Kent Akademisi

Öz

Historical buildings are among the most important cultural heritages transferred from past generations to the present. These structures, which reflect the cultural structure of the society and the architectural and urban style of the period in which they were built, are documents that need to be preserved and are works of universal quality. Developing cities and differentiating needs have increased the interest in refunctioning, which is used as a method for the preservation of historical buildings. Re-functioning is a protection method that provides a different function to buildings that cannot meet today's comfort needs and cannot be used in their original form, allowing them to continue to be used. The maintenance and repair of historical buildings that have been re-functioned are prevented from disappearing by making them permanent and transferring them to future generations is ensured. However, these structures provide important contributions to the economies of cities, cultural tourism and promotion.
With the zoning and city regulations under the influence of westernization that started in the Tanzimat Period, many public buildings began to be built in the Ottoman Empire. Sultan II. During the reign of Abdulhamid between 1876-1909, public buildings built in many cities are important structures that reflect the power and authority of the state. With the effect of social and economic developments, the development process of the city started with the construction of public buildings and many monumental and historical buildings in the city. Government mansions are the most important of the public structures built in different provinces and provinces towards the end of the 19th century, where the power and authority of the state are shown. Squares were created around the government mansions with the addition of other public buildings. It is known that the government mansions and other public buildings built during the Ottoman Period were under the influence of Western (Italian) architecture. Today, public buildings have been built in Diyarbakır Province, which is one of the important centers of the Southeastern Anatolia Region, and the historical building diversity of the city has been increased. Ergani is one of the big districts of Diyarbakir city. Ergani Government Mansion was built in accordance with the architectural style of the government mansions built during the Tanzimat Period. In the Ergani Government House, which was built in a rectangular plan and two storeys, the oratory balcony, which is one of the architectural elements of the government mansions, and the traditional plan order have been preserved. Restoration work was carried out in Ergani Government House (2010) and it was organized as a museum by giving it a new function. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the current situation after the functionalization with the architectural analysis of the re-functioning work carried out within the scope of Ergani Government House, which is functioned as a museum, and to present suggestions about the sustainability of the building. In the field study, visual analyzes were made with photographs taken on site and determinations were made.