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Biography Dergipark
This biography is a DeepL translation of the Turkish platform Dergipark for national academic journals dergipark.org.tr
Orhan Cezmi Tuncer, an expert on the history of architecture, has made a significant contribution to our culture with his works on Turkish Architectural Works and history. His works are the main sources in his field. The architects he trained during his university teaching and the academicians who emerged among them, the foundation old monument projects he prepared in the General Directorate of Foundations and afterwards have been his source of pride. The loss of our teacher on June 11, 2023 saddened his loved ones, and his works were inherited. Prof. Dr. Orhan Cezmi Tuncer, one of the local families of Diyarbaki, was born in 1931 and completed his primary and secondary education in Diyarbaki. He graduated from Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts as an architect in 1956. He worked at the State Hydraulic Works and the Municipality in Diyarbaki for a while, and then opened an office in Diyarbaki between 1961-1965 and started to work as a freelance architect. In the meantime, he prepared the survey-restoration projects of important historical buildings in the region belonging to the General Directorate of Foundations among the architectural projects he drew in large numbers, and the fact that they were liked by the Administration paved the way for him to start working as an architect in the General Directorate of Foundations. Hodja's predisposition to architecture manifested itself in the projects he drew freehand, and the fact that his father was one of the old photographers of Diyarbaki made him more meticulous in this field.
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Biography Turkish Wikipedia
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Orhan Cezmi Tuncer (January 8, 1931, Diyarbaki - June 11, 2023, Ankara) was a Turkish architectural historian, restorer, writer and academic.
He as born in Diyarbaki on January 8, 1931. After completing his primary and secondary education there, Tuncer graduated from Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts as an architect in 1956. Afterwards, he worked at Diyarbaki State Hydraulic Works Regional Directorate and Diyarbaki Municipality. Between 1961 and 1965, he worked as a freelance architect in an office he opened in Diyarbaki. In 1966, he moved to Ankara and started working at the headquarters of the General Directorate of Foundations. On the other hand, he completed his doctorate at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts in 1976. While working at the General Directorate of Foundations, he taught at the university as a lecturer until he joined the Gazi University State Faculty of Engineering and Architecture in 1980. In 1982, he founded the Department of Surveying and Restoration in the Department of Architecture at the same faculty. He became an associate professor in 1984 and a professor in 1992. In 1989-1990, he taught graduate courses at the Department of Architecture at Dicle University. Starting in 1991, he served as the chairman of the Diyarbaki Conservation Board of Cultural and Natural Heritage for two terms. After serving as a member of the High Council for five years, he retired as chairman in 1998.
Tuncer died on June 11, 2023 in Ankara and his body was buried in Gölbasi Cemetery after the funeral prayer at Gölbasi Mosque on June 12.
Biyografya.com
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Academician, Professor Architect, Restoration Expert, Architectural Historian, Researcher Author (D. January 8, 1931, Diyarbaki - D. June 12, 2023, Ankara).
Orhan Cezmi Tuncer completed his primary and secondary education in Diyarbaki. He graduated from Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Higher Architecture (1956). After working as a construction site supervisor in the construction of the buildings of Diyarbaki DSI Region X Directorate for a while, he started to work freelance. In 1966, he settled in Ankara. He was invited to the Monuments Branch of the General Directorate of Foundations and worked there. Within the General Directorate of Foundations, he established the Survey Bureau to prepare the projects of annual investments. In 1972, he was appointed as Special Consultant for Monuments and in 1976 he was appointed as Technical Consultant to the General Manager. He was involved in the restoration of historical buildings in many parts of Anatolia, especially in important centers such as Ahlat, Diyarbaki, Kayseri and Konya. The project and construction of the Ataturk Monument pedestal and its surroundings in Diyarbaki Dagkapi district and the project for the arrangement of Mardin Government Square and the Ataturk Monument pedestal belong to him. In Diyarbaki, he designed and implemented the arcade belonging to Mehmet Han opposite the Borsa Hani located east of the Yogurt Market, the bazaar at the end of Melikahmet Street in Urfa Kapi, the Borsa Hani on Istasyon Street and the building belonging to Hikmet Çelebioglu, which was a dealership below and a house above.
In 1977, he completed his doctorate at the Sedat Hakki Eldem Studio at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts, and in 1980 he became a faculty member at Gazi University State Engineering and Architecture Faculty. Here he taught art history, architectural history and surveying. In the same year, he founded the Department of Restoration at the same place. He became an associate professor in 1980 and a professor in 1992. Since 1970, he has published thirteen books and more than ninety articles on the history of architecture. He served as the chairman of the Diyarbaki Conservation Board of Cultural and Natural Heritage for two terms from 1991. He served as a member of the High Council for five years and retired in 1998.
These are my Instagram stories about Tuncer and his classification.
- RemarkableBooks_Tuncer_G2_Iskender Pasa
Today it is not about a portal but about a muqarnas frame decoration.
- RemarkableBooks_Tuncer K
Prof. Dr. Tuncer coded units and sub-structures by letters and numbers. A few are rare, for example, this one in Diyarbakır Behram Pasa Camisi.
- Classification Tuncer
Tuncer I have mentioned before and I will mention Tuncer many more times. He is so meticulous and prolific besides. To be continued ....
- RemarkableBooks Tuncer
Tuncer's book gave me the opportunity to examine a series of related muqarnas, looking for comparisons and differences.
- Diyarbakır Lale Bey
I succeeded in matching Tuncer's classification to mine. Coding muqarnas layers provides more information than a visual 2D plan. I prefer the combination.
- Diyarbakır Hazreti
Prof. Dr. Tuncer wrote a book with many plans of mihrab muqarnas. He started a compact classification.
Overview of my interpretations of Tuncer's floor plans
Each floor plan links to a seperate webpage.
Overview of my interpretations of Tuncer's floor plans
Each floor plan links to a seperate webpage.
