Yusuf Ziya Pasha Mansion (Perili Kosk) in Istanbul

Perili Köşk (originally known as the Yusuf Ziya Pasha Mansion and currently housing the headquarters of

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and the Borusan Contemporary

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) is a historical monument at the Rumelihisarı neighbourhood of the Sarıyer district in

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. Built in 1911, the castle-like red brick mansion with stained glass windows is located close to the

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, on the European shore of the

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. The building has 9 floors above ground level and has a gross floor area of around .Emporis: Yusuf Ziya Pasha Mansion
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The building's exterior appearance was carefully restored and completed in line with the original design between 1995 and 2000 by architect Hakan Kıran, who also renovated its interior. ''Perili Köşk'' is also the title of a story by the Turkish author

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History

The mansion was built by Ottoman ambassador to the United States

Yusuf Ziya Pasha Yusuf Ziya Pasha (1849 – 1929), also known as Youssouf Zia Pacha, was an Ottoman politician and government minister, who was one of the figureheads of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). He was the Ottoman ambassador to the United Sta ...

, a member of the Ottoman government, for his family's accommodation. The construction of the building started in the early 1910s but stopped when the

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entered the

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as craftsmen joined the armed forces. Yusuf Ziya Pasha's second wife Nebiye Hanım and her three daughters from her first husband lived in the mansion until 1926. After the death of Yusuf Ziya Pasha, the family continued to own the mansion until the early 1990s.

Renovation

The mansion was bought in 1993 by philanthropist businessman Basri Erdoğan. In 1995, the renovation of the building started. Realized by architect Hakan Kıran, the renovation work took about five years and was completed in 2000. The general outlook and facade of the building were kept loyal to the original design and the mansion was carefully restored with the precise materials, such as the

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s which were imported from the

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. The resale value of Perili Köşk was rated at 40 million USD by

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in 2003.

Office building and fine arts museum

The inner space of the building was modernised to be used as offices. In May 2002 Borusan Holding, a Turkish industrial conglomerate, took a 25-year lease on the property which it uses as its headquarters. Staff moved into the building on 16 February 2007, and an official opening ceremony was held on 27 June 2007. In September 2011 Borusan opened ''Borusan Contemporary'', an

at Perili Köşk.Borusan Contemporary: Past Exhibitions

References

External links

Homepage of "Borusan Contemporary" fine arts museum at Perili Köşk

Emporis: Yusuf Ziya Pasha Mansion
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