Sezgin, Ahmet
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Conference Object Conference Object Conference Object Article Citation - WoS: 2Sanctuary of a Thousand Adventures: Selimiye in the Besieged, Occupied, and Liberated Edirne(Wiley, 2023-06-01) Sarısakal, Beril; Sezgin, Ahmet[No available]Book Part From Infrastructural Developmentalism To Mega-Projects: "the Istanbul Canal"(Peter Lang AG, 2022) Gülmez, Ünsal Nilay; Sezgin, Ahmet; Gülmez, Nilay Ünsal...Conference Object Mehmed Ziya: an Advocate of Ancient Monuments Between the Ottoman City and the Turkish Nation(2017) Sezgin, AhmetMehmed Ziya (b.1866-d.1930) was an avid promoter and writer of architectural monuments in the last decades of Ottoman Empire and the early decades of the Turkish Republic following his middle rank position in the civil bureaucracy. He was in a unique position as both member of pioneering civil organizations (Istanbul Muhibleri Cemiyeti) and the official associations for conservation (Muhafaza-ı Asar-ı Atika Cemiyeti). In the latter, he was one of the key people for recording and archiving the ancient monuments of Istanbul. This paper aims at analyzing his role in the history of preservation of heritage in Turkey through his writings, conferences and organization of commemorations. The focus will be particularly on his contribution to the popularization of the concept of the ancient monument (Âsâr-ı Atîka) and its promotion by commemorating the creators of the monuments. Drawing on his conferences and publications, I will present that Ziya’s selection of ancient monuments were towards a self-defining identity of the city and its architectural heritage. In it, how he reconciled the pre-Ottoman heritage of the city with Turkish patriotism and pride of citizenry will be one of the main discussion points. The paper will further discuss Ziya’s prominent role in commemoration of poets (Sheikh Galip – d.1799) and architects (Sinan- d.1588) as Ottoman heroes and linking them to the architectural heritage in contemporary Istanbul. Focusing on the commemorations of anniversaries of Sinan’s demise, I will reveal how his personal passion in ancient monuments of Istanbul coalesced with the patriotism of the First world War years as well as with the pride in citizenry. Beginning in 1921, these commemorations took place in front of Sinan’s tomb and covered speeches about and visits to his monuments. In their heydays in 1920s and 1930s, they promoted Istanbul as a composition of ancient monuments within the officially sanctioned rhetoric over the Turkish national genius in architecture. I will look at how Ziya positioned himself in the burgeoning division over the definition of the architectural heritage of the nation. Drawing on the analysis of these primary sources, the paper conclude with recognizing the role of individual voices in the formation of idea of architectural heritage of the nation.Conference Object A Design-Build Studio: Kilyos Boathouse [2019](TU Delft Open, 2019) Aydemir, Ayşe Zeynep; Sezgin, Ahmet; İnceoğlu, ArdaAs a part of stated curriculum of MEF University Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, design-build studio is a compulsory summer internship for the students completing their first year in architecture and interior design. Within the framework of the design-build studio, the school communicates its set of values through emphasising learning by doing, implying horizontal learning and underlining the process. This paper will discuss how a design-build studio can be a distinctive subliminal quality of an architecture faculty through the case of Boathouse project conducted during Summer 2018.Boathouse Project is designed and built at Kilyos Beach in Istanbul by the students completing their first year in architecture and interior design for Boun Marine and Sailing Club to store their equipment such as small sailing catamarans and windsurf boards while providing a space for club members to gather. Thirty-five first-year students, four second and third- year student assistants and three tutors designed and built the project for five weeks with the support by Boğaziçi University for materials and accommodation; ZETAS for ground works; and TORID for timber supply. Boun Marine and Sailing Club members also provided voluntary support for logistics and finishing. Boathouse is awarded both for the Turkish Architecture Yearbook 2018 and Project Awards for Architectural Students in Turkey.One of the most distinctive aspects of the project is learning by doing. Direct engagement enables learning through several processes, and design-build studio is a relevant setting to enhance them. In this context, students grew away from the formal setting and relocated in an unfamiliar context to confront with a real world subject. They were responsible with developing a fully-fledged design proposal, making presentations to communicate with the client, keeping working setup in order as well as the building site, tracking material supply, and building the design in a limited timeframe. Students used woodworking tools after having health and safety training and they undertake the shared work items as workgroups each day.The second aspect of the project is horizontal learning. Instead of delivering top-down instructions, educators’ position was ruling out the hierarchy by working, living and making decisions together. In this sense, working setting was an extension of the studio culture, including sex equality among work sharing, team set-up, and dedication to the project. Moreover, each student was responsible for their work items as well as they were responsible to the whole group. Student assistants were exchanging their experience and knowledge with the first-years while they were sharing the responsibility. They were learning from each other.The third aspect is underlining the process of the project. Within a limited timeframe and limited experience, the process is always emphasised considerably more than the final product. In this context, openness was one of the crucial characteristics that led a direct dialogue with the client through a series of meetings with the Boun Marine and Sailing Club members for developing the design together. During the building phase last- ing three weeks, several adaptations were made as responses to challenges and opportunities.Design-build studio is one of the central characteristics of the school. As a common experience, all of the students get involved in this organisation as early as the first-year; and they become a part of the faculty culture. Participation of all of the tutors in design-build studios also provides an introduction for a mutual acquaintance among students and tutors. Moreover, projects include a social aspect either for community service or for community involvement enhancing the purposefulness which then empower the connection with the real life situations. Overall, the design-build studio setting is a unique subliminal quality for architectural education besides its well-known curricular qualities.Conference Object A Design-Build Studio: Kilyos Boathouse [2020](European Association for Architectural Education, 2020) Aydemir, Ayşe Zeynep; Sezgin, Ahmet; İnceoğlu, ArdaAs a part of the stated curriculum of MEF University Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Design and Build! Studio (DBS) is a compulsory summer programme for students completing their first year in architecture and interior design. Within the framework of Design and Build! Studio, the school communicates its set of values through emphasising learning by doing, horizontal learning and underlining the process. This paper discusses how a design‑build studio can be a distinctive hidden quality of an architecture faculty through the case of Kilyos Boathouse project conducted in Summer 2018.Article Citation - WoS: 2Commemorations of Sinan: Creating a National Hero in Turkey in the 1930s(Intellect, 2023-01-01) Sezgin, AhmetSinan (d.1588) is the most renowned architect of the Ottoman Empire. His buildings, located throughout the eastern Mediterranean, were central to a dynastic and religious architectural heritage that was inherited by a modern and secular Turkish nation state, established in 1923. This article examines how Sinan was refashioned as a national hero in the early decades of the Republic. It focuses on commemorations of Sinan and their major venue: his Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. In my analysis of these commemorations, I draw on a wide and diverse array of primary source materials, including written, photographic, artistic, and other visual materials from the 1930s and 1940s that are located in official, semi-official, and other collections. By doing so, this article reveals how the variety of nationalist approaches to Sinan and his architecture coexisted and competed.Article Ethnic Appropriation of Folk Narratives and Architecture in the Post-Ottoman Balkans(Trakya Univ Balkan Yerlesesi Enstituler Binasi, 2025) Sezgin, AhmetFolk narratives about a master builder who falls or flies from the structure he built, similar to the myth of Icarus, are widespread in the Balkans. One such narrative, involving the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, was first recorded in Bulgaria at the end of the 19th century. This narrative became a focal point of transnational debate between Turkish and Bulgarian nationalist rhetoric during a period of interstate tension in Thrace in the 1930s and 1940s. It intersected with the appropriation of Ottoman architectural heritage and the formation of national identity within a transnational context during the first half of the 20th century. After revealing the diversity of these folk narratives, this article explores how nationalist movements engage with modern reinterpretations of these narratives in the context of Ottoman architectural appropriation. While exploring this debate, the article highlights the tension between the syncretism of the narratives and the processes of national identity formation.