This paper argues that the early Republican attempts to reintegrate the Ottoman past into nationalist narratives later found their reflections in discussions regarding the preservation of İstanbul’s diverse heritage, coinciding with the redefinition of Turkish nationalism in the 1940s, incorporating Islam and marking a departure from the foundation ideology of the Republic of Turkey. In 1939, the Republican authorities decided to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1953. The Commission for the Preservation of Antiquities (Muhafaza-ı Asar-ı Atika Encümeni)—the body responsible for the preservation of historic monuments in İstanbul—was tasked with conducting restoration and repair works for the celebrations. Although the celebrations did not receive much attention in the following years, the annual celebrations in the city have now become a significant aspect of present-day İstanbul, which glorify its Ottoman-Islamic past. By presenting its negotiations and contestations with other state actors in the context of these preparations, this paper explores the role of the Preservation Commission in appropriating the inherited remnants of İstanbul’s multifaceted past as “national monuments.”

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文物保护委员会及其在将伊斯坦布尔的多样化遗产作为国家遗产进行挪用方面的作用（1939-1953 年）

本文认为，共和党早期试图将奥斯曼帝国的过去重新融入民族主义叙事的尝试后来在关于保护伊斯坦布尔多样化遗产的讨论中得到了反映，这与 1940 年代对土耳其民族主义的重新定义相吻合，将伊斯兰教纳入并标志着与基础的背离土耳其共和国的意识形态。1939 年，共和当局决定在 1953 年庆祝奥斯曼帝国征服君士坦丁堡 500 周年。穆哈法扎-伊阿萨尔-阿蒂卡·恩库梅尼)——负责保护伊斯坦布尔历史古迹的机构——负责为庆祝活动进行修复和修复工作。尽管庆祝活动在接下来的几年里没有受到太多关注，但该市的年度庆祝活动现在已成为当今伊斯坦布尔的一个重要方面，它颂扬了其奥斯曼伊斯兰历史。通过在这些准备工作的背景下展示其与其他国家行为者的谈判和争论，本文探讨了保护委员会在将伊斯坦布尔多方面过去的继承残余物作为“国家纪念碑”的作用。