Konaks spread across the whole Empire, but we will focus on the urban konak which was a very frequent and established typology in Istanbul.
This architectural form has not received the proper attention it actually deserves until now. Most scholars have translated the qord konak as "mansion" in English, which is very misleading.
The word "konak" stands for a distinct typology and should not be translated. The mansion refers to another typology, the outcome of a different cultural context.
Konaks spread across the whole Empire, but we will focus on the urban konak which was a very frequent and established typology in Istanbul.
This architectural form has not received the proper attention it actually deserves until now. Most scholars have translated the qord konak as "mansion" in English, which is very misleading.
The word "konak" stands for a distinct typology and should not be translated. The mansion refers to another typology, the outcome of a different cultural context.
