An example of medieval city walls: Walls of Galata and their restitution problems

The aim of this thesis study is to reveal the architectural features of Walls of Galata, which were built by the Genoese in 14th and 15th centuries, subjected to many studies but yet not very well known and not well preserved. To achieve this aim, many visual data and written documents are collected and Walls of Galata are compared with Walls of Genoa to understand the interaction between two cities. Restitution problems are caused by the destruction of Walls of Galata before photographs became widespread. Although there are research studies on the history of these walls, it is difficult to obtain certain and detailed information about their system. As being very few and seriously damaged in time, the existing parts make this difficult, too. In the study, by collecting information as much as possible with the help of present documents about Walls of Galata and by specifying the level of the interaction between Walls of Genoa and Galata with comparison, restitution problems are tried to be resolved.