{"id":2426,"date":"2026-04-30T12:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ozgurgulun.com\/?p=2426"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:46:51","slug":"izmit-saat-kulesi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ozgurgulun.com\/en\/izmit-saat-kulesi\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0130zmit Saat Kulesi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_2426\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only\" data-element-id=\"2426\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewbox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ozgurgulun.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 16px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 16\/16;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u015eimdi \u0130zmit\u2019in o e\u015fsiz K\u00f6rfez manzaras\u0131n\u0131 kucaklayan tarihi tepesindeyiz. Hemen \u00f6n\u00fcm\u00fczde, t\u00fcm zarafetiyle y\u00fckselen ve \u015fehre adeta bir m\u00fccevher gibi i\u015flenen \u0130zmit Saat Kulesi duruyor. Haz\u0131rsan\u0131z, bu ta\u015f yap\u0131n\u0131n sadece mimarisini de\u011fil, ruhuna sinmi\u015f o derin anlamlar\u0131 da birlikte ke\u015ffedelim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tarihi:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hikayemiz, marangozlu\u011fu kadar saatlere olan merak\u0131yla da bilinen Sultan II. Abd\u00fclhamid\u2019in tahta \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131n 25. y\u0131l d\u00f6n\u00fcm\u00fc haz\u0131rl\u0131klar\u0131yla ba\u015fl\u0131yor. Sultan, o d\u00f6nemde merkezi otoriteyi g\u00fc\u00e7lendirmek ve &#8220;modernle\u015fen&#8221; imparatorlu\u011fun bir ni\u015fanesini her kentte g\u00f6stermek i\u00e7in valilere bir ferman g\u00f6ndererek saat kuleleri yap\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131 emreder. \u0130\u015fte bizim bu zarif kulemiz de \u0130zmit Mutasarr\u0131f\u0131 Musa Kaz\u0131m Bey\u2019in gayretleri ve \u0130zmit Belediyesi\u2019nin destekleriyle bu ferman\u0131n bir meyvesi olarak filizlenir.<\/p>\n<p>Kulenin mimar\u0131, Osmanl\u0131\u2019n\u0131n Avrupa\u2019da e\u011fitim g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015f o ilk mektepli T\u00fcrk mimar\u0131, gen\u00e7 ve yetenekli M. Vedad Tek\u2019tir. Ger\u00e7i baz\u0131 kaynaklar Bah\u00e7ecikli bir Ermeni usta olan Mihran Azaryan\u2019\u0131n da ismini zikreder ama genel kabul, projenin Vedad Bey\u2019in parlayan kariyerinin ilk b\u00fcy\u00fck eseri oldu\u011fudur. Ancak bu kule \u00f6yle kolayca y\u00fckselmez; araya giren 1877-78 Osmanl\u0131-Rus Sava\u015f\u0131, m\u00fclteci ak\u0131nlar\u0131, veba salg\u0131nlar\u0131 ve mali zorluklar derken temeli ancak 1900 y\u0131l\u0131nda at\u0131labilir. Nihayet 1901 veya 1902 y\u0131l\u0131nda, Sultan\u2019\u0131n c\u00fclus \u015fenliklerine yeti\u015fecek \u015fekilde tamamlan\u0131r.<\/p>\n<p>Hereke ve Tav\u015fanc\u0131l\u2019dan getirilen o g\u00fczelim traverten ta\u015flarla, Neoklasik \u00fcslupta, d\u00f6rt katl\u0131 ve yakla\u015f\u0131k 16,4 metre boyunda bir abide kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131zda duruyor. Zemin kat\u0131nda, \u00fc\u00e7 taraf\u0131 bas\u0131k kemerli \u00e7e\u015fmelerle bezenmi\u015f bir sebil bizi kar\u015f\u0131lar; o d\u00f6nemde su ve zaman\u0131n ne kadar kutsal oldu\u011funu hat\u0131rlat\u0131rcas\u0131na. \u00c7e\u015fmelerin \u00fczerindeki ay-y\u0131ld\u0131zlar ve \u00e7elenk motifleri, d\u00f6nemin estetik anlay\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 ne g\u00fczel yans\u0131t\u0131yor.<\/p>\n<p>Orta kata bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131zda, mermer madalyonlar i\u00e7erisinde Sultan II. Abd\u00fclhamid\u2019in tu\u011fras\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6receksiniz; bu, &#8220;buras\u0131 devletin ve merkezi g\u00fcc\u00fcn yeridir&#8221; diyen sessiz bir imzad\u0131r. Ve en \u00fcstte, d\u00f6rt bir yana bakan o dev kadranlar&#8230; Saatin \u00e7an\u0131 bile \u00e7ok \u00f6zeldir; \u00fcnl\u00fc saat ustas\u0131 Mustafa \u015eem-i Pek taraf\u0131ndan yap\u0131lan bu saatin \u00e7an\u0131, bir kilise \u00e7an\u0131yla kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131n diye ona \u00f6zg\u00fcn bir ton verecek \u015fekilde \u00f6zel olarak d\u00f6k\u00fclm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr.<\/p>\n<p>Y\u0131llar i\u00e7inde bu kule \u0130zmit\u2019in en sad\u0131k tan\u0131\u011f\u0131 oldu. 1970\u2019lerde SEKA\u2019n\u0131n katk\u0131lar\u0131yla, 2006\u2019da B\u00fcy\u00fck\u015fehir Belediyesi\u2019yle derken pek \u00e7ok restorasyon g\u00f6rd\u00fc; hatta 1999 depreminin o a\u011f\u0131r y\u00fck\u00fcn\u00fc bile omuzlay\u0131p ayakta kalmay\u0131 ba\u015fard\u0131. En son 2026 y\u0131l\u0131nda tamamlanan titiz bir restorasyon ve a\u015fa\u011f\u0131dan yukar\u0131ya s\u00fcz\u00fclen projeksiyon ayd\u0131nlatmalar\u0131yla, \u015fimdi geceleri bile K\u00f6rfez\u2019e g\u00f6z k\u0131rpan bir m\u00fccevher gibi \u0131\u015f\u0131ld\u0131yor.<\/p>\n<p>\u0130zmit Saat Kulesi, sadece zaman\u0131 de\u011fil, bir imparatorlu\u011fun son demlerindeki modernle\u015fme sanc\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131, bir cumhuriyetin do\u011fumunu ve bir kentin haf\u0131zas\u0131n\u0131 anlat\u0131r bizlere. Bug\u00fcn burada sadece ta\u015fa ve saate de\u011fil, bu topraklar\u0131n 124 y\u0131ll\u0131k ser\u00fcvenine bak\u0131yorsunuz.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mimari \u00f6zellikleri ve sembolik anlamlar\u0131:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131zda duran bu abide, T\u00fcrk mimarl\u0131k tarihinin Avrupa e\u011fitimi alm\u0131\u015f ilk isimlerinden biri olan M. Vedad Tek\u2019in imzas\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131yor. Kimi anlat\u0131lar Bah\u00e7ecikli Mihran Azaryan\u2019\u0131 da ansa da, bu Neoklasik \u015faheserin planlar\u0131 Vedad Bey\u2019in elinden \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Kuleye yakla\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131zda dikkatinizi ilk \u00e7ekecek olan \u015fey, Hereke ve Tav\u015fanc\u0131l\u2019dan \u00f6zenle se\u00e7ilip getirilen o me\u015fhur traverten ta\u015flar\u0131n dokusudur.<\/p>\n<p>Hadi, kulenin katlar\u0131n\u0131 birer birer inceleyelim:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zemin Kat (Sebillerin Sesi):<\/strong> Di\u011fer katlardan daha geni\u015f tasarlanm\u0131\u015f bu giri\u015f kat\u0131nda, \u00fc\u00e7 y\u00f6ne bakan o harika mermer \u00e7e\u015fmeleri g\u00f6r\u00fcyorsunuz. O d\u00f6nemde saat ve su, halk\u0131n ortak kulland\u0131\u011f\u0131 en kutsal de\u011ferlerdi. \u00c7e\u015fmelerin \u00fczerindeki ay-y\u0131ld\u0131z ve \u00e7elenk motifleri, imparatorlu\u011fun estetik imzas\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131rken; bat\u0131 cephesinde halen okunabilen kitabe bize 1318 (M. 1902) y\u0131l\u0131n\u0131 f\u0131s\u0131ldar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Orta Katlar (Devletin M\u00fchr\u00fc):<\/strong> \u0130kinci katta bizi o d\u00f6nemin ruhunu yans\u0131tan zarif d\u00f6kme demir korkuluklu balkonlar kar\u015f\u0131lar. Bir \u00fcst kata \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131zda ise pencerelerin alt\u0131na yerle\u015ftirilmi\u015f mermer madalyonlar i\u00e7erisinde Sultan II. Abd\u00fclhamid\u2019in tu\u011fras\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcr\u00fcz. Bu, &#8220;buras\u0131 devletin ve merkezi otoritenin kalesidir&#8221; diyen sessiz bir temsildir.<\/li>\n<li><strong>En \u00dcst Kat ve \u00c7an:<\/strong> En tepede, d\u00f6rt bir yana bakan 80 cm \u00e7ap\u0131ndaki o dev kadranlar zaman\u0131 f\u0131s\u0131ldar. Saatin \u00e7an\u0131 ise ba\u015fl\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131na bir hik\u00e2yedir dostlar; Mustafa \u015eem-i Pek taraf\u0131ndan yap\u0131lan bu saatin \u00e7an\u0131, bir kilise \u00e7an\u0131yla kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131n diye ona \u00e7ok \u00f6zel, \u00f6zg\u00fcn bir ton verilmi\u015ftir. Kule, ba\u015f\u0131ndaki o sivri ve kur\u015fun kapl\u0131 k\u00fclah\u0131yla g\u00f6\u011fe do\u011fru vakarla uzan\u0131r.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Peki, bu kule neden yap\u0131ld\u0131 ve bize ne anlatmak istiyor?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bu kule, Sultan II. Abd\u00fclhamid\u2019in tahta \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131n 25. y\u0131l d\u00f6n\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fc \u00f6l\u00fcms\u00fczle\u015ftirmek i\u00e7in Mutasarr\u0131f Musa Kaz\u0131m Bey taraf\u0131ndan yapt\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131. Ancak sembolik anlam\u0131 bunun \u00e7ok \u00f6tesindedir. O d\u00f6nemde bu kuleler, imparatorlu\u011fun her k\u00f6\u015fesine &#8220;modernle\u015fme&#8221; ve &#8220;merkezi otorite&#8221; mesaj\u0131n\u0131 yaymak i\u00e7in dikiliyordu. Art\u0131k zaman, cami minarelerinden okunan ezanla b\u00f6l\u00fcnen bir s\u00fcreden, kentin meydan\u0131nda her saniye t\u0131k t\u0131k i\u015fleyen mekanik bir disipline d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcyordu.<\/p>\n<p>Baz\u0131 kuramc\u0131lar bu y\u00fcksek ve dik yap\u0131y\u0131, devletin g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc ve sars\u0131lmazl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 simgeleyen &#8220;fallik&#8221; bir iktidar objesi olarak da yorumlar. K\u0131sacas\u0131 \u0130zmit Saat Kulesi, sadece bir zaman \u00f6l\u00e7er de\u011fil; Osmanl\u0131\u2019n\u0131n modernle\u015fme sanc\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131, sanayile\u015fen d\u00fcnyan\u0131n \u00e7al\u0131\u015fma disiplinini ve bir kentin haf\u0131zas\u0131n\u0131 temsil eden en g\u00f6rkemli \u015fahittir.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kulenin \u00c7an\u0131:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kulenin en \u00fcst kat\u0131na, o r\u00fczgarl\u0131 ama b\u00fcy\u00fcleyici zirveye do\u011fru hayali bir t\u0131rman\u0131\u015f yapal\u0131m \u015fimdi. Orada, \u015fehrin g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcs\u00fcnden uzak, sadece zaman\u0131n kalbinin att\u0131\u011f\u0131 o \u00f6zel mekanizma ve saatin \u00e7an\u0131 bizi bekliyor.<\/p>\n<p>Biliyorsunuz, bu saat sadece vakti g\u00f6stermekle kalmaz, her saat ba\u015f\u0131nda ve yar\u0131m saatlerde \u0130zmit semalar\u0131nda yank\u0131lanan o tok sesiyle \u015fehre nefes ald\u0131r\u0131r. Peki, hi\u00e7 dikkat ettiniz mi? Bu saatin \u00e7an sesi, di\u011fer al\u0131\u015f\u0131k oldu\u011fumuz \u00e7an seslerinden biraz daha farkl\u0131d\u0131r. Bunun \u00e7ok ince ve toplumsal bir sebebi var.<\/p>\n<p>Bu zarif kulenin saati, d\u00f6nemin en \u00fcnl\u00fc ustalar\u0131ndan biri olan <strong>Mustafa \u015eem-i Pek<\/strong>&#8216;in elinden \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Usta, \u00e7an\u0131 d\u00f6kerken ona \u00f6yle \u00f6zel bir ton vermi\u015ftir ki, bu ses kentin di\u011fer binalar\u0131ndan duyuldu\u011funda bir kilise \u00e7an\u0131yla kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131n. Yani o d\u00f6nemde, ibadet yerlerinin seslerinin birbirine kar\u0131\u015fmamas\u0131 ve halk\u0131n bu mekanik sesi duydu\u011funda bunun devletin saati oldu\u011funu hemen anlamas\u0131 i\u00e7in b\u00f6yle bir estetik ve sosyal hassasiyet g\u00f6zetilmi\u015f.<\/p>\n<p>\u0130\u015fte bu y\u00fczden, kulenin sesi sadece zaman\u0131 de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda o d\u00f6nemin k\u00fclt\u00fcrel dokusunu ve toplumsal inceli\u011fini de kula\u011f\u0131m\u0131za f\u0131s\u0131ldar. \u015eem-i Pek Usta&#8217;n\u0131n imzas\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131yan bu saat, g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde h\u00e2l\u00e2 t\u0131k\u0131r t\u0131k\u0131r \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan o nadir ve canl\u0131 tarihlerden biridir. 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