Bahçeşehir University Conservatory BAUART Art Journal "Time, Space and Art in Pera" Special Issue

Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Şehvar Beşiroğlu...

Dear Researchers,

As the BAUART Art Journal, we are preparing a special issue on the theme "Time, Space and Art in Pera." Making a scholarly contribution to the sustainability of regional culture in Pera, Istanbul, where the Bahçeşehir University Conservatory is also located, is among our primary goals. From a historical perspective, Pera has been regarded, from the nineteenth century to the present day, as the cultural and artistic center of the city and as a symbol of modernization during the transitions of the social structure. From Byzantium to the present, it represents the city's continuity on the historical stage and its changing identity through new structures regarded as an indicator of modernization in the perception of space. This dynamism creates a suitable setting for art to be produced and brought to its audience. Theatre and music, seen as important representatives of Ottoman modernization, were reshaped here. Today, the Pera region also stands as an indicator of cultural sustainability through its spatial memory of theatres, cinemas, radio stations, tekkes and dervish lodges, art schools, music and record stores from past to present, libraries and instrument-making workshops. In this special issue, we aim to look at Pera's artistic past and present from different perspectives through all kinds of contributions from you, our esteemed researchers, such as research articles, reviews, critical essays and translations. In addition to the theme headings listed, new approaches you propose will also be considered.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Z. Tülin DEĞİRMENCİ

Harvard University

Article submission deadline: 14 June 2025https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/bauart

Theatre Performances in Pera

Theatre and Opera Stages in Pera

Entertainment Culture in Pera

Music Cafés

Istanbul Folk Music

Music of Istanbul

Changing Soundscapes in Pera

Record and Music Stores

Instrument Makers

Art in Pera Through the Eyes of Travelers

Music Libraries in Pera

Independent Music Groups

Tekkes and Dervish Lodges

Mevlevi Music

History of Sound Recording

Sound Recording Studios in Pera