GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDINGS IN AMASYA

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The process which began with the reforms of the Tanzimat Era, aimed to westernize the Ottoman State’s political, social and economical structure. Within this era some governmental arrangements were actualized in the Ottoman State. This new management system brought along some new construction styles. The government office buildings which started to be constructed from 19th century onwards were the building types which this new system required. Numerous public buildings in the rural areas/taşra were constructed from the Tanzimat Era to the Republican Period. Among these buildings, the government office buildings gained a great importance. In Amasys the new government office was built for the emplacement of a former konak which was demolished in 1864. Its construction finished in 1865 and this building burned in 1946 was used for many years. In this paper, the government office buildings in Amasya and the establishment of these buildings are tried to be presented under the light of some documents kept in the Ottoman State Archive.

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Architecture , Government Office , Amasya

Journal Of Fine Arts

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Journal Of Fine Arts