RESTORATION OF OLD MARDIN GOVERNMENT HOUSE (FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE) -MARDİN ESKİ HÜKÜMET KONAĞI (MİMARLIK FAKÜLTESİ) RESTORASYONU UYGULAMASI-

Abstract

Mardin government office building that had built at late Ottoman period in 19th century, has continued the authentic function until 1996. The building has fallen into disuse after the relocation of governorship to Yenişehir district. The building was allocated to the architecture faculty, which is the first department of Mardin Artuklu University established in 2007. Turkey Textile Industry Employers’ Union funded the restoration implementations as charity. The restoration of building, which started in January 2010, was completed in November 2011. Conservation projects of the monument have been revised continuously during restoration process, because of the emergence of new parts and different requirements. Restoration of the monument, which was built in countryside of Turkey Mardin with the rural architecture style, is important in terms of modern restoration techniques blended with traditional materials and construction.