Abstract:

Derviş Pasha Street is located in Lefkoşa Suriçi, in the Arabahmet District with a rich historical texture of the architectural works of different historical periods of Cyprus, and with its cultural heritage structures, it is an important historical street texture example of the neighborhood. The formation of today's historic texture of the street began in the Ottoman Period (1571-1878), with a two-storey housing structure in the characteristics of the Traditional Turkish House built here. The development of street texture was largely completed in the British Period (1878-1960), first in the characteristics of Turkish Architecture, and then in the architectural effects of the period, with single and two-storey housing structures built. During the period covering the inter-social political problems of Cyprus and the Republic of Cyprus and the subsequent years where migrations occurred, no change and development in the street tissue has been seen, only the demographic structure of the street has changed. The conservation work for the historic textile of the Derwish Pasha Street began in the period of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1983-...) and for this purpose the street was first spread and the fronts of the structures were restored. And also K.K.T.C. The Office of Ancient Works and Museums also performed inventory works for structures in the street textile and listed. The majority of the historic housing structures belonging to the Derwish Pasha Street textures are still housing and three of them are used for cultural and artistic purposes and continue their lives.

Abstract:

Dervish Pasha Street is in the Arabahmet Quarter within the walled city of Nicosia, which has a rich historical texture of architectural works of various historical periods of Cyprus. It presents an important example of historical street texture of the neighborhood with its cultural heritage buildings. The creation of the historical texture of the street began with a two-floor house of Traditional Turkish House, built there during the Ottoman Period (1571-1878). The development of the street texture was completed to a great extent during the British Period (1878-1960) with the building of single and two-floor houses, first with the characteristics of Turkish Architecture, and later with the architectural influences of the period. During the Republic of Cyprus period and the years following that, during which intercommunal political problems and migrations occurred, no change or development was observed in the street texture; however, the demographic structure of the street changed. Works for the preservation of the historical texture of Dervish Pasha Street began in the period of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1983-...) and initially the street was pedestrianized and the facades of the buildings were restored. Also, the TRNC Office of Antiquities and Museums carried out an inventory work and a list of buildings was prepared. Most of the historical houses of the Dervish Pasha Street texture are being used as dwellings, and three of those buildings are being used for cultural and artistic functions.

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