In this study, the texts on Turkish architectural history in Western languages are evaluated in terms of their progress in time within the three periods defined within this paper. This evaluation includes the books of Turkish and foreign authors published by international publishers and also covers some of the articles published in international refereed journals. These items are investigated by the change and the factors of this change throughout the years in their form, content, context and agen¬da. Moreover, the mentioned texts are presented briefly for their importance and their contribution to the field. The main purpose, while making a general inquiry on the evolution of the literature constituted in more than a century, is aimed to make a general assessment on the current position of the field and the characteristics of the recent studies.
AHMET ERDEM TOZOĞLU