The clock tower tradition first started in the 13th century Europe, and spread to the territory of the Ottoman Empire in the late 16th century [1] [2] and the first clock tower found today in Turkey was erected in 1797 in the Anatolian town of Safranbolu. [3] Starting from the time of Mehmed the Conqueror, the Ottoman high class had used mechanical clocks, but the concept of a clock tower in the Ottoman Empire and the Anatolian region was introduced to the public much later compared to some countries in Europe, about which numerous comments and theories have been offered. [3] While Abdülhak Adnan Adıvar attributes this to the concern that müezzins and timekeepers would have lost their importance, Bernard Lewis argues that the clock, like the printing press, might have caused cracks in the Islamic social fabric. [4] Şule Gürbüz states that mechanical clocks do not necessarily show the correct time sometimes and the clock towers did not become widespread due to this error margin, as the timekeepers could calculate the time for prayer precisely. [4] Numerous clock towers were built with the edicts published on Abdul Hamid II's 25th anniversary of ascension to the throne, and these edicts are considered an important threshold for the spread of the clock towers. [4] [5] [6] Before Abdul Hamid II's reign, Ziya Pasha built many such towers during his governorship in Adana and Amasya. [4]
The clock towers, which represented the central authority, were built in the center of the cities in which they were located, as in the examples of Antalya Clock Tower and İzmit Clock Tower. [4] [7] [8] Bilecik Clock Tower, Bolu Clock Tower, Göynük Clock Tower, Kastamonu Clock Tower, Mudurnu Clock Tower, Sivrihisar Clock Tower, Bursa Tophane Clock Tower and Istanbul Tophane Clock Tower are built in a location or hillside overlooking the city. [7] [9] There are also clock towers, which are part of a building such as the Şişli Etfal Hospital Clock Tower, as well as those located within a complex, such as the Yıldız Clock Tower. [4] [7] In addition, Ali Çetinkaya Station Clock Tower, Alsancak Station Clock Tower, Ayvalık Clock Tower, Bergama Clock Tower, Gümüşhacıköy Clock Tower, Mersin Clock Tower, Merzifon American College Clock Tower, Sivas Gendarme Barracks Clock Tower, Şirinyer American College Clock Tower and Diyarbakır Hamidiye Clock Fountain are among the towers made to be compatible with the structure in which they are placed. [7] Niğde Clock Tower, Sinop Clock Tower and Zile Clock Tower are examples of clock towers rising above historical castles. [7] Hacı Pasha Clock Tower, which was created by adding a clock to an old factory chimney, and Tepsi Minaret, which was created by adding a clock to a minaret, are among the towers that were later turned into a clock tower. [7] In addition, Çiçek Pasajı Front Clock, Galatasaray High School Roof Clock, Haydarpaşa Station Roof Clock and Sainte-Pulchérie French High School Roof Clock, which do not have a tower structure but are located at a high point of the building, are also usually included in the category of clock towers.
Most clock towers are made of stone, but there are also wooden towers such as Gerede Clock Tower and Mudurnu Clock Tower. [7] Although some towers such as Dolmabahçe Clock Tower, Istanbul University Clock Towers and İzmir Clock Tower are important works with their own aesthetic appearance, most clock towers are structures that are in harmony with their surroundings despite being high or showy and built in accordance with the general characteristics of Islamic architecture. [7]
In functional terms, besides showing the time, there are clock towers used as watchtowers like Samsun Clock Tower, as well as clock towers equipped with barometers and thermometers, as in the case of Dolmabahçe Clock Tower. [4] Kayseri Clock Tower, Muğla Clock Tower, and Tokat Clock Tower are also used as temporary timekeeping locations for religious purposes, while many clock towers such as Çanakkale Clock Tower have a fountain on the base. Göynük Clock Tower, Manisa Clock Tower and Tepsi Minaret operate only with the alarm system without a dial. [4] [7] [10]
Although there are many clock towers today, the number of towers that have had a remarkable quality is one hundred and twenty six. The city with the most clock towers is Istanbul with twenty towers, followed by İzmir with seven towers. As for the region, the Central Anatolia Region is the region with the highest number of clock towers. [7] Twenty-three out of a hundred and twenty six towers are not standing today. Out of the demolished ones, eleven new clock towers were erected at the same spot of their original predecessors, and four were moved to a different spot or reconstructed at a different spot.
Clock towers dated to the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century and the newer clock towers made based on these examples generally consist of pedestal, trunk and mansion sections. [7] [6] There is a room in the base section and a staircase leading up to the trunk, a Z-shaped or spiral staircase in the trunk, and a clock machine in the upper section. [7] [6]
There is a small clock on the machine and this clock is connected up with a shaft. [6] The shaft that provides the movement of the hour and minute hands on the dial also activates the clapper of the bell, if any exists. [6] [10] The weights, which are wound on the two rollers between the wheels of the machine and located at the ends of the two steel ropes, go up and down to ensure that the clock is set up and works properly. [10] [11] While the rope attached to the first reel enables the clock to work, the rope and weight attached to the second reel enables the rammer to hit the bell. [10] The bell on the top of the mansion is covered with a dome or a cone and there are openings around the bell so that the sound reaches far. [10]
The clocks are produced to ring based on the numerical number of each hour, although some just ring once regardless of what hour it is. [10] Some clocks also ring every 30 minutes. [10] Others ring twice at the start of each hour, with the ringings being one to two minutes apart. [10] In order for them to continue working properly, clocks are checked every fifteen days or once a month depending on their features. [10]
The timing system for the clock towers, which was set according to the adhan hours, was changed to show the normal timing system with the Law on 24-Hour Division of the Day issued in 1925. [10] [9] With the Law on the Use of International Numbers in 1928, the clocks expressed in Eastern Arabic numerals on the dials were replaced to show Arabic and Roman numerals, and in some cases both the old and new numerals were used on the dials. [10]
Red | Demolished |
Blue | Rebuilt in the same spot after demolition |
Green | Rebuilt or moved to a different spot after demolition |
# | Name | Location | Constructed | Notes | Reference(s) |
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1 | Adapazarı Clock Tower | Adapazarı, Sakarya | 1882 | [12] | |
2 | Akçakoca Clock Tower | Akçakoca, Düzce | 1954 | [13] | |
3 | Akdeniz University Olbia Cultural Center Clock Tower | Konyaaltı, Antalya | 1999 | [14] [15] [16] | |
4 | Alaca Clock Tower | Alaca, Çorum | 2001 | [17] [18] | |
5 | Ali Çetinkaya Station Clock Tower | Afyonkarahisar, Afyonkarahisar | 1939 | [19] [20] | |
6 | Alsancak Station Clock Tower | Konak, İzmir | 1890 | [not 1] | [21] [22] [23] |
7 | Altınoluk Central Mosque Clock Tower | Edremit, Balıkesir | 1885 | [not 2] | [24] [25] |
8 | Amasya Clock Tower | Amasya, Amasya | 2002 | [not 3] | [26] [27] [28] [29] |
9 | Ankara Clock Tower | Altındağ, Ankara | 1884 | [30] [31] [32] [33] | |
10 | Antalya Clock Tower | Muratpaşa, Antalya | Unknown | [not 4] | [34] [35] [36] [37] |
11 | Atatürk Forest Farm and Zoo Directorate Building Clock Tower | Yenimahalle, Ankara | 1926 | [38] | |
12 | Church of Agia Fotini Clock Tower | Konak, İzmir | 1892 | [not 5] | [39] [40] [41] [42] |
13 | Ayios Konstantinos and Ayia Eleni Church Clock Tower | Beyoğlu, Istanbul | 1861 | [43] | |
14 | Ayvalık Clock Tower | Ayvalık, Balıkesir | 1870 | [44] [45] [36] [46] | |
15 | Bahadın Clock Tower | Sorgun, Yozgat | Unknown | [47] | |
16 | Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital Clock Tower | Bakırköy, Istanbul | 1914 | [not 6] | [48] [49] [50] |
17 | Balıkesir Clock Tower | Karesi, Balıkesir | 1901 | [not 7] | [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] |
18 | Balıklı Greek Hospital Clock Tower | Zeytinburnu, Istanbul | 1893 | [56] | |
19 | Bartın Clock Tower | Bartın, Bartın | Unknown | [57] | |
20 | Batman Clock Tower | Batman, Batman | 2003 | [58] [59] | |
21 | Bayburt Clock Tower | Bayburt, Bayburt | 1924 | [60] [61] [53] [62] [63] | |
22 | Bayramyeri Clock Tower | Konak, İzmir | 1955 | [64] [65] | |
23 | Bergama Clock Tower | Bergama, İzmir | 1865 | [66] [67] [68] | |
24 | Beypazarı Clock Tower | Beypazarı, Ankara | 1920 | [not 8] | [57] |
25 | Bilecik Clock Tower | Bilecik, Bilecik | 1907 | [69] [70] [68] [71] [72] | |
26 | Boğaziçi University Albert Long Hall Cultural Center Front Clock | Beşiktaş, Istanbul | 1892 | [not 9] | [73] [74] [56] |
27 | Bolu Clock Tower | Bolu, Bolu | 1989 | [not 10] | [75] [76] [28] |
28 | Borsa Junction Clock Tower | Nevşehir, Nevşehir | 1987 | [77] | |
29 | Boyabat Clock Tower | Boyabat, Sinop | 1983 | [not 11] | [78] [18] [79] [80] |
30 | Bozcaada Clock Tower | Bozcaada, Çanakkale | 1867 | [not 12] | [81] [82] |
31 | Burdur Clock Tower | Burdur, Burdur | 1937 | [not 13] | [83] [84] [85] [33] [63] |
32 | Büyük Saat | Seyhan, Adana | 1882 | [86] [87] [88] [89] [90] | |
33 | Büyükada Clock Tower | Adalar, Istanbul | 1923 | [not 14] | [91] [92] [93] |
34 | Çanakkale Clock Tower | Çanakkale, Çanakkale | 1896 | [94] [95] [96] [72] [97] | |
35 | Çankırı Clock Tower | Çankırı, Çankırı | 1901 | [not 15] | [98] [99] [96] [100] |
36 | Çatalca Government House Clock Tower | Çatalca, Istanbul | Unknown | [not 16] | [101] [102] |
37 | Çelebi Mehmet Madrasa Clock Tower | Merzifon, Amasya | 1866 | [103] [104] | |
38 | Çerikli Clock Tower | Delice, Kırıkkale | 1991 | [105] [78] [106] | |
39 | Çınarcık Clock Tower | Çınarcık, Yalova | 2005 | [107] [108] | |
40 | Çiçek Pasajı Front Clock | Beyoğlu, Istanbul | 1876 | [109] [56] | |
41 | Çorum Clock Tower | Çorum, Çorum | 1894 | [not 17] | [110] [111] [112] [113] [114] [115] |
42 | Dolmabahçe Clock Tower | Beşiktaş, Istanbul | 1894 | [116] [117] [118] [119] | |
43 | Düzce Clock Tower | Düzce, Düzce | 2009 | [not 18] | [120] |
44 | Edirne Clock Tower | Edirne, Edirne | 1886 | [not 19] | [121] [122] [123] |
45 | Erbaa Clock Tower | Erbaa, Tokat | 1902 | [124] | |
46 | Erzincan Military Middle School Clock Tower | Erzincan, Erzincan | 1892 | [not 20] | [125] [124] [123] |
47 | Erzincan Fourth Army Document Cellar Clock Tower | Merkez, Erzincan | 1892 | [not 21] | [124] [123] |
48 | Esenli Clock Tower | Merkez, Yozgat | 1994 | [78] | |
49 | Eskişehir Clock Tower | Odunpazarı, Eskişehir | Unknown | [not 22] | [126] [127] |
50 | Fuar Clock Tower | Konak, İzmir | 1938 | [128] | |
51 | Galatasaray High School Roof Clock | Beyoğlu, Istanbul | 1908 | [not 23] | [129] |
52 | Gelibolu Clock Tower | Gelibolu, Çanakkale | 1901 | [not 24] | [130] [131] [123] |
53 | Gerede Clock Tower | Gerede, Bolu | 1882 | [132] [133] [134] [115] | |
54 | Gerze Clock Tower | Gerze, Sinop | Unknown | [not 25] | [77] [106] [79] [135] |
55 | Göynük Clock Tower | Göynük, Bolu | 1923 | [136] [137] [134] [115] | |
56 | Gümüşhacıköy Clock Tower | Gümüşhacıköy, Amasya | 2009 | [not 26] | [138] [139] [140] [63] [103] |
57 | Hacı Pasha Clock Tower | Silifke, Mersin | 2007 | [not 27] | [141] |
58 | Hamidiye Clock Fountain | Yenişehir, Diyarbakır | Unknown | [not 28] | [142] [143] [28] [144] |
59 | Hamidiye Clock Fountain | Yozgat, Yozgat | 1901 | [not 29] | [145] [146] [147] [148] |
60 | Havza Clock Tower | Havza, Samsun | Unknown | [not 30] | [130] [131] [123] [79] [149] |
61 | Haydarpaşa Station Roof Clock | Kadıköy, Istanbul | 1908 | [150] | |
62 | İskenderun Justice Palace Clock Tower | İskenderun, Hatay | 1925 | [151] [152] [140] | |
63 | Istanbul University Clock Towers | Fatih, Istanbul | 1865 | [153] | |
64 | İzmir Clock Tower | Konak, İzmir | 1901 | [154] [155] [156] [157] | |
65 | İzmit Clock Tower | İzmit, Kocaeli | 1903 | [158] [159] [160] | |
66 | Karabük Clock Tower | Karabük, Karabük | 1987 | [77] [106] | |
67 | Karaman Clock Tower | Karaman, Karaman | 2009 | [161] | |
68 | Kars Public Education Center Clock Tower | Kars, Kars | 2003 | [162] | |
69 | Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital Kasımpaşa Building Clock Tower | Beyoğlu, Istanbul | Unknown | [not 31] | [163] [164] [165] |
70 | Kastamonu Command Building Clock Tower | Kastamonu, Kastamonu | Unknown | [not 32] | [40] [41] |
71 | Kastamonu Clock Tower | Kastamonu, Kastamonu | 1885 | [166] [167] [168] [72] [169] | |
72 | Kayseri Clock Tower | Melikgazi, Kayseri | 1907 | [170] [171] [168] [115] | |
73 | Kemer Clock Tower | Kemer, Antalya | 2006 | [172] | |
74 | Konya Clock Tower | Karatay, Konya | 1872 | [not 33] | [173] [41] [33] [174] |
75 | Kumkapı Clock Tower | Fatih, Istanbul | Unknown | [not 34] | [40] |
76 | Kurtalan Clock Tower | Kurtalan, Siirt | 1999 | [175] [176] | |
77 | Kuşadası Clock Tower | Kuşadası, Aydın | 1996 | [177] [178] | |
78 | Küre Clock Tower | Küre, Kastamonu | Unknown | [not 35] | [173] |
79 | Kütahya Clock Tower | Kütahya, Kütahya | 2006 | [not 36] | [179] [180] [41] |
80 | Ladik Clock Tower | Ladik, Samsun | 1889 | [181] [182] [183] [63] | |
81 | Maden Clock Tower | Maden, Elazığ | 1898 | [184] [185] [186] [187] | |
82 | Manisa Clock Tower | Şehzadeler, Manisa | 1975 | [not 37] | [188] [189] [190] [191] |
83 | Mardin Clock Tower | Artuklu, Mardin | 2003 | [not 38] | [192] |
84 | Marmara University School of Medicine Clock Towers | Kadıköy, Istanbul | 1900 | [193] [194] | |
85 | Mecitözü Clock Tower | Mecitözü, Çorum | 1899 | [12] [190] | |
86 | Mehmet Akif Ersoy Museum House Clock Tower | Altındağ, Ankara | 2008 | [195] [196] | |
87 | Mersin Clock Tower | Akdeniz, Mersin | 1898 | [not 39] | [197] [198] [183] |
88 | Anatolia College in Merzifon Clock Tower | Merzifon, Amasya | 1919 | [199] [200] [201] [103] | |
89 | Merzifon Clock Tower | Merzifon, Amasya | 1866 | [202] [203] [201] [72] [204] | |
90 | Mudurnu Clock Tower | Mudurnu, Bolu | 1964 | [not 40] | [205] [206] [63] [207] |
91 | Muğla Clock Tower | Menteşe, Muğla | 1885 | [208] [209] [210] [211] | |
92 | Niğde Clock Tower | Niğde, Niğde | 1866 | [212] [213] [214] [115] | |
93 | Ondokuzmayıs Clock Tower | Ondokuzmayıs, Samsun | 1987 | [77] | |
94 | Osmaniye Clock Tower | Osmaniye, Osmaniye | 1999 | [215] | |
95 | Panagia Evangelistria Church Clock Tower | Beyoğlu, Istanbul | 1893 | [216] [56] [217] | |
96 | Safranbolu Clock Tower | Safranbolu, Karabük | 1797 | [218] [219] [220] [72] [221] | |
97 | Sainte-Pulchérie French High School Roof Clock | Beyoğlu, Istanbul | 1890 | [222] | |
98 | Samsun Clock Tower | İlkadım, Samsun | 2001 | [not 41] | [223] [224] [225] |
99 | Siirt Clock Tower | Siirt, Siirt | 1975 | [not 42] | [226] [227] [225] [63] |
100 | Sinop Clock Tower | Sinop, Sinop | 1901 | [228] [229] [220] | |
101 | Sirkeci Station Clock Towers | Fatih, Istanbul | 1890 | [230] [231] [93] [232] | |
102 | Sivas Clock Tower | Sivas, Sivas | 1803 | [not 43] | [12] [225] [233] [234] [235] |
103 | Sivas Gendarmerie Barracks Clock Tower | Sivas, Sivas | 1908 | [236] | |
104 | Sivrihisar Clock Tower | Sivrihisar, Eskişehir | 1900 | [237] [238] [239] [240] [241] | |
105 | Sungurlu Clock Tower | Sungurlu, Çorum | 1891 | [not 44] | [242] [243] [239] [115] |
106 | Şanlıurfa Clock Tower | Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa | Unknown | [not 45] | [244] [245] [246] [247] |
107 | Şefaatli Clock Tower | Şefaatli, Yozgat | 1986 | [248] [106] | |
108 | Şehitler Clock Tower | Niksar, Tokat | 2008 | [249] [250] | |
109 | Şirinyer American College Clock Tower | Buca, İzmir | 1912 | [251] [252] [160] [253] | |
110 | Etfal Hospital Clock Tower | Şişli, Istanbul | 1907 | [254] [255] [256] [257] | |
111 | Tarsus Clock Tower | Tarsus, Mersin, Mersin | 1893 | [258] [259] [246] [115] | |
112 | Tekirdağ Clock Tower | Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ | Unknown | [not 46] | [12] [18] |
113 | Tepsi Minaret | Yakutiye, Erzurum | Unknown | [not 47] | [260] [261] [112] [33] [115] [262] |
114 | Tokat Clock Tower | Tokat, Tokat | 1902 | [263] [264] [246] [115] | |
115 | Tophane Clock Tower | Beyoğlu, Istanbul | 1849 | [265] [266] [140] [267] | |
116 | Tophane Clock Tower | Osmangazi, Bursa | 1905 | [268] [269] [85] | |
117 | Trabzon Clock Tower | Ortahisar, Trabzon | 1863 | [not 48] | [270] [12] |
118 | Turgutlu Clock Tower | Turgutlu, Manisa | Unknown | [not 49] | [271] |
119 | Ürgüp Clock Tower | Ürgüp, Nevşehir | 2006 | [272] | |
120 | Vezirköprü Clock Tower | Vezirköprü, Samsun | 1959 | [not 50] | [273] [274] [275] [63] |
121 | Yenişehir Clock Tower | Yenişehir, Bursa | 1936 | [not 51] | [276] [277] [275] [115] |
122 | Yerköy Clock Tower | Yerköy, Yozgat | 1986 | [278] [106] | |
123 | Yeşilli Clock Tower | Yeşilli, Mardin | Unknown | [not 52] | [279] [144] |
124 | Yıldız Clock Tower | Beşiktaş, Istanbul | 1890 | [280] [281] [282] | |
125 | Yozgat Clock Tower | Yozgat, Yozgat | 1908 | [not 53] | [283] [284] [275] [63] |
126 | Yüreğir Clock Tower | Yüreğir, Adana | 2008 | [285] | |
127 | Zile Clock Tower | Zile, Tokat | 1875 | [not 54] | [286] [287] [147] [63] |
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