Review article

https://doi.org/10.31522/p.28.2(60).11

Making the Unwanted Visible: A Narrative on Abdülhamid Ii’s Ambitious Project for Yedikule Central Prison in Istanbul

Ceren Katipoğlu Özmen orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-5161 ; Cankaya University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Ankara, Turkey
Selahaddin Sezer ; Yozgat Bozok University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Architecture, Yozgat, Turkey

Abstract

This study aims to investigate three architectural projects proposed for constructing a central prison inside the Yedikule Fortress in Istanbul during the end of the 19th c. Ottoman State assigned the famous architects of the era for this mission such as August Jasmund, Alexandre Vallaury, and Kemaleddin. The narration on the projects shows that there was a strong intention for constructing a central prison in the capital of Ottoman Empire as a sign of success for the overall penalty and prison reform that was one of the main goals for Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II (r. 1876-1909). The interpretation of these distinctive projects is significant since this interpretation helps us both to understand the transformation of the criminal justice spaces of the Ottoman Empire and to provide a new perspective for reading 19th c. Ottoman architecture.

Keywords

19th century; Architect Kemaleddin; August Jasmund; Ottoman Architecture; Ottoman Prisons; Yedikule, Istanbul

Hrčak ID:

248441

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/248441

Publication date:

31.12.2020.

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