Representing modern Istanbul : urban history and international institutions in twentieth century Beyoğlu

"Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul would lose its position as capital yet remain a crucial urban centre in the new Turkish republic. Since the 1950s it has undergone a metamorphosis from a mid-sized city to a megapolis. Beyoglu, historically represented as its most 'cosmopolitan' district and home to European embassies and cultural institutions, is a microcosm of these changes. This book explores the urban history of Beyoglu via a series of case studies which use previously unexamined archival material to tell the story of its local and international institutions. From the German Teutonia club and a centre point of Turkey's cinema culturex to influential francophone, British and German schools which educated many of Turkey's future elite, the book charts the shifting identities of the residents of the district. These case studies reveal the effects of changing political circumstances, from the rise of nationalism to Turkey's place in the Cold War, as well as critically examining Beyoglu's legacy as a multicultural centre. In the process, the book reveals a picture of resilience, cross-cultural contact and provides an important contribution to our understanding of present-day and historical Istanbul and Beyoglu"-- Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Illustrations Map Figures Table Acknowledgements Introduction Writing urban history on post-1940s Beyoğlu Structure and composition Chapter 1: Istanbul and Beyoğlu in historical perspective Representing diversity in Beyoğlu Beyoğlu and Istanbul in transition from imperial to post-imperial spaces Reimagining the old city Violence, loss and contested transformations Chapter 2: Galata/Club Teutonia and the Bosporus Germans National societies in Istanbul and the Germanophone communities Crucial beginnings: Towards a new building Nazism and Turkey’s German community in the 1930s and 1940s Post-war Teutonia and the changing relation with Istanbul’s German community ‘Der alte Teutonia’: A ‘new’ Teutonia for a new German community Chapter 3: Yeşilçam street/cinema in Beyoğlu and urban resistance Nights at the movies: The other Cercle d’Orient parcel Struggling for the right to cultural memory and informality Chapter 4: Galatasaray/Galatasaray Lisesi: Turkishness alafranga A new school in a new system: The Mekteb-i Sultanî Galatasaray Lisesi and Galatasaraylılar in the second half of the twentieth century Chapter 5: İstiklal Caddesi/English High School for Girls The English High Schools as a spearhead of British cultural diplomacy The shadow of Lausanne: The EHSG’s destiny in Beyoğlu Chapter 6: Tünel/The German High School: Pivot of German cultural diplomacy  The paritätische Deutsche und Schweizer Bürgerschule in Istanbul The Deutsche Schule and Nazism Reinstation and rehabilitation: The Deutsche Schule after the Second World War The Deutsche Schule and cultural diplomacy between the FRG and Turkey Conclusion Notes Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Conclusion Bibliography Published primary sources Interviews Newspapers Web Sources Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, The Hague The National Archives, Kew – London Politisches Archiv Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin Teutonia Archives Türk Mühendis ve Mimar Odaları Birliği, İstanbul Büyükkent Şubesi, Istanbul Secondary literature Index