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.jpg) Post Restoration (2024) | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | First national architectural movement |
| Address | Aksaray, Kargı Çk. 5, 34096 Fatih, Istanbul |
| Coordinates | 41°0′25.82″N 28°56′37.88″E / 41.0071722°N 28.9438556°E |
| Construction started | 1912 |
| Renovated | 2021 |
| Owner | Istanbul Metropolitan Municpality (İBB) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Giulio Mongeri |
The Bulgur Palas, or originally known as Bolulu Habip Bey Mansion, is a 1912-built historical mansion located in Istanbul, Tuırkey. After its acquiry by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in 2021, it was restored and redeveloped into a library and clultural center for public use.
History
The Bulgur Palas is located atop Kocamustafapaşa Hill, which is one of the Seven hills of Istanbul,[1] on Kargı Çıkmazı 5, at Aksaray, Fatih of Istanbul, Turkey. The mansion was commissioned by Mehmet Habip Bey (1878-1926),[1] a soldier and member of the parliament in the Ottoman Empire, and designed by architect Giulio Mongeri.[2] It is claimed that the house, also called as the Bolulu Habip Bey Mansion, was financed by bulgur (cracked wheat foodstuff) trade in the black market during the war time.[1] Due to financial difficulties experienced by Habip Bey of Bolu, the construction could not be fully completed.[2] It was mortgaged to the Ottoman bank in return for the loan received.[1]
After his sudden death of Habip Bey in 1926, the building was transferred to the Ottoman Bank as collateral for the family's debts. Used by the bank for a period as residences and archives, the building was later abandoned.[2] Remaining under the ownership of the Ottoman Bank, the building passed in 2001 into the ownership of Garanti Bank, which acquired the Ottoman Bank.[1]
In 2021, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality purchased the Bulgur Palas and began efforts to restore the building, intending to open it to the public as a document center, archive, library, exhibition hall, and café. The building was opened to visitors on February 28, 2024.[3]
Architecture
The structure, designed by the Ottoman Empire-born Italian-descent architect Giulio Mongeri (1873-1951) in 1912,[4] exhibits traces of the First national architectural movement.[5]
Bulgur Palas feutures 3,750 m2 (40,400 sq ft) covered space in 81 independent sections, 1,750 m2 (18,800 sq ft) open area, an outbuilding of 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) and an ornamental pool of 9 m2 (97 sq ft).[1] It consists of five floors,[6] one cellar, three full floors and one half floor.[7] There is an observation terrace.[6]
The library section with 150 seat capacity owns 25,000 books and documents.[6]
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Bulgur Palas (June 2015) -
During Restoration (September 2023)
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Bulgur Palas'ta 100 yıl sonra açılış". BirGün (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Aksu, Fatma. "Bulgur Palas'ın hazin hikâyesi". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Bulgur Palas nerede, İstanbul'un hangi ilçesinde?". NTV (in Turkish). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Çinici, Damla (10 April 2015). "Başkent Ankara'nın İnşasında Etkin Bir Mimar: Giulio Mongeri ve Yaşam Öyküsü" [The Biography of Giulio Mongeri, an Architect Active in Building the Capital City Ankara] (PDF). Ankara Araştırmaları Dergis (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "İBB tarihi Bulgur Palas'ı satın aldı". Yeni Çağ Gazetesi (in Turkish). 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "İBB Bulgur Palas Kütüphanesi - Atatürk Kitaplığı" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Kaya, Önder (3 June 2014). "Bulgur Palas". Gezgin Dergi (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
