Vedat Tek
Mehmet Vedat Tek (* 1873 in Constantinople , † 1942 in Istanbul ) was an important Turkish architect .
Life
Tek was born in 1873 to the governor of the Vilâyet Baghdad , Giritli Sırrı Pasha , and the composer Leylâ Saz . He attended the renowned Galatasaray High School in Istanbul and the École Nonge in Paris. He studied engineering and architecture at the Académie Julian , the École Centrale Paris and the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris .
Back in the Ottoman Empire (1897) he advanced with Mimar Kemaleddin to become the most important representative of the First National Architectural Movement. Tek worked as an architect for state agencies and ministries in Istanbul and taught at the art academy (as the first Turk) and the engineering school . Most recently he worked in the new capital, Ankara. As an architect, he was responsible for the construction of the Ankara Palas , but rejected the responsible foundation office and was only involved in the construction of the foundations.
He was married and had three children.
Work (selection)
- Büyük Postane, Post Office, 1905–1909
- Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi, Second Parliament of the Turkish National Assembly, 1923–1924
- Ankara Palas, 1924–1928 (completed by Mimar Kemaleddin)
- İzmit Clock Tower
- Kastamonu Governor's Building
literature
- Afife Batur: M. Vedat Tek, Kimliğinin İzinde Bir Mimar . Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul 2003, ISBN 975-08-0477-5 .
- Jonathan M. Bloom, Sheila S. Blair: Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture . Oxford University Press, New York 2009, ISBN 978-0-19-530991-1 , p. 391.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tek, Vedat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tek, Mehmet Vedat |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Constantinople |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1942 |
| Place of death | Istanbul |