Research Article

A STUDY OF STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS THROUGH URBAN SPACE: IZMIR KONAK SQUARE (1922-1970)

Volume: 16 Number: 33 January 13, 2017
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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

Publication Date

January 13, 2017

Submission Date

July 23, 2016

Acceptance Date

December 14, 2016

Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 16 Number: 33

Chicago
Karabulut, Sezen. 2017. “A STUDY OF STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS THROUGH URBAN SPACE: IZMIR KONAK SQUARE (1922-1970)”. Çağdaş Türkiye Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi 16 (33): 257-73. https://izlik.org/JA56EK78ZE.