Mardin historical Eski Demirciler (Old Blacksmiths) and Kunduracılar (Shoemakers') Bazaar architectural features

Abstract

The bazaar is an important formation in the Islamic city, and the architectural features and location of the bazaar determine the effect of the bazaar on urban life. However, today, rapid developments in modern society, population growth rate and size and urban development, the development pattern of new streets depending on the bazaar, the distance of the modern area to the bazaar areas and the accessibility of the bazaar areas to public transportation, rapid urban growth and socioeconomic development processes are the factors affecting the general position of the bazaar have changed the level of influence on the city. Today, as a result of the fact that traditional bazaars cannot continue to function as much as they used to, it is seen that the process of extinction has begun in Mardin Bazaars, as in many historical cities in the world. However, Mardin bazaars have been the subject of a very limited number of studies and have not been adequately studied collectively. In this context, the architectural features of the Eski Demirciler and Kunduracılar Bazaars, which are among the historical bazaars in the center of Mardin, together with their understanding of plan and space, and their current state of preservation have been the subject of research. In the study, it is aimed to determine the architectural setups, regional characteristics and places of the Eski Demirciler and Kunduracılar Bazaars, which have survived to the present day with historical continuity, in the city of Mardin.