TY  - JOUR
TI  - Architectural Interventions Conducted in Yıldız Palace During the Second Constitutional Period (1909-1914)
AB  - This study focuses on the architectural interventions that took place in Yıldız Palace and which were conducted by the chiefimperial architect Vedad Bey during the Second Constitutional Period. After the request of Mehmed Reşad V to spend thesummer months at Yıldız Palace rather than at his primary residence Dolmabahçe Palace, Yıldız Palace became a priority forthe sermimar, the person responsible for the maintenance and repair of the structures used by the imperial family (mainlyDolmabahçe, Yıldız, Topkapı, and Beylerbeyi Palaces and the imperial pavilions in Istanbul). Consequently, extensiverenovations were conducted in the palace by Vedad Bey. The aim of this research is to to reveal the constructions andrenovations carried out at the palace under the supervision of Vedad Bey by examining documents from the Presidencyof The Republic of Turkey Directorate of State Archives such as Vedad Bey’s survey notebooks, architectural drawings,and petitions. This archival research reveals that the most significant architectural intervention in the palace during theConstitutional period was the demolition of the palace cuisine. Additionally, this research reveals a previously unknowndesign of Vedad Bey, namely the soldier sentry boxes of Yıldız Palace, which are here introduced by architectural drawings,a survey notebook, and a photograph. Additionally, repairs carried out in almost every apartment of the palace have beendocumented.
AU  - Gümüş, Müjde Dila
DO  - 10.26650/artsanat.2021.15.0004
PY  - 2021
JO  - Art-Sanat Dergisi
VL  - 8
IS  - 15
SN  - 2148-3582
SP  - 93
EP  - 108
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/420124
ER  -