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    THE MAKING OF THE COMMERCIAL CENTER IN TIRE (14TH-16TH CENTURIES) (1)
    (2015) Yuksel, Cagla Caner
    Today Tire is one of the administrative districts under the city of Izmir Located southeast of Izmir, it is situated on the southern edge of the Kucuk Menderes Plain and the northern fringe of the Gume Mountains (Figure 1). It is surrounded by the neighboring administrative districts of Bayindir to the north about 18 km away, Odemis to the northeast and east about 35 km away, and Selcuk to the west about 40 km away (Figure 2). The town is renowned for its lively traditional markets, particularly open air bazaars held once a week. Rich both in food products and in traditional handcrafts, these markets are still significant nodes of attraction in the region (2). This article reveals how the markets of Tire came on the scene back in the 14th 16th centuries. It sheds light on the making of the town's commercial center in the given periods that Correspond to two distinctive, yet consecutive eras of first the Aydmid Principality and next the Ottoman rule.
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    A Tale of Two Port Cities: Ayasuluk (Ephesus) and Balat (Miletus) during the Beyliks Period*
    (2019) Yuksel, Cagla Caner; 0000-0001-6602-0205
    Ephesus and Miletus, the leading port cities of the ancient world in western Anatolia, fell into gradual decline during the Byzantine period. While governed as Turkish beyliks, from the fourteenth to the early fifteenth century, both port cities witnessed a revival period. Ephesus/Ayasuluk was governed by Aydinid and Miletus/Balat by Menteseid rulers, when they once more thrived as dynamic overseas ports in the trade network between east and west. This article presents a comparative morphological analysis of Ayasuluk and Balat with a particular focus on the spatial transformations they underwent in the period of the Beyliks. In addition to examining the cities in their current physical setting, related historical documents, texts and visual depictions are used to reveal the similarities and differences between these two port cities with regard to their urban form, settlement patterns, cityscape and architecture.