Abstract :
Civilian and military architecture, which are evaluated under many sub-titles, sucseeds through its ability to offer the best opportunities for it and to be lasting and beautiful if it serves the purpose. In the 16th century the Ibrahim Pasha Palace, which was built at the beginning of the century and which has been maintained through repairs and renovation activities, was designed as a major palace directly opposite the Sultan Ahmed Mosque at Istanbul’s Atmeydanı. It is proof of the success of the architect who was able to use the palace as a beautiful, permanent structure, today it is the Turkish and Islamic Works Museum. Many articles and books have been published about the palace, its construction and losses sustained to this beautiful work, which have erased over the centuries much from its first construction, through repair and renovation activities. In discussions about the history of the palace, its location related to the palace mehterhane, courthouse and other buildings, the changes and restoration boundaries are questioned. There are no satisfactory source for suggesting contradictory ideas on these matters yet different opinions are frequently suggested. The critical factor here is the archive source material. The information I have encountered in archival research on the construction of the Sultan Ahmed Kulliye will make it easier to say things more precisely in this respect. An attempt is made here to explain the fundamental changes to the Ibrahim Pasha Palace during the course of the 17th century from this archival material.
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İbrahim Paşa Palace , 17. century , Ottoman Architecture , Chronology
