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...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Ancient Arabic Calligraphy Available Online on Library of Congress

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A collection of Arabic script calligraphy sheets dating from the 8th to 19th centuries is now available on the Library of Congress' Glob...
Monday, April 23, 2007

Seyyid Mehmed Bahir

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By Seyid Mehmed Bahir, dated 1279/1862 panel on paper of celi talik script. Photography/ Text © Auction House Antik A.S. JOC provides acces...

Hasan Riza Efendi (b.1849 - d.1920)

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Surface by Hasan Riza dated 1330(1911) panel of sülüs nesih script, prophetic saying (Hadith) with Besmele from Tay Collection Photography/...

Princeton University Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

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Princeton has the largest collection of Islamic manuscripts in North America and one of the finest such collections in the Western world. Th...
Sunday, April 22, 2007

The Harvard University Art Museums - The Arthur M. Sackler Museum

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Harvard's collection of Islamic and later Indian art is small but magnificent. It comprises a broad range of works, from Samanid pottery...

The Turkish Studies Department of Leiden University

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Turkish Studies The Turkish Studies Department of Leiden University is one of the largest research and teaching departments in its field in ...

Harvard University - Ottoman and Turkish Studies

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History of Ottoman and Turkish Studies at Harvard University Harvard University has a long tradition of teaching and research in the fields ...

University of Washington - OTAP

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OTAP is a cooperative international project employing computer technology and the resources of the World Wide Web to make transcribed Ottoma...

Islamic University Rotterdam -Faculty of Islamic Arts

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The Faculty of Arts has been launched during the academic year 2001-2002. The lectures start in the very near future. The faculty of Arts ha...

Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation London

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Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation was established in London in 1988 by the Yamani Cultural and Charitable Foundation. It is housed in a ...

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

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The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation was established by Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian’s will dated 1953 and founded in July 1956. The Calouste Gu...

The Middle East Librarians Association

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The Middle East Librarians Association is a private, non-profit, non-political organization of librarians and others interested in those as...

Universities of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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DOĞU AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ GİRNE AMERİKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ LEFKE AVRUPA ÜNİVERSİTESİ ULUSLARARASI KIBRIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ YAKINDOĞU ÜNİVERSİTESİ JOC ...

Military Akademies of Turkey

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GÜLHANE ASKERİ TIP AKADEMİSİ HAVA HARP OKULU KOMUTANLIĞI KARA HARP OKULU KOMUTANLIĞI HAVA ASTSUBAY MESLEK YÜKSEK OKULU DENİZ HARP OKULU KOMU...

Foundation Universities in Turkey

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ATILIM ÜNİVERSİTESİ BAHÇEŞEHİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ BAŞKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ BEYKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ BİLKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÇAĞ ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÇANKAYA ÜNİVERSİ...

State Universities in Turkey

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ABANT İZZET BAYSAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ ADNAN MENDERES ÜNİVERSİTESİ AFYON KOCATEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ AKDENIZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ AKSARAY ÜNİVERSİTESİ ANADOLU Ü...