TURKISH ARCHITECTURE IN THE REPUBLICAN PERIOD
The New Approach Towards the Contemporary Movements
Pioneering thought in the West which centred on Bauhaus and CIAM was not slow in coming to Turkey..In the 1930's some Turkish architects followed the contemporary International Style closely, and for about ten years constructed buildings which followed the Western trends of cubism and the use of reinforced concrete. Buildings of this period which deserve attention are the (Şevki Balmumcu, 1933), the (, 1934), the Sea-Pavilion at Florya (, 1934), Taksim Municipal Refreshment Rooms and, in particular, the Kadıköy People's Institute (Halkevi) (Rüknettin Güney, 1938) many people's institue buildings as well as the Yalova Thermal Hotel (, 1935-38) In 1940 the number of Turkish architects was 150