Architecture

Early Turkish architecture that took shape during the first five years of the Republic was the expression of a selective style inspired by the classical period of Ottoman architecture in particular and it included first-generation architects graduated from the schools of architecture established during the late Ottoman period. However, during the construction of public buildings, one of the most urgent requirements of the day, all over the country and especially in Ankara between 1928 until the end of World War II, a contemporary and international architectural style developed as a result of the contributions from architects who studied in Berlin and Vienna.

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Today, there is an ongoing exploration to shape a new national architectural movement following a period of rapid urbanization that began in the early 1980s and resulted in a process which completely ignored architects and architecture. Fundamental problems of Turkish architecture were discussed at the International Union of Architects (UIA) XXII. World Architecture Congress hosted by the Turkish Union of Architects under the theme of “Grand Bazaar of Architectures” in Istanbul in 2005. This gathering of unprecedented proportions gave the Turkish architects the opportunity to meet with their colleagues from all over the world and it is considered to constitute an important axis of development for Turkish architecture.

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