Culture of Sheltering in the Apartments and Transformation of Interior Between 1950 and 2000: Case of Konya

Abstract

The social changes and movements that took place in time have also shaped the contemporary change of humanity. The different trends of each period not only affected the cultural life of the society, but also affected its architecture, urban development and even the reinforcement elements used. Ottoman Tanzimat period beginning with the westernisation and modernization of architecture and its impact on the current framework, Turkey has begun to be seen in a significant way with the establishment of the republic. Moving from the traditional extended family life to the nuclear family life, the Turkish society has now moved away from the traditional Turkish House, which has flexible use rooms located around the sofa, and has started to live in apartment buildings with certain rooms lined up on a corridor. This spatial change brought about the change of space reinforcement in time. Within the scope of this study, the changes on the housing and the spatial transformation have been researched over the years in Konya city and presented with the findings. Since the beginning of the 1950s, the change in our understanding of housing, the transformation of the interior of the house and the transformation of the space equipment have been shown on selected housing examples.