The Vedat Tek House () is a museum and former residence of renowned Turkish architect

Vedat Tek Mehmet Vedat Tek (; 1873 – 1942) was a Turkish architect. The last court architect of the Ottoman Empire, Vedat Tek was one of two leading figures of the First Turkish National Architectural Movement, alongside Mimar Kemaleddin. Early life a ...

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. The house was built between 1913 and 1914 by Vedat Tek for his family and himself and is a notable example of

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architecture.

Location

The house is located in the

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neighborhood of

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on the

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side of Istanbul, about east of Cumhuriyet Avenue. Located across from the house is the

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and the

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. The closest metro station to the house is

Osmanbey Osmanbey is one of the four neighbourhoods (together with Teşvikiye, Maçka and Pangaltı) within the Nişantaşı quarter of the Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. Osmanbey is also home to the Beth Israel Synagogue built in 1940.The transf ...

on the M2 line, about north on Halaskargazi Avenue. Formerly across from the house was the

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Yayla Apartments, also designed by Tek in 1939. However, the building was demolished in 1989.

Architecture and design

Built in the Turkish Neoclassical style, the house is one of several of Tek's well known examples in this architectural movement. Turquoise tiles, arches following Islamic geometry and extrusions typical of classical Ottoman houses are the main design elements of the building. The house itself consists of three floors, but due to the slanted plot on which it was built, a fourth floor on ground level exists. This level is used as a restaurant.

References

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