“IZMIR REJI TOBACCO FACTORY” AS ONE OF THE INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE REMAINS OF THE CITY

Abstract

The “Izmir Reji Tobacco Factory” was first established in 1884 as a complex whichdemonstrates the industrial structures of the period and their working principles withclassical spatial organization and construction system used within the buildings. TheComplex is a unique industrial establishment, defined by 12 buildings in various sizes. Thesettlement is located in the Alsancak district of Izmir, very close to the Izmir Port,neighbouring the Alsancak Train Station and this situation grants the significance of thesettlement. This paper aims to emphasize the protection of the industrial heritagestructures through the periodization of architectural history of Izmir Reji Tobacco Factoryas an important issue of the sustainable development.