Historical research on Haydarpasa railway station and surroundings, re-evaluationof military station house and migrant guesthouse

HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON HAYDARPAŞA RAILWAY STATION ANDSURROUNDINGS, RE-EVALUATION OF MILITARY STATION HOUSE ANDMIGRANT GUESTHOUSESeçil YAVUZArchitecture, M. S. ThesisXIX. century industrialization activities in Europe and effects of these activities to railwaysystem was examined in scope of this study. Railway developments in Turkey were studiedin two periods as before Republic and after Republic.Istanbul is the fist point of railway network which covers Anatolia and Europe. A lot ofstation buildings had been constructed on Haydarpaşa - Gebze and Sirkeci-Halkali rail linesowing to railway construction. Haydarpaşa and Sirkeci railway stations have special place inIstanbul silhouette.Haydarpaşa Railway Station, Haydarpaşa Seaport, Migrant Guesthouse, Military StationHouse, Power Plant, Directorate of Food and Bed Included Railway Cars, HaydarpaşaSteamer Harbor, Custom House, Harbor Management, Police Station and Waiting Room wereexplored in scope of this study.Although sea side of Haydarpaşa Railway Station is in Neo-Renaissance order, formalelements of baroque architecture had been used and it?s an eclectic style building.However Migrant House is one of the early period works of Architect Kemalettin, it?s alsoone of the representatives of 1st National Architecture Movement.Military Station House, Custom House, Harbor Management, Police Station and WaitingRoom have Orientalist architectural style. These buildings had been designed synchronous asthe parts of a complex.Power Plant which had been constructed in 1903 sustains effect of German Art Nouveau bymeans of circular skylight on door and window covered passage.Haydarpaşa Steamer Harbor which is in front of Haydarpaşa Railway Station had beenconstructed by Vedat Tek in 1335 (1916-1917). This Harbor is one of the latest works ofOttoman Period and it had been adorned by famous Kutahya Tiles.Analytical surveys of Military Station House and Migrant Guesthouse were completed andarchitectural characteristics, architectural styles and corruptions of these buildings wereexamined in this study. As result new functions for these buildings were considered.Keywords: Haydarpaşa, Haydarpaşa Railway Station, TCDD, Architect Kemalettin,Haydarpaşa Harbor, XIX. century, II. Abdülhamit, Orientalism, Orientalist Architecture, 1stNational Architecture Movement.JURY :1. Prof. Dr. Füsun ALİOĞLU (Supervisor) Date: 21.10.20052. Doç. Dr. Berrin ALPER Page: 2333. Yrd. Doç. Dr. Faruk TUNCER