Showing posts with label Biographies of Calligraphers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biographies of Calligraphers. Show all posts
Monday, May 07, 2007

Hasan Temiztürk (b Sivas, 12 May 1959)

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(b. Taslihüyük/Sivas, Turkey 12.May 1959) Turkish calligrapher. He lives and works since 1969 in Germany. His line is a combination of class...

Hafiz Osman (b Istanbul, 1642; d Istanbul, 1698)

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(b Istanbul, 1642; d Istanbul, 1698)Ottoman calligrapher. Son of a muezzin at the Haseki Sultan Mosque, he memorized the Koran at an early a...

Necmeddin Okyay Efendi [Efendi, Necmeddin; Üsküdari (b Istanbul, 29 Jan 1883; d Istanbul, 5 Jan 1976) ]

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(b Istanbul, 29 Jan 1883; d Istanbul, 5 Jan 1976). Turkish calligrapher. He attended the Ravzai Terakki school, where he received lessons i...

Mehmed Şefik [Şefik Bey; (b Istanbul, 1819; d Istanbul, 1880) ]

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(b Istanbul, 1819; d Istanbul, 1880). Ottoman calligrapher. He first studied calligraphy with Ali Vasfi and then with Mustafa Izzet . In 18...
Saturday, April 14, 2007

Osman Özcay (b.1963)

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Calligrapher Osman Özçay, younger brother of calligrapher Mehmed Özcay, was born in Çaykara, in the province of Trabzon in 1963. He attended...

Mehmed Özcay (b. 1961)

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Mehmed Özçay was born in 1961 in the Çaykara district of the province of Trabzon, in Turkey. He completed his elementary and secondary educa...

Hamid Aytac [Azmi, Musa; al-Amidi, Hamid] (1891-1982)

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(b Diyarbakir, 1891; d Istanbul, 10 May 1982). Turkish calligrapher. Originally called Musa Azmi , he was the grandson of Seyyid Adem, a fam...
Friday, April 13, 2007

Sami Efendi [b.1838-d.1912]

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(b Istanbul, 13 March 1838; d Istanbul, 1 July 1912). Ottoman calligrapher. He was the son of Mahmud Efendi, the head of the quilt-makers gu...

Ayten Tiryaki (b. 1961)

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(b 1961 in Ordu/Turkey). Calligrapher and active in Istanbul. She graduated from Ankara University,Theologion Faculty with MA degree in 1983...

Selim Türkoglu (b.1960)

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(b 1960, Erzincan, Turkey) Calligrapher and active in Istanbul, Turkey. He took his calligraphy master of Sülüs ve Nesih script from Ali Se...
Thursday, April 12, 2007

İlhan Özkececi (b. 1955)

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(b Kayseri, Turkey 1955) Turkish calligrapher and illumination decorator. Prof. Özkececi is active in Turkey. Education: BA/ Master: Istanbu...

Güvenc Güven (b.1958)

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(b 1958) Turkish calligrapher. Güvenç Güven was born in 1958. He took part in various restoration projects such as Edirne Selimiye Mosque (1...

Davut Bektas (b.1963)

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( b Akoluk, Adana 1963) Turkish calligrapher. Davut Bektas attended the elementary school in Akoluk and continued his education at the ‘Imam...

Ismail Zühdi Efendi II. (d.1805)

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By Ismail Zühdi Efendi II, signed, inscription on paper, text of celi sülüs script, Collection of Türk Petrol Vakfi. Photograph ©HAT SAN...

Sultan Abdülmecid Efendi II. (b. 29. May 1868 in İstanbul; d. 23. August 1944 in Paris)

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Work by Abdülmecid Efendi text of celi sülüs script in Fatih Cami (Mosque) Istanbul. Biography: Abdülmecid II; in Arabic عبد المجيد الثانى ...
Friday, April 06, 2007

Ahmet Demir (b 6 November 1964)

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(b Kagithane,Istanbul, 6 November 1964). Turkish calligrapher, active in Turkey. He attended Sarıyer İmam Hatip Lisesi (College), in Istanbu...

Mehmed Nazif Bey (1846 -1913)

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Mehmed Nazif was from Rusçuk (Romania). He studied by Burdurlu Hafiz Vahdeti in Istanbul calligraphy. His second master was Sami Efendi. He ...
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Monday, March 26, 2007

Mustafa Râkim and Features of Spectacular Writing Style with Celî Sülüs School

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Introduction Spectavular writing style having meaning of "obvious, big, large " in dictionary is a name given to Large from of wr...
Sunday, March 25, 2007

Es-Seyyid Abdullah Efendi d. 1731

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Abdullah of Yedikule was the favourite pupil of the celebrated calligrapher Hafiz Osman Efendi, and we know from the register of calligraphe...

MUSTAFA IZZET: “Yesarizade” (d. 1849)

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Mustafa Izzet was the son of the great master of calligraphy Esad Yesari. His date of birth is uncertain. He learned the art of calligraphy ...