Memory As a Tool for Conservation in Historical Heritage Sites: the Case of Selçuk, Izmir
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MEMORY AS A TOOL FOR CONSERVATION IN HISTORICAL HERITAGE SITES: THE CASE OF SELÇUK, İZMİR A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES OF MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BY CANSU HAŞAL BAKICIOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN ARCHITECTURE JULY 2017 Approval of the thesis: MEMORY AS A TOOL FOR CONSERVATION IN HISTORICAL HERITAGE SITES: THE CASE OF SELÇUK, İZMİR submitted by CANSU HAŞAL BAKICIOL in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Department of Architecture, Middle East Technical University by, Prof. Dr. Gülbin Dural Ünver Dean, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Prof. Dr. Tomris Elvan Altan Head of Department, Architecture Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güliz Bilgin Altınöz Supervisor, Architecture Dept., METU Examining Committee Members: Prof. Dr. Neriman Şahin Güçhan Architecture Dept., METU Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güliz Bilgin Altınöz Architecture Dept., METU Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ela Alanyalı Aral Architecture Dept., METU Assist. Prof. Dr. Pelin Yoncacı Arslan Architecture Dept., METU Assist. Prof. Dr. Bilge İmamoğlu Architecture Dept., TED University Date: 14.07.2017 I hereby declare that all information in this document has been obtained and presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare that, as required by these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all material and results that are not original to this work. Name, Last name : Cansu HAŞAL BAKICIOL Signature : iv ABSTRACT MEMORY AS A TOOL FOR CONSERVATION IN HISTORICAL HERITAGE SITES: THE CASE OF SELÇUK, İZMİR Haşal Bakıcıol, Cansu M.S. in Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Department of Architecture Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güliz Bilgin Altınöz July 2017, 161 pages Memory has an important role in strengthening the connection of people with place. Places, those have lost their memories, consequently loses their connections, meanings and values for the contemporary society. As a value-based process, for conservation of heritage places it is necessary that the society have still connections and the sense of belonging. Hence, revealing the memories of the heritage places can be utilized as a tool for their conservation. Accordingly, this thesis focuses on use of memory as a tool for conservation and aims at defining a methodology for revealing memories of heritage place, assessing relation of memory space and urban space, proposing strategies for re-integrating memories with heritage places. For this, thesis focuses on oral history researches as an identification method of the memory places. Selçuk, which is the significant historical town in Aegean region, is chosen as a case because of the existing oral history studies. According to the defined aim and scope, the thesis is structured in two main parts. The first part is conceptual part, where the concepts of “memory”, “urban memory”, “collective memory” as well as “commemorative value” in cultural heritage studies v are discussed. The second part focuses on the case of Selçuk. In this part, the memory places in Selçuk are revealed through the analysis of the oral history study and through extensive literature and archival survey. The thesis ends with developing principles, strategies for re-integrating memories and urban space, to contribute to the conservation of the heritage places in Selçuk. Keywords: Memory, commemorative value, memory place, oral history, Selçuk. vi ÖZ TARİHİ DOKUDA BİR KORUMA ARACI OLARAK BELLEK; İZMİR, SELÇUK ÖRNEĞİ Haşal Bakıcıol, Cansu Yüksek Lisans, Kültürel Mirası Koruma, Mimarlık Bölümü Tez Yöneticisi: Doç. Dr. Güliz Bilgin Altınöz Temmuz 2017, 161 sayfa Bellek insanlar ile mekanlar arasındaki bağı güçlendiren önemli bir araçtır. Belleğini kaybetmiş mekanlar şu anda yaşayan kent topluluğu ile arasındaki bağı, değeri ve anlamını zamanla yitirir. Değere dayalı süreçlerde tarihi mekanların korunması için toplumun onları sahiplenmesi gerekir. Bu nedenle tarihi mekanların belleğini ortaya çıkarmak bu mekanların korunmasında bir araç olarak kullanabilir. Buna bağlı olarak, bu tez belleği bir koruma aracı olarak kullanarak tarihi öneme sahip alanlarda tespit edilen bellek mekanlarının devamlılığının sağlanması için koruma önerileri geliştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda tez, bellek mekanlarının sözlü tarih çalışması analiz edilmesi yoluyla tespit edilmesine, anı değerlerinin devamlılığının sağlanmasına ve modern zamanda anının bellek mekanlarıyla yeniden entegrasyonunun sağlanarak bellek mekanlarının korunmasına odaklanmıştır. Ege bölgesinin tarihi öneme sahip en önemli kentlerinden biri olan Selçuk’un araştırma noktası olarak seçilmesinin başlıca nedeni kentte yıllardır süre gelen sözlü tarih çalışmalarının varlığıdır. Belirtilen amaç ve kapsama dayanarak bu tez iki ana bölümden oluşmaktadır. İlk bölümde, anı, kentsel bellek, toplumsal bellek ve tarihi mekanlarda anı değeri vii kavramları tartışılmaktadır. İkinci bölüm ise çalışma alanı Selçuk’a odaklanmaktadır. Bu bölümde sözlü tarih çalışmaları, fotoğraf arşivi ve literatür taramasına dayanılarak Selçuk’un bellek mekanlarının tespit edilmesine odaklanılmıştır. Tezin sonuç bölümünde ise tarihi mekanların korunmasına katkı sağlamak amacıyla bellek ve kentsel mekanların yeniden ilişkilendirilmesi için koruma stratejileri ve prensipleri önerilmiştir. Anahtar kelimeler: Bellek, anı değeri, bellek mekanı, sözlü tarih, Selçuk. viii Dedicated to my dear son, URAS ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I express my sincere appreciation to my thesis supervisor Assist. Prof. Dr. Güliz Bilgin Altınöz for his guidance, patience, encouragement and advices for the entire progress of this thesis study, keep me going. I would like to thank the Selçuk Municipality former Mayor H. Vefa Ülgür and Selçuk Municipality Urban Memory Center researchers for sharing their valuable oral history studies and photography archives. I express my sincere thanks and deepest thankfulness to my parents, Emine and Mümin Haşal who support me with their endless love and patience during my education. This thesis, my architecture and restoration education have been shaped as a result of their efforts to bring me conciseness about conservation of historical places since my early ages. Finally, my husband, Mustafa Bakıcıol and my baby son, Uras Bakıcıol deserve the deepest gratitude because of their patience, generosity and love at every moment of this study. x TABLE OF CONTENT ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................ V ÖZ ............................................................................................................................. VII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................... X TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................... XI LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................. XIII LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................ XIV CHAPTERS 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1 1.1.Definition of the Problem and Aim of the Study ....................................... 1 1.2.Methodology and Thesis Structure ............................................................ 2 2. MEMORY AND CONSERVATION .............................................................. 6 2.1.Commemorative Value in Cultural Heritage Studies................................. 8 2.2.Revealing the Memories in Historic Towns: Methods and Tools............ 12 3. SELÇUK A MEMORY SPACE; UNDERSTANDING THE MEMORIES OF A HISTORIC TOWN .............................................................................. 16 3.1.Historic Urban Landscape of Selçuk........................................................ 17 3.1.1. Historical Development of Selçuk ............................................... 18 3.1.2. Planning and Conservation Studies in Selçuk .............................. 40 3.1.2.1.The Documentation Studies and Development Plans of Selçuk ................................................................................................ 40 3.1.2.2.The Interventions for Archeological and Conservation Sites 41 3.1.3. Contemporary Town of Selçuk .................................................... 47 3.2.Revealing the Memories in Selçuk .......................................................... 53 3.2.1. The Methodology; Revealing the Memories through Oral History and Photographs ........................................................................... 54 3.2.2. Definition of Memory Places ....................................................... 59 4. REINTEGRATING THE MEMORIES WITH SPACE IN SELÇUK .......... 82 4.1.Assessing the Relation between Memory and Urban Form ..................... 82 xi 4.2.The Memory Spaces: Their Current Values, Problems and Potentials .... 97 4.3.Strategies and Proposals for Reintegrating the Memories with Space ... 110 4.3.1. Proposals of Ruins of Ephesus ................................................... 112 4.3.2. Proposals of Station District ....................................................... 131 4.3.3. Proposals of Market District ...................................................... 137 4.3.4. Proposals of Residential Area on the East Side