Bulgur Palas | |
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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]
It consists of five floors,[6] one cellar, three full floors and one half floor.[7] There is an observation terrace.[6] The library with 150 seat capacity owns 25,000 books and documents.[6]
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Bulgur Palas (June 2015)
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During Restoration (September 2023)
References
- ^ a b c d e "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.