Vahdettin Pavilion

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The Vahdettin Pavilion ( Turkish Vahdettin Köşkü ), also Çengelköy Pavilion ( Turkish Çengelköy Köşkü ), was a villa-like Ottoman palace in Istanbul. The building was built for the Crown Prince ( Şehzade ) Mehmed Vahdettin, who later became Sultan Mehmed VI. ruled. The building and the outbuildings were demolished in 2013 and replaced by a similar replica of the same name, although the building has been a listed building since 1984.

location

Today's residence is located on a 50-hectare property in the Çengelköy district of Istanbul's Üsküdar district on the Asian side of the city on a small hill above the Bosphorus . In addition to the original property, the Old Köçeoğlu Pavilion, the Kadın Efendi Pavilion, which was built for Mehmed's foster mother, and the Ağalar Villa were on the property. The terrain terrace is one of the few places where you can see almost the entire Bosporus.

history

The small palace was built according to plans by the French-Ottoman architect Alexandre Vallaury at the behest of Sultan Abdülhamid II by the builder Süleyman. The Sultan had previously acquired the site with a few villas for his son, who however died early. The Sultan then donated the building to his brother Mehmed Vahdettin, who lived there until his enthronement in 1918. When he was forced to abdicate and had to leave the country in 1922, he donated the property to his concubine. The huge plot of land was parceled out and sold to third parties.

In 1988, the Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Özal suggested converting the building into a retirement home for employees of the Prime Minister's Office. The renovation work ended with the death of Özal in 1993, the funds were suspended. The building was now empty. In 2007 the property passed from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to the General Directorate for Foundations, which assigned it to the Prime Minister.

The then Prime Minister and current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ordered the restoration work to begin again. All buildings were demolished. During the reconstruction, no attention was paid to architectural details. Three neighboring historic wooden mansions were also demolished and also rebuilt without taking the original designs into account. The new buildings are only superficially similar to the original and were built according to plans by the architect Sinan Genim. The Istanbul Chamber of Architects criticized the demolition and rebuilding of the listed cultural asset as a “big mistake”.

In 2013, an area of ​​4000 m² was nationalized for landscaping by government decree. During Ramadan 2014, residents of 14 neighboring houses were evicted. Hundreds of trees were felled around the buildings, a helipad was created and a high wall was erected around the site.

The renovation work was completed in August 2014. The Vahdettin Pavilion was used by the Prime Minister until the office was dissolved after the implementation of a constitutional reform and serves as the guest house of the Republic of Turkey and for state receptions.

There is a greenhouse, an ornamental pond, a helipad and a large garage on the site. The forest around the residence consists of pine , linden , oak , Lebanon cedar , laurel and judas trees .

architecture

The new building of the building shows hardly any resemblance to the old building. The original Vahdettin Köşkü was a low two-story wooden structure with elements of European and Ottoman architecture. The building was known for its tower with an onion dome that was visible from afar .

Web links

Commons : Vahdettin Pavilion  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Vahdettin Köşkü Erdoğan'ı bekliyor , En Son Haber, August 4, 2014
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Fatma Aksu: Sakın gözlerini açma , Hürriyet March 7, 2014
  3. ↑ Çengelköy Şehzade Vahdettin Efendi Köşkü , TAS Istanbul, accessed on April 30, 2019
  4. ↑ Ecem Sarıçayır: Vahdettin Köşkü'ne Erdoğan Yerleşecek , Arkitera, accessed on April 30, 2019
  5. ↑ Karar Sayısı: 2013/4964 , Resmî Gazete , accessed April 30, 2019
  6. ↑ Vahdettin Köşkü'nün restorasyonu tamamlandı , Sabah , November 7, 2014

Coordinates: 41 ° 3 ′ 13 ″  N , 29 ° 3 ′ 17 ″  E