Title: A LATE OTTOMAN PERIOD BUILDING IN KAHRAMANMARAŞ: MÜFTÜ RAFET EFENDİ HOUSE
Abstract: Maraş hosted so many civilization througout the history.In this city which improved fairly in Turkish period, public improvements revived specially in 14.century in Dulkakiroğlu period.Buildings that forms contentional city center and came until today began to arise in this period.In this city which continued to improve in Ottoman period in the same center, until 19.century it was only built adobe buildings.And beginning from the end of 19.century, brick buildings were started to built.In this study there is a work of documentation Müftü Rafet Efendi Evi (1896) which made in the last years of the Ottoman period.Maps of the traditional urban fabric, old photographs and engravings, Adana of Culture Heritage Protection Regional Council Office and Kahramanmaras Museum Directorate registration slips structures and prepared plans and drawings of these structures are basic materials in this researc.In this study the general characteristics of the structures described in traditional civil architecture of the city of Müftü Rafet Efendi House and some preservation recommendations are given for the building.