A STUDY OF STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS THROUGH URBAN SPACE: IZMIR KONAK SQUARE (1922-1970)
Abstract
The aim of this study, entitled “Analyzing the State-Society Relationships through
the Development of an Urban Space: Izmir Konak Square”, is to examine public buildings,
which were constructed in Konak Square from 1922 to 1970 to represent state power and
state- society relationship. In this context, the period from the beginning of the Great Fire of
Izmir in 1922 to the fire of 1970 in Izmir is to be examined.
The main questions of this study are to track all of these developments, what were
the public buildings in the Konak Square at the beginning of 1922 and the transformations
they underwent the process? What were the public buildings that were constructed, their
function in the representation of the state power, their roles in the state-society relationships?
Which of these buildings went through a change and what were the relationship between this
change and the transformation of the state.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
January 13, 2017
Submission Date
July 23, 2016
Acceptance Date
December 14, 2016
Published in Issue
Year 2016 Volume: 16 Number: 33