Already hosting one of Istanbul’s most important trade centers, Eminönü district takes on a new appearance with a series of restoration activities. The restoration project covers the Spice Bazaar, New Mosque and the Grand Bazaar enabling the Historical Peninsula to reach a new vision as the intersection of trade routes. With each to be restored in different periods, the total cost of the project will amount to TL 220 million.

BIGGEST IN HISTORY

Visited annually by 92 million people as the world’s oldest shopping center, the Grand Bazaar will go through the biggest maintenance in its history. Starting from the roof, the restoration activities are expected to be completed in around ten years. The massive restoration will be the first comprehensive repair on the 554-year-old historical bazaar and will be launched under the auspices of Fatih Municipality. The ancient bazaar’s roof restoration will be completed within 1.5 years, and 1.5 million tiles will be used in the roof restoration process.

AS OLD AS 5.5 CENTURIES

Undergoing partial restoration activities in its 5.5-century history, the historical bazaar saw the proposal for comprehensive restoration project first in 2009. It took six years to get approval and take the first step. The huge restoration project will take place in three main stages; which will involve strengthening the roof, infrastructure, and bearing walls, respectively. In the first stage, nearly a 110,000-square meter area including 21 shelters will be restored. The total project is expected to cost TL 200 million.

FIRST IN 71 YEARS

The Spice Bazaar, one of Istanbul’s oldest markets after the Grand Bazaar, will give impetus to trade with its renewed face. Undergoing restoration in 1945 the last time, historical market will undergo restoration with its dome, interior walls, and roof. The project is expected to be completed throughout 2017. To ensure water insulation, the historical market’s roof was covered by the membrane in addition to the further covering of the wooden roof with lead. Involving hand-carved manufacturing of the cross corridor vaults; the restoration project will cost in total approximately TL 11 million.

TO BE FINISHED IN 2.5 YEARS

The New Mosque will also get its share from the restoration projects as the first structure to welcome visitors in the Historical Peninsula. Recorded in history as the Ottoman-era mosque with the longest construction period, the New Mosque had its most recent restoration in 1983. The mosque’s interior, roof, doors, and exterior will be renewed during the first restoration project in 33 years.

The project has a total cost of TL 8.5 million and is expected to be completed in 2.5 years.

SHOPPING WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED

Merchants will resume their activities in the Grand Bazaar during the largest restoration project in its history. Restoration will not take place simultaneously in every part of the old bazaar. The project will first focus on parts requiring an emergency response to be followed by gradual improvements in other parts. The roof renewal in the first stage will clear this part of cables, air conditioners, and TV antennas. A special activity will be conducted during the infrastructure restoration. A so-called “box” system will enable repairs by going underground in any case of failure without the necessity to dig open a particular area. Therefore, shopping activity will never stop in the historical bazaar and tourists will always be able to visit this place.

CRACKS WILL GET FILLED

Called the Egyptian Bazaar in Turkish due to its construction with taxes collected from Egypt, the 3.5-century-old Spice Bazaar witnessed the formation of cracks in the wall and roof over the years. As part of the activities, cavities in the bazaar walls were filled hydraulic lime through the injection method. The surfaces of the bazaar’s walls were cleaned with the blasting method. İnterior equipment, transformers, and air conditioning systems will also be installed in the coming days.

LEAD COVER TO BE ENTIRELY RENEWED

Initially called “cruelty” by people due to its long construction period, today the New Mosque serves as the entrance to Eminönü through the sea. The historical mosque’s lead cover will be renewed completely as part of the restoration works launched in March 2016. All damaged tile panels will be renewed following the damage assessment. Additionally, all paneled and kündekari doors, shutters and window frames are to be renewed, too. All imitation stone facing on the mosque’s exterior will be corroded, and it will be covered by the küfeki stone.

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DİLŞAH KEFLİOĞLU

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan laid the foundation of Atatürk Cultural Center for its reconstruction project on 10 February 2019. The centre was opened after the completion of the project in 2.5 years.

The opera sphere in AKM’s entrance was built with 15 thousand unique handmade red ceramic tiles. The design of the building’s façade aimed maximum benefit from daylight, and a green roof system was applied with an environmental-friendly approach. The opera hall, named the grand hall, features a foyer with nearly 4 thousand 500 square meters and seats 2040 people. The pit in the lobby has sufficient size to host a massive orchestra of 118 people.

A MOVING STAGE

The stage mechanics and systems are built with the world’s leading technologies. They comprise a 65-meter stage depth, four main stage elevators, 13 compensator elevators in the side and backstages, and four mobile wagons that will remain above these. Besides, there is a rotating stage wagon in the main hall. All halls of AKM are furnished with top-level equipment in terms of acoustic, sound, lighting and displaying systems.

COMPRISES OF FIVE BLOCKS

AKM’s halls were designed acoustically, and the built orchestra shell offers an excellent sound quality in plays and concerts asa homage to original AKM’s ceramic artist Sadi Diren. The centre and the spiral staircase in the original centre’s foyer were restored to their original design. The centre comprises five blocks founded over a field of 30 thousand square meters, and AKM has an indoor space of 95 thousand square meters. The natural stone coating over the façade and internal venues of AKM draw attention.

A MODERN DESIGN

There are four basements with a total size of 48 thousand and 705 square meters, a stage, backstage rooms, foyer areas, workshop and storage areas, ballet practice lounges, practice rooms for soloists and orchestras, a recording studio, rehearsal rooms, art galleries and exhibition rooms and coffee shops. Furthermore, the rehearsal halls, recording studio, soloist and orchestra practice rooms were designed in a modern way acoustically.

DESCENDED FROM FATHER TO SON

Architect Hayati Tabanlıoğlu conducted the construction of AKM in 1956-1969, and it is one of the original premises of one of Taksim Square’s symbols. After the big fire in 1970, AKM opened again in 1977. The centre used to seat one thousand and three hundred people; however, it was transformed into a complex after the reconstruction by increasing its capacity and functions. Architect of the new AKM is the son of center’s original architect Hayati Tabanlıoğlu’s son, Murat Tabanlıoğlu.

A CULTURE STREET

As part of the AKM project, Culture Street includes an art gallery, movie theatre, restaurant, café, a book café, arts centre for children, a music platform, library, a design shop, and a multifunctional lounge.

Another significant aspect of the AKM project is that the centre gained a 24-hour living area to the neighbourhood with a connection from the Taksim Square to Istanbul Technical University’s Taşkışla Faculty and Atatürk Library. With the new centre, a second square will be formed in congress valley direction, where Atatürk Library and Istanbul Technical University remain.

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HAMİT KARDAŞ

The postgraduate programs designed by the Istanbul Commerce University based on the requirements of the business realm offer career opportunities to international students wishing to come to Türkiye for education. There are postgraduate and PhD programs in the University for those wishing to upgrade their degrees. Expert academicians and special facilities carry out the postgraduate programs. Postgraduate courses are performed in five institutes within the body of COMMERCE.

INSTITUTE OF FINANCE

As Türkiye’s first institute in finance, this institute is structured with an integrated perspective by taking Istanbul’s private and public sector focused finance theory, management and policy, financial economy, and applied finance compatible with Istanbul’s aims to become a global finance centre into consideration. The institute offers four postgraduate and two PhD programs.

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCE AND INTERNET

The first institute focusing on the internet area, the Communication Science and Internet Institute, aims to develop the new theoretical perspectives and research methodology deemed lacking in the area, reveal interdisciplinary research forms, and improve data generation for its implementation in required areas. The institute offers PhD programs and thesis and non-thesis master programs.

FOREIGN TRADE INSTITUTE

With the privilege of being Türkiye’s first Foreign Trade Institute, this institute conducts practices and research on a sectoral basis towards the market and launching academic level postgraduate programs. Thesis and Non-Thesis Master programs are available in the institute. Moreover, PhD programs in two different areas are offered.

SOCIAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE

Social Sciences Institute is carrying out education and research activities with many programs prepared in line with the sector’s requirements. Doyens in the finance and real sector are among the institute’s academic staff.

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

Institute of Science offers postgraduate and PhD programs with eleven different programs. Urban Systems and Transport Management, Conservation and Restoration programs within the structure of this institute are the leading postgraduate programs in this area in Türkiye. The Cyber Security PhD program stands out as well.

For the postgraduate programs of the University: https://international.ticaret.edu.tr

MASTER’S DEGREE IN COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY

Commercial Diplomacy Postgraduate Program is Türkiye’s first and only commercial diplomacy program. The program continues to accept applications. Commercial diplomacy is a vast area where negotiations in multiple aspects are carried out to solve disputes that hamper global trade. Joint solutions are generated, and international cooperation is developed through signing agreements on commerce and investment.

Commercial Diplomacy Department Head Assoc. Prof. Uğur Yasin Asal stated that through the postgraduate program, they aimed to train graduates who has in-depth knowledge of commercial diplomacy terminology, who can build intercultural communication,who attach importance to entrepreneurship and wish to enhance entrepreneurial skills and academic aspect of commerce as commercial diplomacy experts.

MOST PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL EDUCATION INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR

Istanbul Commerce University was declared as the year’s most prestigious educational institution in the private education institutions category by The ONE Awards, one of the most exceptional standards in its area. For the seventh time, the award ceremony of the ONE Awards was executed with the cooperation of Marketing Türkiye and Akademetre Research and Strategic Planning. In addition to the brands increasing their prestige the most in the year, media, PR, advertising and digital marketing agencies that played a role in this success were awarded. Celebrating its 20th year of establishment, Istanbul Commerce University was awarded as the year’s most prestigious educational institution.

Istanbul Commerce University’s President Prof. Dr. Yücel Oğurlu mentioned that they were proud to receive the award and said, “The momentum gained by our University in the recent period is very pleasing. We will not be satisfied with this and work more to enhance the value of our University’s diplomas.”

THE HIGHEST OCCUPANCY RATE

Istanbul Commerce University achieved a hundred per cent success in this area by launching the online education system in the swiftest during the pandemic. The University remained in the educational institutions to achieve the highest occupancy rate among the foundation universities and filled 95.5% of its capacity this year.

400 ONLINE EVENTS

Istanbul Commerce University is among the most preferred universities for postgraduate degrees. The University carried out its social responsibility projects academic and cultural activities throughout the pandemic and held over 400 online events in the past year.

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