This study attempts to examine the architecture in Turkey during the Early
Republican period as part of the social, economic and political context of the
modernization process of the newly founded state, focusing on the case of the ismet
PaSa Girls& / #8217 / Institute in Ankara.
Firstly, the education of woman in general and the Girls& / #8217 / Institutes in
particular are scrutinized in order to analyze the changes in the social role of women
in the context of modernization in the Early Republic. Secondly, the relationship
between women and the built environment is examined with reference to the
changes women experienced in this context. The architectural context of the period is analyzed to examine the buildings of the Girls& / #8217 / Institutes as contemporary
examples of the creation of a modern built environment in Turkey. Lastly, the
building of the ismet PaSa Girls& / #8217 / Institute is examined in detail, by also making
comparisons with other contemporary school buildings in Ankara. The building,
which was constructed as a modernist school building by the foreign architect Ernst
Egli in the center of Ankara, is evaluated as the representation of modern women
and modern architecture for the new nation-state. So, the aim of this study is to
assess the ismet PaSa Girls& / #8217 / Institute in Ankara as the example of contemporary
educational institutions as well as of contemporary architecture in Turkey,
corresponding with the attempt of the new nation-state towards modernization.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1268689/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2003 |
| Creators | Gurol, Pelin |
| Contributors | Altan Ergut, Elvan |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.A. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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