Sunday, March 25, 2007

In The Name Of God

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Written by Caroline Stone "In the name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful!" These are some of the most frequently used words i...

Arabic and the Art of Printing

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Written by Paul Lunde Historians generally credit Napoleon with introducing the printing press to the Arab world when he invaded Egypt in 17...

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 ...
Saturday, March 24, 2007

MUSTAFA VASIF: (d. 1852)

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Mustafa Vasif was a native of Kastamonu. He came to Istanbul at an early age and began to study Thuluth and Naskhi under the calligrapher Ge...

NAZIF BEY: “Mehmed Nazif” (1846 - 1914)

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Mehmed Nazif Bey was a native of Ruscuk, and was born in 1262 H. He entered the Saray school at an early age, and there he learned the art o...

NECMEDDiN OKYAY: (1883 - 1876)

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Necmeddin Okyay was born in 1300 H. in Usküdar. He received his icazet in Divani script from Talat Bey, teacher of writing in the Ravzai Ter...

OSMAN EFFENDI: “Hafiz Osman” (1642 - 1698)

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Osman Effendi was born in Istanbul. He studied calligraphy under the master calligrapher Dervish All and later under Suyolcuzade Eyyubi Must...

RAKIM: ‘Mustafa Rakim” (1757 - 1826)

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Mustafa Rakim occupies a most important place in the history of Turkish calligraphy. Mustafa Rakım was born in Ünye, Ordu in 1171/1758. In h...

RIZA: “Hasan Riza’ (1849 - 1920)

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Recai Effendi was born at Sütlüce in Istanbul in 1218 H. He learned Thuluth and Naskhi from Mehmed Effendi of Filibe and was awarded his ica...

SAMI EFFENDI: (1837 - 1914)

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Sami Effendi was born in Istanbul in 1253 H. He was the son of Mahmud Effendi the Yorgancilar Kethüdasi (Head of the Quilt-Makers). He learn...

SEFiK BEY: (1819 - 1880)

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Sefik Bey was born in Besiktas in Istanbul in 1235 H. He began to study calligraphy with Ali Vasfi Effendi and, after the death of his fathe...

SEVKI: “Mehmed Sevki Effendi” (1828- 1887)

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Mehmed Sevki Effendi was born in Kastamonu in 1245 H. He was brought to Istanbul at a very early age and learned Thuluth and Naskhi from his...

TAHSiN: “Hasan Tahsin Hilmi” (1847 - 1914)

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Tahsin Hilmi was born at Tophane in Istanbul in 1263 H. He learned Thuluth and Naskhi from Sefik Bey and Ta’Iiq from Sami Effendi. He held t...

VASFI: “Gebecizade Mehmed Vasfi”

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Mehmed Vasfi was a teacher in the Palace’s school and widely known by the cognomen Gebecizade”. The date of his birth is uncertain, but he i...

YAHYA HILMI: (1833 - 1909)

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Yahya Hilmi was born in Istanbul in 1249 H. He learned the art of calligraphy from Hasim Effendi, a pupil of Rakim, and Halil Zühdi Effendi....

YAHYA FAHREDDIN

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Yahya Fahreddin was born in Istanbul and was generally known as Sari Yahya (Yahya the Fair) of Tophane. He was the son of one Osman Effendi....

YESARI: “Mehmed Esad Yesari” (d. 1798)

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Mehmed Esad Yesari was a native of Istanbul. He was born paralysed down the right hand side of his body, which gave rise to the nickname “Ye...

YUSUF: ‘Demirci Kulu”

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Yusuf was a native of Istanbul. He was born in the district of Tophane but his date of birth is uncertain. He was the slave of Demirci Agha,...

YUSUF: ‘Demirci Kulu”

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Yusuf was a native of Istanbul. He was born in the district of Tophane but his date of birth is uncertain. He was the slave of Demirci Agha,...