A Morphological Analysis on the Transformation of Ottoman Cities during the Tanzimat Era
Journal: Proceedings of the international conference of contemporary affairs in architecture and urbanism-ICCAUA.
Year: 2024

Ottoman Empire witnessed radical changes and transformations in the economic, social, political and legal fields duringthe 19th century. Especially, with the proclamation of the Tanzimat Edict in 1839, several reforms were issued tostrengthen the relations with the West. It was a period of reform and westernization where new orders werespecifically structured for Istanbul and later implemented into the selected cities of the empire. Although these newlyintroduced legal reforms had an impact on t