Constructing Otherness in an Ottoman Borderland: Levantine Architecture in Izmir

Onur İnal

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Chapter 7 Constructing Otherness in an Ottoman Borderland: Levantine Architecture in Izmir

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Pages:: 140–158

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004704374_008

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The Levantines, indigenous non-Muslim (and predominantly Catholic and Protestant) residents of the cities on the Eastern Mediterranean having British, French, Italian, Maltese, etc. descent, reflected their transnational and hybrid identity in the buildings they constructed in Izmir. The buildings of the Levantine community included large mansions according to their taste, reminding them of country houses in England or chateaux in France; churches with diverse architectural styles and interior decorations; education buildings, hospitals, and cemeteries. Even though many buildings of the not-all-but-vanished Levantine community in Izmir have been demolished or damaged in time or are subject to change of function and form, the city still retains some of the community’s architectural works. In my paper, I present the architectural heritage of this not-all-but-vanished community in Izmir and identify the significance of the Levantines as borderlands in the 19th-century Ottoman realm.

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Transforming Empire: The Ottomans from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean

Essays in Honor of Linda Darling

Series: The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage, Volume: 80

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Print Publication Date:: 17 Sep 2024

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