
In historical writing, understanding a period, a process, or a historical transformation has long been largely constructed through events, political ruptures, and leading individuals. Classical and positivist historiography shaped history mostly as chronological sequences of events and around “great men”; space, by contrast, occupied a passive role as background in these narratives. Yet from the second half of the 20th century onward, new historiographical approaches revealed that space is not m
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Mehmet Salih Çoban

Abdülmecid Efendi Köşkü is a residential and selamlık structure located within the Abdülmecid Efendi Korusu in Istanbul’s Üsküdar district, dating to the late Ottoman period. The köşk was constructed between 1880 and 1885 and from the early 20th century onward served as a gathering place for art and literary circles as well as a venue for various meetings. Today, the köşk and its grove are preserved and revitalized by institutions under the Koç Community umbrella for social and cultural purposes
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Yusuf Bilal Akkaya