The traditional house architect in Gelibolu

This thesis examines the traditional Ottoman houses of the Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Town in the Çanakkale Province in Northwestern Turkey. Total of 143 traditional houses dating to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries have been determined during the research and are studied in detail here. These houses are located in the Alaaddin, Camikebir, Yazıcızade and Hocahamza Districts of the Gelibolu Town. 66 of these 143 traditional houses, 66 are still being used at present, 39 of these houses are either abandoned or about to collapse. 27 represent houses that are completely in ruins, while the remaining 11 has been replaced by modern multistorey buildings. It would from the examination of these traditional houses that two different plan types were preferred based on placement of the halls: houses with inner halls and houses with outer halls. Stone, brick, wood and iron were preferred as building materials. The wooden frame technique or merely stone walls appear as the two characteristic construction techniques in these houses. The facades of these houses were often covered with wooden planks, bricks or plasters. Metal is used primarily in the windows and balconies. In light of the fact that these traditional Ottoman houses are gradually disappearing from the architectural landscape of the Gelibolu Town, it is hoped this thesis will be an important contribution to the history of art. This is because the remaining traditional houses were inventoried and registered in these thesis and examined from various art historical point.