Kurtulus (Tatavla) located within the border of Sisli, Istanbul has a historical importance as the first district to be given residential license, in the region. Kurtulus was firstly located around Aya Dimitri Church in16th century, extended to its current borders by the establishment of Osmanbey and Pangalti in 19th century. Multiple storey buildings were constructed firstly after the use of horsecars, than by electrical trams in 19th century on Tatavla Street. At that time period, the street had a cosmopolit nature, habited mostly by the Greek minorities,
followed by Turkish, Jewish and Armenian citizens, transformed socially and physically when the minorities left due to political changes. In scope of this thesis, after examination of the social structure and geographical
data of Kurtulus (Tatavla) district, the physical and historical evolution in Ottoman and Republic periods is discussed. By analyzing the urban texture of Kurtulus (Tatavla) street as the chosen area, the objective is to establish the current state of that district. The protection statuses were assesed by making the inventory of late 19th and early 20th century multi-storey masonry buildings on the street. Reasons of negative effects on urban texture due to functionalization and restorations were examined for the purpose of making protective interventions in future restorations. |