Thesis Defense – Başak Saygı Erinan (MSARCH)

Başak Erinan – M.Sc. in Architecture

Asst. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Ceylanlı – Advisor

Date: 21.05.2024

Time: 09.30

Location: AB4 B127

  “SPATIAL NARRATIVES IN TURKEY AN ANALYSIS THROUGH HAYAT MAGAZINE BETWEEN 1960 AND 1965”

 Asst. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Ceylanlı, Özyeğin University

Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Saner, Özyeğin University

Asst. Prof. Dr. Hande Tulum Okur, Bahçeşehir University

Abstract:

In the mid-20th century, Turkey experienced important architectural and cultural transformations. This thesis focuses these transformations between 1960 and 1965 through the issues of Hayat Magazine. The study analyses in detail the contents of the magazine during this period and evaluates how spatial design and socio-cultural environment are reflected. The thesis reveals the representations of interiors in Hayat Magazine by determining the cultural, social, and political changes of the period. The Hayat Magazine provides a significant amount of written and visual information that reflect the cultural and aesthetic values of the period. The thesis is constructed around the thematic analysis of the spatial keywords revealed from this data. Visual and the related text revealed seven themes, which are, geographical location, visual characteristics, furniture, domestic appliances, interior space, exterior space, and occupants. In the discussion, the analysis of space-oriented photographs published in Hayat Magazine in the selected period is presented in detail which revealed the role of the Hayat magazine about the promotion of the post-war spatial culture to the Turkish audience. This thesis contributes to the literature, positioning Hayat Magazine as a significant resource for understanding spatial promotion.

Bio:

Başak Erinan is an interior architect, currently serving as an instructor of the Rhinoceros at a university. She holds a B.Sc. with honors in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, and a minor program in Architecture from Özyeğin University. She is also in the process of completing her M.Sc. in Architecture at the same institution.