Feridun Dirimtekin

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Feridun Dirimtekin (* 1894 in Istanbul ; † September 26, 1976 ) was a professional soldier, civilian teacher at a military academy and was most recently director of the Istanbul Museum of Hagia Sophia from 1955 to 1971 after various activities in the municipal and civil society . He presented numerous studies on the history of Istanbul .

Life

Feridun Dirimtekin was born as Dukaginzâde Mehmet Feridun in the Kabataş district of Istanbul . The family name Dukaginzâde, which he led up to the legal introduction of family names in the republican Turkey, refers to belonging to the family of the Dukaginoğulları ( pers . : Dukaginzâde = Turkish Dukaginoğlu), who were among the well-known families in the history of the Ottoman Empire and with Dukakinoğlu Ahmed Pasha († 1515) also had a grand vizier . The name further refers to the descent from the medieval feudal Albanian noble family of the Dukagjini .

Military career (until 1927)

The Kuleli Askerî Lisesi in a 19th century view

He spent his school days in Izmir , then went to a military school in Istanbul, today's Kuleli Askerî Lisesi . In 1912 he attended Mekteb-i Harbiye , today's Army Officers School ( Kara Harp Okulu ). As a lieutenant , he first fought in the Balkan Wars and in the Caucasus , but also on the Dardanelles . After the armistice of Moudros , which ended the fighting of the First World War , he worked as an adjutant in the Ottoman Ministry of War ( Harbiye Nezareti ) and continued his training at the Mekteb-i Erkân-ı Harbiye (Military Academy for the Training of General Staff Officers , forerunner of the Kara Harp Akademisi ).

In 1921 he left Istanbul and went to Anatolia , where he took part in the Turkish War of Independence . After the conquest of Izmir , he was promoted to captain among other awards . After the war he continued his interrupted training at the military academy and was transferred to the General Staff in 1924.

In 1925 he became a teacher of tactics at the Harp Akademileri , the military academies, and in 1926 a teacher of military history . Feridun Bey had married into a well-known and wealthy Christian family of Arab origin. Due to a new law that forbade soldiers to marry a foreign woman, he retired on September 22, 1927 as an officer with the rank of Kıdemli Yüzbaşı (about: captain first class), but continued teaching as a civilian Form of lectures at the military academy.

Teacher, political work

Vilâyet Constantinople, 1907

From 1934 he was a member of the General Council ( Umûmî Meclis , Provincial Parliament) of the Vilâyets Istanbul. From 1935 to 1939 he was deputy chairman of the Türk Hava Kurumu in Ankara , a semi-state association that had the aim of promoting and developing aviation and building an aircraft industry . He was supposed to promote interest in flying among young people, for which purpose he conducted courses in parachuting and gliding . After the Law on Introducing Family Names came into force, he adopted the family name Dirimtekin.

Regional Director for Sports Issues (from 1939), Friends of Istanbul

In 1939 he gave up his office at the Türk Hava Kurumu and became regional director for sports issues ("physical education") in Istanbul ( İstanbul Beden Terbiyesi Bölge Müdürü ). During his tenure, the construction of the first section of the Dolmabahçe Stadium and the club premises for tennis, mountaineering and fencing fell. Furthermore, the sports fields and club facilities of Vefa and Beykoz were built and the sports fields of Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe were reorganized.

From 1942 to 1946 Feridun Dirimtekin was chairman of the Eminönü Halkevi , the " people's house " in the central district of Eminönü . During his term of office, exhibitions of pictures of the historical and architectural monuments took place for the first time and catalogs were published about them.

Dirimtekin belonged to the Friends of Istanbul (İstanbul'u Sevenler Grubu) group - this group was supposed to bring complaints about the historical heritage to the authorities - was a member of the city council and headed a commission for urban development. He had been a member of a committee for the protection of cultural heritage since 1948. This was particularly evident in the preparation of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the conquest of Constantinople in 1453.

Museum director of Hagia Sophia (1955–1971)

In 1955 Dirimtekin was appointed director of the Hagia Sophia Museum, although he had no training whatsoever in this field , an office he held until 1971. This office, whose area of ​​responsibility changed over time, included not only Haghia Sophia, but also other buildings from Byzantine times, such as Hagia Irene or the Chora Church , had become vacant due to the resignation of the previous owner and had to be due to the preparation of the 1955 in Istanbul International Congress for Byzantine Studies will be filled immediately. The appointment turned out to be a stroke of luck, as Dirimtekin developed into an expert in Byzantine art during his tenure. He also advised on the redesign of the inner-city areas and worked on the advisory board for museums in the capital Ankara. Yearbooks (Ayasofya Müzesi Yıllığı) were published for Hagia Sophia, the director attended numerous lectures, many in Western Europe. In 1958 he became a member of the German Archaeological Institute , and he also received awards in Spain, Greece, Italy and France.

His decades-long relationship with the Touring and Automobile Club of Turkey (Türkiye Turing ve Otomobil Kurum) resulted in his being elected President of the Board of Directors in 1976. But in August of that year he fell seriously and died on September 26th. On September 29, he was buried in the Feriköy Cemetery ( Feriköy Mezarlığı ).

Publication activity

He had already started to publish on the history of archeology since 1950. He also tried to keep the walls built in Thrace under Emperor Anastasius . At the Theodosian Wall in the area of ​​the gates Edirnekapı - Eğrikapı, he led small archaeological excavations. His work as director of Hagia Sophia allows him to publish numerous individual publications about the building.

Works (selection)

  • Konya ve Düzbel, 1146–1176 , Ahmet Sait Matbaasĭ, Istanbul 1944.
  • Anastase Surları , in: Belleten XII, Sayı 45, Istanbul 1948 (on the Anastasios walls 65 km west of Istanbul).
  • Le siège de Byzance par les turcs-avars au VIIe siècle , Editions des "Amis d'Istanbul", Istanbul 1948.
  • İstanbul'un İmarı , Istanbul 1949 (reconstruction of Istanbul).
  • İstanbul Surları Hendeklerinde Su Var mıydı? , Istanbul 1950 (on the question of water in the moat).
  • Istanbul After the Conquest , Istanbul Press, Istanbul 1953 (Turkish 1949).
  • Fouilles entreprises dans la partie septentrionale de Tekfoursaray (Palais des Blachernes) , Istanbul 1952.
  • İstanbul'un Muhasarası Esnasında 20 Nisan Deniz Muharebesi , in: Yeni İstanbul Gazetesi, October 29, 1952 (on the sea battle on April 20, 1453).
  • 14. Mintika (Blachernae) Surlar, Saraylar ve Kiliseler , Istanbul 1953 (on walls, palaces and churches).
  • 1453 muhasarası esnasında Bizans'ın nüfusu , Türkiye Turing ve Otomobil Kurumu, Istanbul 1954 (on the population during the siege of Constantinople in 1453).
  • Le mura di Anastasio I , in: Palladio, ns 5 (1955) 80-87.
  • Fetihten önce Halic surları , Istanbul Enstitüsü, Istanbul 1956 (on the walls of the Golden Horn before 1453).
  • L'eglise Sainte Irêne , in: Corsi di cultura sull'arte ravennate e bizantine II (1956) fasc. 2, 41-45.
  • Beylerbeyi Kilisesi - The Church of Beylerbey , in: Ayasofya Müzesi Yıllığı 1 (1959) 11-13.
  • Le skevophylakion de Sainte-Sophie , Institut Francais d'Etudes Byzantines, 1961 (to the treasury of Hagia Sophia).
  • Ayasofya'nın Bronz Kapıları / The Bronze Doors of Saint Sophia , in: Ayasafya Müzesi Yıllığı 3 (1961) 42–46.
  • Ayasofya şimalindeki Vezir Bahçesi denilen yerde bulunan bir hipogée - Un hypogee dans le jardin dit “du Vizir” au nord de Sainte Sophie , in: Ayasofya Müzesi Yıllığı 4 (1962) 30–36.
  • Le local du Patriarcat a Sainte Sophie , 1963.
  • Ayasofya Baptisteri - The Baptistery of Saint Sophia , in: Türk Arkeoloji Dergisi 12 (1963) 54-87.
  • Saint Sophia Museum , Türkiye Turing ve Otomobil Kurumu Yayını, İstanbul 1964 (German: Hagia Sophia Museum. Führer , 1965).
  • The historical monument of Kariye / The historical building Kariye / Le monument historique de Kariye , Istanbul 1966.
  • Ereğlı̇ (Perı̇nthus, Herakleia, Mygdonia) ve batisindakı̇ lı̇man kalintisi , in: Ayasofya Müzesi Yıllığı, 1967, pp. 1–18.

literature

  • Semavi Eyice : Trakya Araştırmacılarından: Feridun Dirimtekin 1894-1976 , in: Güneydoğu Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2012, pp. 259–285.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Türkiye Turing ve Otomobil Kurumu Belleteni 30 (1942), p. 15 f.
  2. ↑ İstanbul'un Fethi, İstanbul 1949, 2nd edition 1976.
  3. ↑ Feridun Dirimtekin: Tekfursarayı Şimalinde Yapılan İlk Kazı Hakkında İlk Rapor , İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri Yıllığı, Sayı 5, Istanbul 1952.
personal data
SURNAME Dirimtekin, Feridun
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mehmet Feridun (original name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish museum director
DATE OF BIRTH 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Istanbul
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 1976