Nationality Turkish Name Zeki Sayar | Died 2000 | |
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Occupation ArchitectJournalistPublisher | ||
Mahkemece bosanan esler dinende bosanmis sayilir mi zeki sayar
Zeki Sayar (1905–2000) was a Turkish architect, journalist and the publisher of Turkey's first architectural magazine, Arkikekt.. His purpose was to introduce Turkish architects to the public to improve their prospects.
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- Mahkemece bosanan esler dinende bosanmis sayilir mi zeki sayar
- Ramazan Mminin Gnahlarn Temizler Zeki Sayar
- Arkitekt
- Other positions
- Awards
- Interior Colonization Kolonisation Interieure
- References
Ramazan Müminin Günahlarını Temizler – Zeki Sayar
Arkitekt
The first architectural magazine of Turkey was called Arkitekt. Sayar introduced it with Abidin Mortaş and A.Ziya Kozanoğlu in 1935.At first, the magazine was called Mimar (architect in Turkish). They were forced to change its name by the Press Public Directorate, after a linguistic revolution in Turkey. They picked their name on that of the Finnish magazine Arkkitehti, given that Finnish and Turkish are part of the same language group. Both Mortaş and Kozanoğlu left and Zeki Sayar continued to publish Arkitekt for 50 years. Sayar translated and published writings of Famous architects like Le Corbusier
Other positions
Awards
Interior Colonization (Kolonisation Interieure)
Zeki Sayar promoted interior colonization in Arkitekt. Interior colonization is used since 1929 in European countries to return a migrated population to small cities instead of big cities. He was against one plan type and wrote that architects should consider villagers' way of life and tradition. He believed there should be standardized ovens, bathrooms and kitchens to familiarize villagers with modern ways and one type of local building materials for later repairs.