HISTORY OF NARMANLI HAN

 HISTORY OF NARMANLI HAN

There is no definite information about the construction date of Narmanlı Han, which is located on Istiklal Street in Beyoğlu. Although some researchers claim that it was built by the Italian-born architect Gaspare Fossati with the construction of the Russian Embassy between 1838-1845, there is no definite information on this subject. Probably XIX. It must have been made at an unknown date in the first half of the century. After the Great Beyoğlu Fire of 1870, on the map showing the areas affected by the fire, the inscription "Partie Russie" on a building with a courtyard indicates Narmanlı Han. On the Goad Map dated December 1905, the large area facing the Grande Rue de Pera and surrounded by Sweden Street (modern Müeyyet) and Sofia Street is indicated as "Consulat Géneral de Russie". It is seen that a 5.60-meter section of this building was cut for the construction of the widened street. It is known that the building was used as the Russian Consulate Building from its construction until 1924, and it was probably owned by the Russian State. At the beginning of the 1930s, the offices of the "Neft Syndicat" and "Intourist" tourism company belonging to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were located in the buildings. With the relocation of this office in 1933, Avni and Sitka Narman Brothers bought the complex. The Narmanlı Brothers opened a second door on the Sofyalı Street front in order to provide a second entrance to the courtyard and to increase the pedestrian circulation in the courtyard. They use the first floor of the main building as an office, and they rent out the other buildings as offices, residences and workshops. The building in the middle courtyard was used as the "Finance Collection Branch" for a period and then as the 11th Notary Public of Beyoğlu. On the other hand, the barn and car sections on the ten fronts are renewed and begin to serve as shops. It is known that Andrea Bookstore, a clothing store belonging to Antonie Visconti and a carpet maker were active on the Istiklal Street façade of the building. The "d Group" painting exhibition, opened on October 8, 1933, in the Mimoza Hat Store, which is among these shops, represents the painting exhibitions of the future. 

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