Research Article

A Study on the Tahir Pasha Mansion in Van

Number: 71 March 25, 2026
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A Study on the Tahir Pasha Mansion in Van

Abstract

The earliest examples of residential architecture in Van were constructed in the Old Van City in an adjacent order, featuring single- and double-story flat earthen roofs. During the Russian and Armenian occupation of Van between 1915 and 1918, a significant portion of the city's civilian structures were burned and destroyed. Following 1918, houses initially built as vineyard residences in what is now modern Van were arranged in a detached layout, incorporating courtyards, vineyards, and gardens due to the availability of large land plots. Among the structures damaged during the occupation was the Tahir Pasha Mansion. After the return of the local population to Van in 1918, the mansion was restored and subsequently inhabited by the Mustafa Dilaverzade family. The Tahir Pasha Mansion remained in the possession of its owners until 1995 and was registered as a first-degree protected historical structure in 1979. Currently in a state of complete ruin, the mansion originally featured a detached, two-story structure with an interior hall, multiple rooms on two facades, a pavilion, and a flat earthen roof. The primary construction material used in the mansion was adobe, a locally available material.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Fine Arts

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 25, 2026

Submission Date

March 17, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 23, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: 71

APA
Öztürk, Ş., & Öztürk, A. Y. (2026). A Study on the Tahir Pasha Mansion in Van. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 71, 1-33. https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1659399
AMA
1.Öztürk Ş, Öztürk AY. A Study on the Tahir Pasha Mansion in Van. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2026;(71):1-33. doi:10.53568/yyusbed.1659399
Chicago
Öztürk, Şahabettin, and Ahmet Yıldırım Öztürk. 2026. “A Study on the Tahir Pasha Mansion in Van”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 71: 1-33. https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1659399.
EndNote
Öztürk Ş, Öztürk AY (March 1, 2026) A Study on the Tahir Pasha Mansion in Van. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 71 1–33.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Öztürk and A. Y. Öztürk, “A Study on the Tahir Pasha Mansion in Van”, Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 71, pp. 1–33, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.53568/yyusbed.1659399.
ISNAD
Öztürk, Şahabettin - Öztürk, Ahmet Yıldırım. “A Study on the Tahir Pasha Mansion in Van”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 71 (March 1, 2026): 1-33. https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1659399.
JAMA
1.Öztürk Ş, Öztürk AY. A Study on the Tahir Pasha Mansion in Van. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2026;:1–33.
MLA
Öztürk, Şahabettin, and Ahmet Yıldırım Öztürk. “A Study on the Tahir Pasha Mansion in Van”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 71, Mar. 2026, pp. 1-33, doi:10.53568/yyusbed.1659399.
Vancouver
1.Şahabettin Öztürk, Ahmet Yıldırım Öztürk. A Study on the Tahir Pasha Mansion in Van. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2026 Mar. 1;(71):1-33. doi:10.53568/yyusbed.1659399

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