Producing Pera | Nilay Özlü

Urban Space in the Ottoman World

Original air date: 25 January 2013 | During the nineteenth century, the urban space of Istanbul was transformed by actors consciously involved in reshaping the face of Ottoman and high society in this European capital. In this episode, Nilay Özlü explores the culture and architecture of the Pera neighborhood during these formative years through the story of three generations of the Vallaury family, Levantine Istanbulites who rose to prominence in the fields of cuisine, cafe culture, and finally architecture through the figure of Alexander Vallaury. Nilay Özlü is a PhD student in the Department of History at Bo?aziçi University focusing on urban and architectural history Chris Gratien is a PhD candidate studying the history of the modern Middle East at Georgetown University Select Bibliography Kayaalp, N. (2008), Pera'n?n Yersiz Yurtsuz Kahamanlar?, Unpuplished Thesis, Istanbul: YTÜ Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü. Ak?n, N. (2002), 19. Yüzy?lda Galata ve Pera, Literatür Yay?nlar?. Bozdo?an, S. (2007), "Reading Ottoman Architecture through modernist lenses: Nationalist Historiography and the "New Architecture" in the Early Republic", Muqarnas 24. Çelik, Z., (1993), The Remaking of Istanbul Portrait of an Ottoman City in the Nineteenth Century, University of California Pres, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London. Eldem, E. (2006) "Levanten Kelimesi Üzerine", in A. Yumul, ed., Avrupal? m? Levanten mi, Istanbul: Ba?lam. Eldem, E., (2000a), Bankalar Caddesi Osmanl?'dan Günümüze Voyvoda Caddesi, Osmanl? Bankas? Bankac?l?k ve Finans Tarihi Arast?rma ve Belge Merkezi, Istanbul. Mardin, ?., (2007), Türk Modernlesmesi Makaleler 4, ?letisim Yay?nlar?, Istanbul. Ortayl?, ?., (2002), ?mparatorlu?un En Uzun Yüzy?l?, ?letisim Yay?nlar?, Istanbul.