AU - Kiel, Machiel. TI - Birgi: an Old Turkish Cultural Centre in Western Anatolia T2 - Archaeology and Art Publications SN - 9756053962199 AV - DS51.B5 K545 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - İstanbul PB - Archaeology and Art Publications KW - Cultural property KW - Economic aspects KW - Turkey KW - Birgi KW - City planning KW - History KW - Cultural relations KW - Architecture KW - Birgi (Turkey) KW - Ancient civilization KW - Culture and tourism KW - Cultural heritage KW - Cultural policy N1 - Autographed by the Autor for NIT Library; Includes bibliographical footnotes; I. Introduction -- II. Geographical setting -- III. The ancient and Byzantine history of the area of Birgi -- IV. Birgi as residence of the Aydınoğlu Princes, 1308-1425 -- V. Birgi in the Ottoman Period (1425-1922) -- a) 15th and 16th centuries, Growth and Expansion -- b) The Destruction, Recovery and Re-structuring of Birgi -- c) 19th Century, Stagnation and Loss of Importance -- d) The 20th Century, Destruction and Partial Recovery -- VI. Vakf Documents as Source for the History of Birgi -- a) The Vakf of the Ulu Cami of Birgi -- b) Vakf of Disappeared Buildings -- c) Abbreviated Translation of Four Foundation Charters of Buildings in Birgi, which for the greater part still exist. Preserved in Ankara, in the Archive of the General Directorate of Pious Foundations -- VII. Transcriptions of the original Ottoman Text as given in VI a) b) c) ER -