BAFRA’DA 19. YÜZYIL SONLARINDAN KALMA GÖSRETİŞLİ BİR KONUT
A FLAWLESS HOUSING FROM LA'S 19TH CENTURY IN BAFRA

Summary/Abstract: In this study, it is aimed to introduce and evaluate Yıldız House, which is one of the most original and ostentatious historical houses of Bafra and registered as a 2nd Group building, in the context of art and architecture history. The position of the structure, which was examined and documented in detail in traditional Bafra houses, and its place in Ottoman house architecture were evaluated. The three-storey Yıldız House, which was designed and built as a shop on the ground floor and as an independent residence on the upper floors, is located in the central Gazipaşa District. The building, which was once built by a Greek family, is partially damaged, but preserves its original appearance and architectural integrity to a large extent. The construction system and decoration features indicate that the building may have been built between the years 1880 and 1910. Reflecting the architectural features of the period in which it was built, the residence is one of the most original and ostentatious houses of Bafra. Yıldız House is a building with masonry construction system, which is the most common type seen in traditional Bafra houses. Yıldız House which was built on a trapezoidal corner plot and opens to the street on two sides, has a symmetrical and balanced façade with interesting decorative details that arouse aesthetic pleasure in the context of street perspective. The building is one of the Bafra houses, where the interior sofa layout dominates the majority of traditional Turkish houses after the 19th century. The building is extremely successful in terms of placing the plan units on a trapezoidal parcel, transition/relationship between spaces, function and connection with the facades. The facade design of Yıldız House, the language of the facade elements, the stone and plaster relief decorations on the facades bear the influences of the Western New Classical and Turkish Empiric style that shaped many buildings of the period. In the context of traditional Bafra houses, Yıldız House is one of the most striking examples in terms of the variety of facade elements and the density of decorative elements.

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