Bu makalede, İstanbul Eminönü ilçesi Kumkapı semtinde yer alan Aya Kiryaki Kilisesi'nin hemen karşısındaki yapının tarihsel geçmişi harita ve tapu kayıtları ile aydınlatılmaya çalışılmıştır. Rum okullarının büyük kullanılmayarak yok olmaya terk edilmiştir. 23.02.1951 ve 6277 yevmiye numarasına sahip yapıyla ilgili tapu senedinde, yapının vasfı "Aya Kiryaki Kilisesi Vakfına ait Rum Okulu" ibaresinin dışında "kâgir dokuma atölyesi" şekilnde geçmektedir. Okul binası büyük olasılıkla nüfus mübadelesi sonrası ama tespit edemediğimiz bir tarihte (23.02.1951'den önce) eğitim yapısı olmaktan çıkmış ve bir dokuma atölyesine dönüşmüş ve mimarisi bu tarihten sonra özgünlüğünden uzaklaşmıştır. Sonuç olarak, Batılılaşma dönemi Osmanlı ve İstanbul mimarisi için önem arz eden, ayrıca azınlık okulları içerisinde de değerlendirilerek araştırmamamızla bilim dünyasına tanıtılmaya çalışılmıştır. yerini alması gereken okul binası, butarihten sonra özgünlüğünden uzaklaşmıştır. Vakfına ait olduğu Aya Kiryaki Kilisesi'nin mimarı Periklis D. Fotiadis'tir. Fakat okulun mimarının adı ve kesin inşa tarihi bilinmemektedir. Kumkapı'da mevcut 1888 tarihli bir Rum okulundan bahsedilmektedir. Mimar Fotiadis bu tarihlerde oldukça etkin ve aktif bir mimardır. Kapının giriş alınlığının altında yer alan "?????????? (anidrysato)" diktirdi anlamına gelen kelime ile yazıtın ilk kelimesinde geçen ? yani "F" harfi kilisenin de mimarı olan Periklis D. Fotiadis'in (???????? ?. ???IA???) soyadının baş harfi olup olamayacağına dair şüpheleri çekse de bu soru net olarak yanıtlamamaktadır. Rumokulu olduğu anlaşılan yapı çağdaşı diğer örneklerle karşılaştırmalı bir yöntemle mimari ve plan özellikleri açısından detaylıca incelenmiş ve yıkılan bölümleri dahil olmak üzere plan kurgusu aydınlatılmaya çalışılmıştır. İç sofalı bir plan şemasına sahip olduğu anlaşılan yapının özellikle de sergilediği Neo-Klasik üslup özellikleri nedeniyle XIX. yüzyıl sonuna veya en geç XX. yüzyılın ilk yıllarına ait olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Yapı gerek cephe tasarımı gerekse çok azı günümüze gelebilmiş kalem işi bezemeleriyle korunması gereken bir mimarlık eseridir.

In this article, it is aimed that the historical background of the structure, which is right across the Aya Kiryaki Church located in Kumkapı, Eminönü (Istanbul), is enlightened by means of map and land registers. A major part of the Greek schools were not used and left to disappear after the population exchange in 1923. The qualification of the structure is registered as “masonry weaving workshop” different from the phrase “Greek School which belongs to the foundation of Aya Kiryaki Church” in title deed with respect to the structure of 23.02.1951 under the roll no. 6277. The school building ceased to be a school building on a date, which we cannot determine, which was probably after the population exchange (before 23.02.1951) and it was turned into a weaving workshop and its architecture moved away from its originality. The architect of Aya Kiryaki Church, which belongs to its foundation, was Periklis D. Fotiadis. Furthermore, Periklis D. Fotiadis was also an architect who constructed Zoğrafyon High School in Beyoğlu, Heybeliada Theological School, Balıklı Greek Hospital and Ekselsior Apartment in Ayaspaşa. The name of the architect and the construction date of the school, which belongs to the church’s foundation, are not known. However, a Greek school located in Kumkapı and dating since 1888 is mentioned. Fotiadis was a very effective and active architect in those years. There are suspicions whether the letter Φ, which means “F”, in the first word of the inscription and the word “ἀνιδρύσατο (anidrysato)” below the entrance pediment of the door, which means ‘erected’, is the first letter of the surname of Periklis D. Fotiadis (ΠΕΡΙΚЛНЕ Δ. ΦΩΤIAΔΗΣ), who was the architect of the church. However, it is not possible to understand the architect of this school from this severely damaged inscription. The most similar school to be compared to this school belonging to the foundation of Aya Kiryaki Church in terms of plan scheme, dimension and facade decorations is Ioakimion Greek High School for Girls. The building was constructed as a house firstly and it was even used as Patrick’s home and registered as a dwelling house in the deed of real estate. The school building which has a symmetrical plan scheme covers a rectangular space. The internal and external appearances of the building are plain. Column layout, which is on the northeast facade of the building and which rises along two storeys, is an outstanding decorative feature in the building. This layout also Kumkapı Aya Kiryaki (Hagıa Kyrıake) Kilisesi Vakfına Ait Yapının Tarihsel… 605 Turkish Studies International Periodical For the Languages, Literature and History of Turkish or Turkic Volume 10/1 Winter 2015 repeats itself in the basement floor in smaller dimensions. The most important difference between these two buildings in terms of plan scheme is the fact that the school building belonging to the foundation of Aya Kiryaki Church has a planning scheme with an inner hall. The staircase is not linked to the inner hall. The Stair well is placed on the left side of the hall which is reached after the entrance. The staircase in Ioakimion Greek High School for Girls is placed in the entrance hall, which is as wide as the hall. However, this division is a central hall which is a passageway connecting other venues rather than an independent internal hall. The two school buildings are modest structures especially in respect of their dimensions. Triangle pediment in the roof alignment, plasters embedded into the facades, ionic column capitals are observed in both structures, and these two examples resemble each other in terms of facade decoration. Urban formation, which survives until today in Kumkapı district of the historical peninsula and other districts after extreme disasters such as fires particularly which broke out in Hocapaşa in 1865 and on historical peninsula on various dates, fires of Pera which broke out in 1831 and 1871, developed in compliance with western norms which consist of multi-storey, attached and masonry buildings built around the grid road system. The structuring on Kadırga Liman Street, on which the school building belonging to the foundation of Aya Kiryaki Church is located, is full of the examples of these types of constructions. When we examine all Greek schools built in this period, we see that ‘Neo-Classical’ style is mainly dominant. In this article, the structure, which appears to be a Greek school, is examined in detail together with its other contemporary examples by using a comparative method in terms of their architectural and planning characteristics, and its planning including the destroyed sections is tried to be enlightened. It is understood that the structure, which appears to have a planning scheme with an interior sofa, belongs to the late 19th century or the early 20th century at the latest due to the stylistic characteristics it shows. Although the Neo-Classical style is widely used in many Western style buildings in Istanbul, it is understood that the Greek community attributes a ‘sharper and more conscious’ meaning to the style choice. Strong references are made to the Greek architecture and art especially in Greek schools with the preferred Neo-Classical style and in this way, the formation of the identity of the Greek community is supported. As a result, the existence of a Greek school, which belongs to the late 19th or the early 20th century at the latest on account of its architectural characteristics, is determined whilst looking for the answers to the questions about the function of this structure which is passed by in Istanbul but the question about its function is unanswered. The school building; which has importance for the Ottoman and Istanbul architecture in the era of Westernization, which should be protected due to its facade decoration and ornaments and which should be evaluated and take its place within other minority schools will be introduced to the science world and take its place in inventory of the art and architectural history thanks to our study.