi, Stefanos Yerasimos, İstanbul (İmparatorluk Başkenti), İstanbul, 2010; Çeçen, Kazım, Mimar Sinan ve Kırkçeş me Tesisleri,İstanbul 1988;Çeçen, Kazım, İstanbul’un Osmanlı Dönemi Su Yolları,İstanbul 2000;Demir, Ataman. “Haliç Bölgesinde Su Mimarisi Eserleri”, Haliç 2001 Sempozyumu,İstanbul 2001. Nirven, Saadi Nazım,İstanbul suları,İstanbul 1946; Oğuz, Burhan. Bizans’tan Günümüze İstanbul Suları, İstanbul, 1998;Öziş, Ünal - Arısoy, Yalçın, “Mimar Sinan’ın Su İletim Sistemleri” Mimar Sinan DönemiTürk Mimarlığı ve Sanatı Sempozyumu, İstanbul 1988; Sönmez, Zeki. Mimar Sinan İle İlgili Tarihi Yazmalar-Belgeler, İstanbul, 1988;
References: Ayverdi, Ekrem Hakkı, Fâtih Devri Mîmârîsi, İstanbul, 1953;Ayverdi, Ekrem Hakkı,Fâtih Devri Mîmârî Eserleri, İstanbul, 1953;Ayverdi, Ekrem Hakkı,"Fatih Devrinde İstanbul Mahalleleri, Şehrin İskânı ve Nüfûsu", Vakıflar Dergisi, Sayı: IV. Ankara, 1958, s. 245 - 261;Ayverdi, Ekrem Hakkı, XIX. Asırda İstanbul Haritası, İstanbul, 1958;Ayverdi, Ekrem Hakkı,Fâtih Devri Mîmârîsi Zeyli, İstanbul, 1960;Ayverdi, Ekrem Hakkı, Osmanlı Mîmârîsinde Fâtih Devri, C. III, İstanbul,1973; Ayverdi, Ekrem Hakkı, Osmanlı Mîmârîsinde Fâtih Devri, C. IV, İstanbul, 1974; Ayverdi, Ekrem Hakkı,İstanbul Vakıfları Tahrir Defteri, ( Ö.L. Barkan İle ) İstanbul, 1970.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 30
Laboratory 0 % 0
Application 0 % 0
Field Work 0 % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 % 0
Quizzes 0 % 0
Homework Assignments 0 % 0
Presentation 1 % 10
Project 0 % 0
Seminar 0 % 0
Midterms 0 % 0
Preliminary Jury 0 % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission 1 % 20
Jury 0 % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 3 39
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 12 21 252
Presentations / Seminar 1 1 1
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Paper Submission 1 2 2
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 297

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