DENİZ PALAS

Şişhane, Beyoğlu - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°01'42.0"N 28°58'18.9"E / 41.028333, 28.971917



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It was designed in the 1920s by Yorgo Kulutros and is embellished with Art Nouveau features. UNTIL only recently, the 90-year-old Deniz Palas in Istanbul’s Şişhane neighborhood was a perfect symbol of the city’s faded glory. Originally a grand apartment building that catered to the area’s once large Greek-speaking community, the edifice -  and the surrounding neighborhood - slowly slid into a state of decay over the decades, as political and economic turbulence drove the area’s original residents away.

Now, though, the building symbolizes nothing less than the city’s cultural resurgence. It was built in Art Nouveau style by architect Georges Coulouthros at the beginning of the 20th century.

IKSV - NEJAT ECZACIBAŞI BİNASI

2009 marked a turning point in İKSV’s history as the headquarters moved to Deniz Palas, in Şişhane. Titled Nejat Eczacıbaşı Building as of 2011. Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) moved to historical building in Şişhane, Deniz Palas. Deniz Palas now houses İKSV, which has been enriching the cultural and artistic life of İstanbul with festivals, events and leading organizations for several years.

Deniz Palas Apartment, spanned in seven floors at an are of  4200 sq.mt. is a meeting place for art lovers, in addition to the offices of the foundation as well as a cafe, a restaurant, the performance venue Salon and İKSV Design Store.

The IKSV Design Shop, displaying very special gifts and Peralı Café are located on the main floor. "Salon", the new performance center, is located at the entrance and the first floors and is designed to host classical, jazz, rock, alternative and world music concerts, theater and dance performances, activities for children, panels and conferences. It has a capacity of 250 people seated and 600 standing.

The fifth floor of Deniz Palas is going to host a museum dedicated to famous soprano Leyla Gencer, as of March 2010. Deniz Palas Restoran sited on the top floor and the terrace offers one of the most stunning views in Istanbul.

X Restaurant & Bar
X Restaurant & Bar is located on the top floor of the historical Deniz Palace. X restaurant & Bar is a pioneer with its unique style and atmosphere. Designed with acute attention to detail, the interiors showcase extraordinary architectural flair combined with formal and textural touches and acute and wide angles. The design reflects the contours and energy of Istanbul itself, with ceramics crafted by the İznik Education Institute, asymmetric tables and a triangular bar, as well as plates designed by İKSV Director General Görgün Taner and glasses selected from the Paşabahçe Special Series.

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WEB SITE : İKSV - Nejat Eczacıbaşı Binası

MORE INFO & CONTACT
E-Mail : info@iksv.org
Phone : +90 212 334 0700
Fax : +90 212 334 0701

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FREJ APARTMENT

Şişhane, Beyoğlu - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°01'39.0"N 28°58'18.7"E / 41.027507, 28.971860



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Şishane Square where you will find the ornately carved Sarkuysan Building. It was built in 1906 for the Frej family by the Greek architect Konstantinos Kyriakidis (1881-1942) with an Art Nouveau facade and a French style mansard roof. Selim Hanna Freji whose family was a christian family from Beiruth let this glorious building build. Kyriakidis constructed and despite one can think that its embroideries are slushy he has done it very successfully that we can say it is quite impressive.

The bloodline of the family “Galvani” was preserved such a long time that it even witnessed the fall of the Byzantine and Istanbul’s being occupied by Turks, first medieval times and later new era, the sailboats going out of date with the industrial revolution and steamships  passing through the Bosporus for the first time. And they became one of the oldest families of Istanbul. They were so rich that a word “kallavi” symbolizing wealth came in to Turkish from their last name. This family had a legendarily beautiful girl: “Polin”.

Polin fell in love with a Christian man whose father was Lebanese and mother was American. This man “Selim Hanna Frej” was the one known with his fame, glory, wealth and luxury addict. After the marriage between them, three children came into the world: Jan, Alfred and Anjel. And of course their gorgeous apartment Frej located right in the center of Şişhane was very dear to the couple.

What about the tale of it; the fame of the Frej Apartment, from one point of view is a tragic tale of Anjel. We don’t have any information about the sons but the apartment was inherited by the daughter Anjel who later married with Feridun Dirimtekin who is famous for his good-looks, and having captured the Greek general “Nikolaos Trikoupis” during the Battle of Dumlupınar. After the marriage Anjel’s name was changed to “Aysel” which is a Turkish name. Mr. Dirimtekin is an intellectual person and Istanbul lover.

Mr. Dirimtekin known for his books about the historical artifacts of Istanbul, his works on city walls of Istanbul, his being the manager of the Hagia Sophia Museum, his frock coats and Mrs Dirimtekin (Aysel) known for her belly laughs, her beautiful clothes, distinctive hats she wears on; sold their building to the “Sarkuysans” when they reached to the retirement age. The cost of the building worhs 25 million dollars according to monetary value today. Frej Apartment was turned into “Sarkuysan Commercial Building” and the Dirimtekins moved to Nişantaşı.

Soon after that Mr Dirimtekin fell into a street hole and lost his life during the treatment process because of the old age. Mrs Dirimtekin who was the most pompous woman for a time period, was first sent to hospital later to eventide home with a certificate of insanity by her inheritors. After she lost all her fortune, she died just like her husband.

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BEYOĞLU BELEDİYE BİNASI

Şişhane, Beyoğlu - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°01'41.6"N 28°58'24.7"E / 41.028222, 28.973528



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The Beyoğlu Municipality Building (Beyoğlu Belediye Binası) is at the intersection point of Yolcuzade İskender, Meşrutiyet and First Municipality streets at Şişhane Square. The building was built during the first mandat of Mr. Edouard Blacque (1879-1883). The architect of this charming building is Barborini between many other fascinating buildings he has offered to İstanbul. The building is dominating the Golden Horn and the historic peninsula with its’ wonderful view.

The first municipality, founded with the name of Altıncı Daire Municipality by following the Paris municipality system, was responsible for the Beyoğlu - Galata region a densely populated area where foreigners lived. The building of city hall was done by Edouard Balcque in the 1860s and the architect of the building was the Italian Barborini. The city hall was converted in to a kaimakam’s (official charged with governing a provincial district) office about 1960. It was given back to Beyoğlu Municipality in 1984.

The first examples of western city planning implementation which were conformed to the Administrative Reforms started in Beyoğlu. Beyoğlu with its’ history, location, ethnical and cultural characteristics, was the starting point of urban modernisation. The modernisation had to be started with several reforms. Beyoğlu was opened to the world with its harbor, docks and Golden Horn as a trade center. Beside these features, its’ dominance over the Capital and Bosphorus had attracted all foreign embassies into its borders. The residents were rich and open-minded.

The reforms has been started the 28th of December 1857 with the regulations of Beyoğlu and Galata Offices referred as the “6th District”, the 7th of June 1858. Istanbul was divided into 14 districts. Beyoğlu was named as the “6th District” although it was the first. The reason it was named "Sixième arrondissement" -6th District-is that,  the "Sixième arrondissement" which is located in Paris was the most well organized and prosperous district of Paris. The aims of the ‘’6th District’’ was to organize and develop the commerce and to bring to the district the European urban services.

As soon as the 6th District was built, Mr. Mehmet Kamil was assigned for this newly formed local authority. He had good relations with the corps diplomatic and foreigners. The decision in order to implement immediately the necessary services regulations was taken, cleaning of streets, construction of sewers, water ways and some other necessary services.

As a first step, the cadastre maps of Beyoğlu and Galata have been drawn. Gardens for general use in Taksim and Tepebaşı were renewed and organized for being able to put in use. An hospital was built and the illumination was provided to the streets. Istiklal Avenue was illuminated with gasoil torches for the first time.

With the regulations in 1959, the cleaning works of the streets were put in tender. The streets were divided into 3 categories. First class streets were cleaned on a daily basis, even twice during the summer, 3rd class streets were cleaned once a week. These services were legitimated for the elitist western part of Beyoğlu.

The Municipality of Beyoğlu was established on 20th of April 1924. Beyoğlu which included Beşiktaş, Şişli and Kemerburgaz in its borders during the first years of the Republic took its’ present form with the separation of Beşiktaş in 1930 and with the connection of Kemerburgaz to Eyüp in 1936 and the constitution of Şişli Municipality in 1954.

In 1970, the district was divided into boroughs. Beyoğlu which used to be managed by the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul until 1984 gained its current status which was organized within the framework of “Local Administrations Law” issued for Metropolitan and Borough Municipalities in 1984 including 45 neighbourhoods.

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