“ANCIENT AND BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE HISTORY” COURSE TECHNICAL EXCURSION TO ANCIENT SITES OF SOUTHERN AEGEAN REGION
Hierapolis, Aphrodisias, Magnesia, Didyma, Miletos, Priene
Excursion Description
This is the annual technical excursion organized at the end of every spring term under the first year bachelors course of “Ancient and Byzantine Architecture History” in Istanbul Technical University, Department of Architecture. Routes may vary according to the instructors of the course.
2015-2017 Spring terms the excursion was held with the unity of two classes following the route designed by Prof. Dr. Zeynep Kuban in the previous years.
April-May 2017
Excursion Programme
28.4.2017 Friday. Departure at 21:00 from TaÅŸkışla – night journey
29.4.2017 Saturday morning: arrival at Didim.
Didyma – Apollon Tempel
Priene
Miletos
30.4.2017 Sunday: leaving Didim
Aphrodisias
Magnesia
arriving Denizli for the night.
1.5.2017 Monday: leaving Denizli
Hierapolis / Pamukkale
Laodikeia (was cancelled due to time restriction)
Night journey back to Istanbul
2.5.2017 Tuesday early morning arriving at Taşkışla
Course Instructors
Prof. Dr. Zeynep Kuban, Asst. Prof. Dr. Bilge Ar
Course Assistant
Res. Asst. Kübra YaÅŸar
Excursion Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Zeynep KUBAN, Asst. Prof. Dr. Bilge AR, Kıvanç BAÅžAK
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Excursion Participants
NaÄŸme S. BAÅžARAN, Merve ÇÄ°LÄ°NGÄ°R, YaÄŸmur KAYA, Enes ÅžAHÄ°N, Rabia ÇELÄ°K, Rümeysa ÇÄ°ÇEK, Ä°pek ÇAKMAK, Ahmet TELLÄ°OÄžLU, Ali ÖZAYDIN, Merve YILDIRIM, Ä°lknur ÖZER, Sena Nur PEHLÄ°VAN, Gülsüm ZENGÄ°N, Miray ÇETÄ°NUS, Mehmet YALÇINKAYA, Fikret TÜMEN, Ä°zel VÄ°ÅžNE, Wilhelmina Catherina VOGEL, Matthias GARISCH, Mehmet Selim ACAR, Halil DURMUÅž, Kamila KOWAL, Sayed Taqi HUSSAINI, Yasemin GÜZEL, Furkan Halil ER, Asude Sena KÖSEBAÅž, Nemide CEYHAN, Emre BULUT, Aykut DAÄž, Zeynep KAYA, Muhammed BÄ°LBEY, Deniz IFRAN, Ä°pek AYDIN, Zeynep DÖRTBUDAK, Nijat MAMALÄ°YEV, Facoumba DIAGNE, Sajida RIZWAN, Anissa AOUNI, Raja BOUCHRIT, Julia KLÖTZL, Ceydanur KATMER, Ceren ÇAKAR, Ahmet Arif SAY, Rengin GÜREL, Rümeysa KONUK, YiÄŸit ERKOÇ, Serhat AL, TuÄŸçe ÅžEN.
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Photo credit: NaÄŸme S. BaÅŸaran
vaulted substructure detail
clamp detail from stylobate of Athena Temple
Photo credit: NaÄŸme S. BaÅŸaran
Gathering space in front of Artemis Tempel. Women's quarter - Topos Gynaikon
Zeynep, Willie and Matthias at the agora
Ionic capital volute detail - compass marks
Agora
Flora and geography
Necropolis - sketching
Necropolis - sketching
Necropolis - sketching
Necropolis - sketching
Necropolis. Poppies in sarcophagus
Necropolis - house type grave
Necropolis - sarcophagi
Necropolis - Tumulus
Flora - landscape
support intervention - restoration attitute
collonaded street
Travertines
Flora
Flora
Flora and fauna
Flora
Flora
Flora
Flora
Flora
Flora
April-May 2016
Excursion Description
This is the annual technical excursion organized at the end of every spring term under the first year bachelors course of “Ancient and Byzantine Architecture History” in Istanbul Technical University, Department of Architecture. Routes may vary according to the instructors of the course. This year -2015-2016 Spring term- the excursion was held with the unity of two classes following the route designed by Prof. Dr. Zeynep Kuban in the previous years.
Excursion Programme
28.4.2016 Thursday. Departure at 21:00 from TaÅŸkışla – night journey
29.4.2016 Friday morning: arrival at Denizli.
Hierapolis / Pamukkale
Laodikeia (was cancelled due to time restriction)
30.4.2016 Saturday: leaving Denizli
Aphrodisias
Magnesia
arriving Didim for the night.
1.5.2016 Sunday: leaving Didim
Didyma – Apollon Tempel
Priene
Miletos
Night journey back to Istanbul
2.5.2016 Monday morning arriving at Taşkışla
Course Instructors
Prof. Dr. Zeynep Kuban, Asst. Prof. Dr. Bilge Ar
Course Assistant
Res. Asst. Kübra YaÅŸar
Excursion Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Zeynep KUBAN, Asst. Prof. Dr. Bilge AR, Res. Asst. Kaan SAÄž, Lecturer Ertunç DENKTAÅž
Excursion Tutors
Res. Asst. Gizem MATER, Res. Asst. Duygu TURGUT, Res. Asst. Medine RASÄ°MGÄ°L, Res. Asst. Kübra YAÅžAR, Ilgın KÜLEKÇÄ° (PhD cand.), Görkem GÜNAY, Gözde DEMÄ°R
Excursion Organization Assistants
Res. Asst. Kübra YAÅžAR
Anıl AYDINOĞLU
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Excursion Participants
Merve ŞİMÅžEK, Eda HÄ°SARLIOÄžLU, Ali Emre ÅžEN, Barış Erdinç Ä°BÄ°N, Ahmet Fazıl YENÄ°CE, Ömer ÇULCU, Ä°rem BAYRAKTAR, Abdüllatif SARIKAYA, Anıl AYDINOÄžLU, Görkem GEYÄ°K, Beyza Nergis ÖZBEK, Meryem SAYDAM, Efay Ä°zel TAN, Ceren GÜLÇUBUK, Gizem KÖROÄžLU, Bilal SAVCI, Öykü ŞİMÅžEK, Ä°layda AKAK, Gizem ÇETÄ°N, Barış DoÄŸa ÇAM, Federico Armeni, Elifnur KEDÄ°KLÄ°, Deniz GÜVENDÄ°, Florent BAJRAMÄ°, Romain LUCAS, Enrico MASSÄ°N, Miraç Nur YILDIZ, Hüseyin KADIOÄžLU, Burak HACIVELÄ°OÄžLU, Yusuf BULUT, Ä°rem KILIÇ, Civan Server HAZAR, Baha TEKÄ°N, Gizem KARA, Sena KUYUCU, Gülgün ATALAY, Salim Furkan Kıraç, Mustafa Bilge, Ömer Faruk PAKSOY, Ece TAMER, Elif AKBAÅž, Emre DaÅŸtan, Ezgi HATÄ°POÄžLU, Elif KOÇBERBER, Åžeymanur CEYLAN, DoÄŸukan ÅžAMDANCI, Aysun DEMÄ°REL, TuÄŸçe ÅžEN, Orçun CÄ°VE, Ä°brahim Serdar ÖZKAN, Selahattin DEMÄ°R, Benjamin TÜRK, Sayed Taqi HUSSAINI, Mahsum TÜRK, Dilara SAYGILI, Selin ÜNLÜ, Asiye Merve YÜKSELEN, Kübra YILDIRIM, Seba KARAMAN, ÇALIK, Aysima YAVUZ, Ecem ÇAVLAN, Burak SEVÄ°M, BüÅŸra KOPTUR, Ceren ENGÄ°N, Bilge Ceren AY, Eda ÜNERDEN, Ä°layda ÇOKSAYGILI, Emre GÖNÜL, Dilara Temel, AyÅŸegül Gül, Ilgaz Azra Atılgan, Aylin Zorlutuna, Mehmet Mert B., BüÅŸra U.,
Ertunç telling about Hierapolis theater Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Zeynep with her team of the day Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Enrico and Romain sketching Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Bilge with her team of the day Photo Credit: Duygu Turgut
Görkem and Gözde on travertines Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
collonaded street Photo Credit: Ilgın Külekçi
necropolis Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Florent and Sayed sketching a tumulus Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
joy of sketching in the necropolis Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Joy of sketching in the necropolis Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
A break in necropolis Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
examining burial structures Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Sketching Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Romain sketching on the main street Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Tetrapylon Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
sketching in Aphrodisias Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Sketching the tetrapylon Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Discussion on the plan of the temple Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Ali Emre showing the architectural drawings inside naos Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Photo Credit: Ali Emre Åžen
Discussion on the Roman theater Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Sayed showing inscriptions made by students in the gymnasion Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
Photo Credit: Bilge Ar
