İstanbul, Kumkapı-Nişanca Köşklü Bath (1887) research and restoration project

The aim of this work whose name is `İstanbul, Kumkapı-Nişanca Köşklü Hamamı (1887) Araştırması ve Restorasyon Projesi?, is to examine a damaged 19th century Turkish bath, to document its existing conditions, to determine its problems and to propose solutions to these problems. The work has 3 main parts: In the 1st part, the bath?s characteristics which results from it?s locality is analysed by explaining the Kumkapı district?s position in İstanbul, its historical development, its physical, social, economical situation and the effects of 19th century Westernization concepts?s on the region. In the 2nd part; the baths being built from the ancient civilizations to Ottoman Empire is researched. The space arragement in the Ottoman Bath Architecture and the types of baths according to its sıcaklık space?s arrangement is explained. Baths, built in İstanbul in the 19th century are researched. In the 3rd part, to recognize and to demonstrate Köşklü Hamam, its building date, location, plan-space-structural and facade features are described. A conservation project is prepared, problems are determined and solutions are suggested. Keywords: Nişanca Köşklü Bath, Bath Architecture, Ottoman Bath Architecture, Kumkapı