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Lecture:
"Pera Exists No More!" The Great Fire of Istanbul's Diplomatic Quarter,
August 2, 1831, Steven Richmond (ITU), February 18, 2011, 18.00 Abstract
One
of the great 'curses' of Istanbul for centuries was its tendency to
burn. Pera, the diplomatic quater of the city, was devastated by a
massive fire on August 2, 1831. Destroyed in the conflagration were
around 80,000 houses plus all of the foreign embassy buildings of Pera,
with the exception of two. Drawing on diplomatic reports, eye-witness
accounts, and newspaper reportage, the lecture offers a vivid picture
of the catastrophe and provides analysis of the fire's causes and
effects."
Steven Richmond
is a native of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He received a doctorate in
history from The University of Chicago in 1996, and he has resided in
Istanbul since 1997. He teaches history and literature at Istanbul
Technical University. Özet
İstanbulun
yüzyıllar boyunca en büyük lanetlerinden biri yangına çok elverişli
oluşudur. Şehrin diplomatik bölgesi Pera 2 Ağustos 1831 yılındaki büyük
bir yangın sonucu harap olmuştur. Yangın sırasında yaklaşık 80.000 eve
ek olarak iki tanesi hariç Peradaki tüm yabancı elçilik binaları zarar
görmüştür. Bu konferans diplomatik raporlar, görgü tanığı ifadeleri ve
gazete raporlarını kullanarak söz konusu felaketin canlı bir resmini
çizmeyi ve yangının sebepleri ve etkilerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Steven Richmond
Boston, Massachusetts, ABDlidir. 1996 yılında Chicago
Üniversitesinden doktora derecesini almıştır ve 1997 yılından beri
İstanbulda yaşamaktadır. İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesinde tarih ve
edebiyat üzerine dersler vermektedir.
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