Reading the Early Traces of Modern Housing through Women's Magazines: The Case of Âsâr-ı Nisvân

Merve Akdaş; Önder Aydın

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Reading the Early Traces of Modern Housing through Women's Magazines: The Case of Âsâr-ı Nisvân

Yazarlar:

Merve Akdaş | Önder Aydın

Yayıncı:

Kocaeli University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri

Dergi:

Mimarlık ve Yaşam Vol.10 Issue 2, pp.255-275

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357615

pISSN:

2564-6109

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 The roles of women as a housewife, mother and wife, determined by the traditional Turkish society, made her become the dominant user of the house. Changes Turkish society went through depending on social, political, economic and religious conditions have redefined the position of women. The transformation of womans role in the society also recreated the relationship between woman and housing. One of the breaking points which led to a certain change in the position of women is the declaration of Second Constitutionalism 1908. Growing number of Womens Magazines, which provides supportive knowledge about the zeitgeist, has been published after this date. The aim of this study is to analyse the concepts of modern architecture, generally interpreted through architectural publications that emerged in the 1930s, through an earlier and non-architectural source: the womens magazine Âsâr-ı Nisvân 19251926. Readings of the magazine Âsâr-ı Nisvân aim to analyse early representations of the modern housing during a period in which women were positioned as its central figures, by examining the ideological approaches and the social data presented in womens magazines. Texts in the magazine are analysed using content analysis within the framework of modern architectural concepts such as functionality, health, hygiene, and economy. Additionally, the study addresses issues such as the relationship between women and space, gender roles, and womens visibility in the public sphere. Âsâr-ı Nisvân magazine provides data about the representation of women, early usage of modern architectural concepts and domestic practices during the early Republican period.

 The roles of women as a housewife, mother and wife, determined by the traditional Turkish society, made her become the dominant user of the house. Changes Turkish society went through depending on social, political, economic and religious conditions have redefined the position of women. The transformation of womans role in the society also recreated the relationship between woman and housing. One of the breaking points which led to a certain change in the position of women is the declaration of Second Constitutionalism 1908. Growing number of Womens Magazines, which provides supportive knowledge about the zeitgeist, has been published after this date. The aim of this study is to analyse the concepts of modern architecture, generally interpreted through architectural publications that emerged in the 1930s, through an earlier and non-architectural source: the womens magazine Âsâr-ı Nisvân 19251926. Readings of the magazine Âsâr-ı Nisvân aim to analyse early representations of the modern housing during a period in which women were positioned as its central figures, by examining the ideological approaches and the social data presented in womens magazines. Texts in the magazine are analysed using content analysis within the framework of modern architectural concepts such as functionality, health, hygiene, and economy. Additionally, the study addresses issues such as the relationship between women and space, gender roles, and womens visibility in the public sphere. Âsâr-ı Nisvân magazine provides data about the representation of women, early usage of modern architectural concepts and domestic practices during the early Republican period.

 The roles of women as a housewife, mother and wife, determined by the traditional Turkish society, made her become the dominant user of the house. Changes Turkish society went through depending on social, political, economic and religious conditions have redefined the position of women. The transformation of womans role in the society also recreated the relationship between woman and housing. One of the breaking points which led to a certain change in the position of women is the declaration of Second Constitutionalism 1908. Growing number of Womens Magazines, which provides supportive knowledge about the zeitgeist, has been published after this date. The aim of this study is to analyse the concepts of modern architecture, generally interpreted through architectural publications that emerged in the 1930s, through an earlier and non-architectural source: the womens magazine Âsâr-ı Nisvân 19251926. Readings of the magazine Âsâr-ı Nisvân aim to analyse early representations of the modern housing during a period in which women were positioned as its central figures, by examining the ideological approaches and the social data presented in womens magazines. Texts in the magazine are analysed using content analysis within the framework of modern architectural concepts such as functionality, health, hygiene, and economy. Additionally, the study addresses issues such as the relationship between women and space, gender roles, and womens visibility in the public sphere. Âsâr-ı Nisvân magazine provides data about the representation of women, early usage of modern architectural concepts and domestic practices during the early Republican period.

 Geleneksel Türk toplumunda kadına yüklenen anne, eş ve ev hanımı rolleri onu konutun en önemli kullanıcısı haline getirmiştir. Zaman içerisinde Türk toplumunun geçirdiği sosyal, siyasi ve ekonomik değişimler kadının konumunu yeniden belirleyerek kadın ve konut arasındaki ilişkiyi de yeniden şekillendirmiştir. Kadının konumunun değişmesinde önemli etkileri olan İkinci Meşrutiyet1908in ve sonrasında Cumhuriyetin ilanından itibaren sayıları giderek artan Kadın Dergileri, zeitgeisti dönemin ruhunu anlamaya ilişkin birçok veri barındırmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, genellikle 1930lu yıllarla birlikte gelişen mimarlık yayınları üzerinden okunan modern mimarlık kavramlarının daha erken tarihlerde, mimarlık disiplini dışındaki kaynaklardan biri olan Âsâr-ı Nisvân 1925-1926 isimli kadın dergisi üzerinden okumaktır. Âsâr-ı Nisvân dergisi üzerine yapılan okumalar, kadının modern konutun baş aktörü olarak konumlandığı bir dönemde, kadın dergilerinin içerdiği ideolojik yaklaşımlar ve sundukları toplumsal veriler aracılığıyla modern konutun erken temsillerini analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Dergide yer alan metinler; işlev, sağlık, hijyen, ekonomiklik gibi modern mimarlık kavramları çerçevesinde içerik analizi yöntemiyle değerlendirilmiştir. Ayrıca kadın ve mekân ilişkisi, toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri, kadının toplumsal görünürlüğü gibi konular da ele alınmıştır. Âsâr-ı Nisvân dergisi, erken Cumhuriyet döneminde kadının temsili, modern mimari kavramların erken kullanımları ve konut pratikleri hakkında veriler sunmaktadır.

Makale detayları

Reading the Early Traces of Modern Housing through Women's Magazines: The Case of Âsâr-ı Nisvân

Yazarlar:

Merve Akdaş | Önder Aydın

Yayıncı:

Kocaeli University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri

Dergi:

Mimarlık ve Yaşam Vol.10 Issue 2, pp.255-275

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357615

pISSN:

2564-6109

Housing

Housing History

Gender

Women’s Magazine

ModernityKonut

Konut Tarihi

Toplumsal Cinsiyet

Kadın Dergisi

Modernite

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Merve Akdaş | Önder Aydın

Yayıncı: Kocaeli University

Ana Başlıklar: Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri

Dergi: Mimarlık ve Yaşam Vol.10 Issue 2, pp.255-275

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001357615

pISSN: 2564-6109

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Merve Akdaş | Önder Aydın

Yayıncı:

Kocaeli University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri

Dergi:

Mimarlık ve Yaşam Vol.10 Issue 2, pp.255-275

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357615

pISSN:

2564-6109