Raymond Charles Péré

Péré was commissioned to design a clock tower in commemoration of the silver anniversary of Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II's (reigned 1876–1909) ascent to the throne.

[1] A building near the Köprü Mosque in the Quarantine Quarter of İzmir, known today as the Ayşe Mayda [tr] Mansion, is considered to be Péré's work.

The mansion was built for Grand Vizier Mehmed Kamil Pasha (1833–1913), governor of İzmir from 1895 to 1907, as a Turkish interpretation of the "Art Nouveau" style.

Here, he put himself in the scene of a fresco called "The Martyrdom of St. Polycarp", depicting İzmir's bishop and guardian saint being murdered by the Romans in 155 AD.

[1] In addition to his works as public buildings, Raymond Charles Péré is also known for creating architectural designs for some houses for Levantine families residing in Alsancak and Buca, even though it is not easy today to identify them.