Anadolu'da Bizans Manastırlarının Mimari Organizasyonu

Abstract

The architectural organization schemes of the Byzantine monasteries are one the less-known subjects in Byzantine art studies. In this regard, the monastery establishments of the Late Byzantine and Post-Byzantine periods were generally examined, and it was accepted that the Byzantine monasteries of the earlier period had similar characteristics. This situation has brought about a problem of academic schematism in Byzantine monastery architecture studies. However, the fact that Byzantine monastery architecture has building categories related to civil and religious architecture caused confusion between monastic and civilian settlements. These confusions were especially nourished by schematic approaches to how the monastery scheme was and which architectural structures defined the monastery is one of the general problems in this field. Based on this situation, the thesis has attempted a re-reading by focusing on the monastery organizations studied in Anatolia. Within the scope of the subject, Alahan Monastery, Olba Monastery, Samandağ Symeon Stillites Monastery, Binbirkilise No. 43 complex from the Early Byzantine period, and Cappadocia rock-cut complexes and monastery settlement in Latmos from the Middle and Late Byzantine periods were examined in Anatolia. Throughout the research, the dynamics that play a role in the formation of monastery settlements were examined, controversial settlements in Anatolia were evaluated, and the monastery settlements were tried to be defined by analyzing the space and function of the monastery buildings. In this thesis study, the history of Byzantine monasteries was conteptually reconsidered, the monastery traditions and structures of Byzantine Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Athos were examined and a paradigm for Byzantine monasteries was tried to be provided.