1950s and More Western Influence
At the beginning of the 1950s, a new generation of architects such as Nevzat Erol, Turgut Cansever, Abdurrahman Hancı, Cengiz Bektaş and Hayati Tabanlıoğlu became more influential in the architectural arena. These were architects who either studied in Europe or had information of the modernist architecture of the time. Their quest for modernist architecture was in line with the International style and Rationalism. However the development of the Turkish economy was an important factor as well. Even though Turkish architects were able to follow up on the modern design of important architects of the time, they were constrained by the lack of technological infrastructure or insufficient financial resources.
Selected examples of buildings from this era are Kızılay Emek Business Center (1959–65), Istanbul Municipality Headquarters (1953), Istanbul Hilton Hotel (1955), Büyükada Anadolu Club (1951–57) and Tekel Headquarters (1959).
One of the most important developments of the times was the establishment of the Chamber of Architects of Turkey in 1954. Various professional organizations for architects had existed beforehand but there were no laws for the architectural profession until 1954.
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