‎Autographes‎

‎MUSTAFA HALIM [ÖZYAZICI], (Ottoman / Turkish calligrapher), (1898-1964).‎

‎Autograph paper signed 'Hattat el-Hac Mustafa Halim'.‎

‎Fine Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript paper with its decorative frame. Paper size: 7,5x13 cm; frame size: 19x24 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Signature of Halim by his very calligraphic style with 'Hattat el-Hac' title and seen one sentence down of paper: 'Gönderilen meblagi mütesekkir aldim hürmetlerim efendim' [i.e. 'I received the amount sent, thanks and gratitude']. Mustafa Halim Özyazici, was an Ottoman calligrapher and one of the last of the classical Ottoman calligraphers, using the Arabic script. He was a versatile calligrapher with a high level of expertise in many styles of script, but was widely regarded as a master jeli-thuluth. He is most noted for his work on various restoration projects, of both manuscripts and public buildings. He was born Mustafa Abdülhalim on 14 January, 1898 in the Hazeki district of Istanbul. He was the son of Nalinci Haci Cemâl Efendi, originally from Crimea and his mother was Sudanese. He was educated at Gülsen Junior High School, where he was given lessons in calligraphy by Hamid Aytaç, who recognised his talent and encouraged him to pursue calligraphy as a career. He later studied drawing and sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul. His formal calligraphy studies were with Hasan Riza Effendi (1849-1920) and Kamil Akdik (1862-1941) where he mastered the thuluth, nasih and riqâ scripts. In 1916, he was drafted into the Army. After completing basic training he worked in the Military Printing Department and also worked in Evkâf-i Islâmiyye Printing Press. Following his discharge from the Army in 1924, he opened an office in Bâbiâli Street (The Sublime Porte) where he prepared all types of calligraphy; business cards, seals and book covers. He also taught in various schools around the Cagaloglu district of Istanbul. From 1927, he was employed in the Imperial Chancery. When the Latin alphabet replaced Arabic lettering in 1928, he applied to go to Egypt, where classical calligraphy, using Arabic script, was still valued, but his application was rejected in 1929. He subsequently abandoned calligraphy altogether. However, during the 1940s, his skills in classical calligraphy found an outlet when he became part of a major restoration project which worked on repairs to numerous manuscripts in a variety of styles and the restoration of calligraphic reliefs and monumental art in historic, public buildings, including many mosques. In 1948, he was appointed to the position of 'old writing teacher' at the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul; a position he retained until his retirement in 1963. One of his responsibilities was to write the diplomas for those who were about to graduate from the Academy. He died on 30 September, 1964, ten days after being involved in a traffic accident. He was buried in the Kozlu Cemetery. Although he developed expertise in many different types of script, he was regarded as a master of jeli-thuluth script. He wrote a number of exercise books for students to practice scripts in nesih, thuluth-nesih, riq'a, diwânî and jeli diwânî, and which were part of a program designed to promote the art of calligraphy. These books are still being printed and distributed to students of calligraphy.‎

‎ABDUSSEYYID, (Ottoman local qadi -judge- in Inebolu, Kastamonu city), (17th century).‎

‎Early Ottoman court order document about a debt claim between a Greek and a Turkish citizen in Inebolu sealed 'Abdüsseyyid'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original document sealed 'Abdüsseyyid'. Original manuscript written on a special paper with 'ahar'. Chipped extremities. Slightly foxing. Some stains. 32x15 cm. In Ottoman script. A 17th century law document including a traditional language in its period. A case about a debt claim between non-Muslim (Greek) citizen Andriye bin Lefter and muslim-Turkish citizen Mustafa Bise bin Mehmed. AH 1108 = AD 1692. 28 lines text and 3 lines names. Full.‎

‎CIHAD BABAN, (Turkish journalist, Minister of Culture, author, and a parliamentary deputy in the 1950s and 1960s), (1911-1984).‎

‎Autograph dedicated business card of Cihad Baban.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original business card with autograph dedication as 'Saygilarimla' (With my regards) in Turkish by a pen. 5,5x9 cm. Cihad Baban as Turkish Minister of Culture. Mustafa Cihad Baban was a Turkish journalist, author, and a parliamentary deputy in the 1950s and 1960s. Baban attended Galatasaray High School, Istanbul, and graduated from Istanbul University in 1934. As a journalist, Baban contributed to newspapers including Son Posta, Yeni Sabah, Cumhuriyet, and Tercüman, and he was one of the founders of the Turkish Journalists' Association in 1946. He also wrote a variety of books. Baban was elected in the 1946 general election for the Democratic Party, representing Istanbul. He was re-elected in the 1950 general election and 1954 general election, representing Izmir Province until the 1957 elections, in which he was not elected. He was a member of the constituent assembly which wrote the 1961 Constitution of Turkey, and was Minister of Tourism and Promotion (January to August 1961) in the 1960-1 post-coup government of Cemal Gürsel. In the October 1961 general election he was elected again for the Republican People's Party representing Istanbul, and in the 1965 general election representing Çanakkale. He later served as Minister of Culture in the 1980-3 post-coup government of Bülend Ulusu.‎

‎ROBERT [FRIEDRICH MORITZ] ANHEGGER, (German Turcologist, Orientalist), (1911-2001).‎

‎Autograph typed document with signed 'Rob. Anhegger' sent to the Organizing Committee of the XVth International Congress of Sociology in 1952, Istanbul.‎

‎Very Good English Original types document with autograph scripts. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In English. 1 p. A typed document for the registration to the Congress of Sociology at Istanbul in 1952. Dated 31. IX. 1952. His autograph notes are his name and surname, his address, date, title of communication (his proceeding's title) and signature. His proceeding entitled 'Osmanlica'nin inkisafinda içtimâî faktörler' [i.e. Social factors in the development of Ottoman Turkish]. German Turkologist; educated in Switzerland; member of the Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD); traveled widely in Turkey together with the Austrian Turkologist and fellow party member Andreas Tietze; settled in Turkey in 1939; after the Second World War director of the German cultural institute, later Goethe Institute (1961-68), in Istanbul and lastly of the Goethe Institute in Amsterdam. Anhegger was born in Vienna in 1911, the son of a German trader. After World War I (much of which he spent in Switzerland), Anhegger moved with his parents to Rotterdam. In 1923 the family moved to Zürich. In Zürich, Anhegger started to read Law, History and Literature at the university, before moving to Vienna in 1932. There he continued his studies, this time reading Economic History, Slavonic studies and Islamic studies. He also started to learn Turkish. It was during his studies in Vienna that he befriended Andreas Tietze. They not only shared scholarly interests, but also a passion for left-wing politics. Anhegger made his first trip to Turkey in 1935. In 1939 he received his Ph.D. degree at the University of Zürich and in 1940 he moved (and as it turned out emigrated) to Istanbul. He had several motives for doing so: quite apart from his scholarly interest in Turkey, his background in the Communist movement and the fact that he shared his life with a Jewish woman, made him feel unsafe so close to Germany. In Istanbul he worked at the German Archeological Institute until he was dismissed in 1942 for refusing to join up when called to serve in the German army. After his dismissal he worked as a teacher of German language and literature in a number of places, notably Istanbul University. As a German with intimate knowledge of Turkey, who was untainted by any Nazi connections, Anhegger from the early fifties onwards became the lynchpin of German cultural activities in Istanbul, culminating in his directorship of the Goethe Institute after 1961. In 1958 Anhegger married the Turkish architect Muallâ Eyüboglu, the sister of the painter Bedri Rahmi. His connections with modern Turkish painters led him to found the first private art gallery in Istanbul in 1957. Robert and Muallâ Anhegger now live partly in Istanbul, partly in Amsterdam.‎

‎EYÜBZÂDE LÂMI' ÖMER, (Turkish young from Trabzon gentry and ayans -Eyubzâde family-), (19th century).‎

‎[TRAVEL FROM TREBIZOND TO ANTWERP] Autograph letter signed 'Eyübzâde'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed (ALS) 'Eyubzâde Lâmi' Ömer' addressed to his aunt. 26,5x20 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Full. Folded. It starts with 'My dear aunt'. He describes his travel during sixteen days from Trebizond to Anvers, Belgium by a ship and his memoirs in the capital of Antwerp province in the Flemish Region of Belgium. 'Eyubzade'family of Trebizond, especially settled in Maçka region, is a well-established and very important family that raised prominent individuals in the 18th and 19th centuries and played important roles in the social and economic life of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey. The family served in 'Maçka voivodalik' from 1764 to 1837. In the period after the declaration of the Tanzimat, the role of family members who held administrative positions in the Trabzon bureaucracy is very important as well in regard to the central administration-local bureaucracy-gentry triangle. Eyübzade Mehmed Hamdi Efendi was the writer of 'Safahat-i Hayatim' book who was also the grandfather of Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu, (1911-1975), who was a famous Turkish poet and painter.‎

‎SAFFET ARIKAN, (Turkish politician), (1888-1947).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Kocaeli meb'usu Safvet' sent to an unknown person, related to Sirket-i Hayriye and its 'muraqib' report.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed (ALS) 'Kocaeli meb'usu Safvet'. 22x13,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. of four pages. Folded. It starts with 'Huve' and date (November, 22, 1926), and 13 lines. Including meeting with Necmeddin Molla [Karatas] who was the chairman of the board of Sirket-i Hayriye and a 'muraqib' report on it. It's written from Kocaeli, when Arikan was a parliamentary from Kocaeli city, (1923-1947). Arikan was a Turkish politician. He was born in Erzincan, Ottoman Empire. In 1910 he graduated from the Military Academy. After a brief service in Yemen, he was appointed to an office work in Istanbul. In 1915 he fought in the Battle of Gully Ravine (Kerevizdere) during the Dardanelles Campaign. Later he also served in the Mesopotamia. After the Ottoman Empire was defeated in World War I, he joined the nationalists in the Turkish War of Independence. He served briefly as the military attache of the newly founded Turkey in Moscow. Beginning by 8 August 1923, he was elected as a MP in the 2nd Parliament of Turkey. He was reelected in the following terms. In the 8th, 9th and the 10th government of Turkey he was the Minister of Education and in the 12th government of Turkey he was the Minister National Defence. Between 1942 and 1944 he was the Turkish ambassador to Germany. He is known as one of the pioneers of the Village Institutes. Although the project began after his term in the Ministry of Education, another project called "village trainer" (köy egitmeni) which was the predecessor of the village institutes began in 1936 during his term in the office.‎

‎DANTE ALIGHIERI, (1265-1321).; (KOSTAKI MUSURUS PASHA [KONSTANTINOS MOUSOURUS], (Translator and Ottoman diplomat), (1807-1891).‎

‎[FIRST GREEK EDITION of DANTE'S PARADISE] [Dante's Paradiso - La Divina Commedia] Paradeisos. Metaphrasis Konstantinou Mousourou, (1807-1891) [SIGNED by MUSURUS PASHA to CONSTANTINOPLE PATRIARCH AUGUSTE BONETTI].‎

‎Very Good Greek, Modern (post 1453) Original decorative cloth bdg. with Dante's portrait gilt on front board and spine. Black cloth with red decorative borders. Gilt on spine with Greek letters 'Dantou o Paradeisos [.] Metaphrasis Konstantinou Mousourou', and gilt publisher's name in English on lower. A small etiquette on lower spine. Some little wormholes on cloth and several pages. Pages are partly opened, uncut and untrimmed. Slightly faded on cloth's board. A stamp on first page. Otherwise a very good copy. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Greek (Modern). [xiv], 334 p. 14 p. 'prologos' by Musurus. Konstantinos Mousouros, also known as Kostaki Musurus Pasha, was an Ottoman Greek diplomatic official of the Ottoman Empire who served as ambassador to Greece, Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He was born in 1807 in Constantinople (Istanbul) to a distinguished Phanariote family. His brother, Pavlos Mousouros, also became a diplomat. Mousouros became the first ambassador of the Ottoman Empire to the newly independent Kingdom of Greece in 1840, a position he kept until 1848. In 1847-48 he was a central figure in the events known as Mousourika (??????????), which led to his temporary recall and the breakdown of relations between the two states. On his return to Athens he survived an assassination attempt, leading to his transfer to Vienna. In 1850 he took up the post of Ottoman ambassador to the Great Britain and Ireland, which he kept for 35 consecutive years, until his retirement in 1885. During the same period, he also served as ambassador to the Netherlands (1861-77) and Belgium (1861-75). In 1876-78, he was ex officio a member of the short-lived Senate of the Ottoman Empire. Well educated, in 1883 Mousouros translated Dante's Divine Comedy into ancient Greek. He was married and had a son, Stephanos Mousouros, who later became Prince of Samos. (Wikipedia). He is known as the first translator of Dante's Divine Comedy into modern Greek. Musurus Pasha had an intellectual identity. One of the most important occupations of Musurus Pasha in the last years was the translation of Dante's Divine Comedy from Italian to Greek. Being able to translate a work of Italian classics and masterpieces of western literature should be an indication of Musurus Pasha's performance and intellectual dimension. Due to negative statements about Muhammad and Ali in Dante's work, the book was not allowed to be published within the Ottoman Imperial borders. Despite this, Musurus Pasha asked him to be permitted to publish his translation, but it was not accepted. (Source: Bir Tanzimat diplomati Kostaki Musurus Pasa, (1807-1891)., NURDAN SAFAK). Dante's Divine Comedy, originally called Comedia, and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. This is only 'Paradiso' book from the set. It's signed and inscribed by Musurus Pasha with a dedication in French to Monseigneur Auguste Bonetti as "A la grandeur Monseigneur Bonetti, Hommage de veneration, Musurus". Bonetti was, in 1887, after the appointment of Monsignor Rotelli to the Vatican Ambassador to Paris, the new Constantinople patriarch appointed by Rome for him. First Greek Edition. Extremely rare.‎

‎PEYAMI SAFA, (Turkish author), (1899-1961).‎

‎Autograph document signed 'Peyami Safa'.‎

‎Very Good French Original autograph manuscript document signed 'Peyami Safa'. Oblong: 15x23 cm. In French. 1 p. It's resume of a paper written for the "XVeme Congress International de Sociologie, Istanbul, 11-17 Septembre 1952" related to 'Ibn-Khaldoun' and 'Auguste Comte'. Safa was a Turkish journalist, columnist and novelist. He was born in 1899 to writer and poet Ismail Safa (1867-1901) in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. While he was only two years old, his father died in exile in Sivas. During his youth years until the age of seventeen, he lived in psychic and physical depression due a bone sickness he suffered from at the age of eight or nine. He rejected his doctors' advice to amputate his arm. Safa described his experiences in hospitals in his novel Dokuzuncu Hariciye Kogusu, which was filmed in 1967. In 1911, Peyami Safa had to give up his education at Vefa High School, and began working in a printing house and later in the Ministry of Post. He taught himself French, and in 1918 together with his elder brother began publishing a newspaper. In later years, he published three literary periodicals. He also wrote in various newspapers sometimes as a columnist, and sometimes as a novelist. Most of his novels were created before 1940. In these novels, he stressed on the west-east conflict in the Turkish society during the early years of the Turkish Republic. His novel Dokuzuncu Hariciye Kogusu gained much interest. In 1931, he wrote his only historical novel about Attila the Hun. Besides these novels, he wrote many serial stories and novels in newspapers, among them in Cumhuriyet and Milliyet, under the pseudonym "Server Bedii". Some of these are about a gentleman thief named Cingöz Recai.‎

‎H. K. (Chief typographer of Bolu Vilâyet Printinghouse), (20th century).; MEHMET ZEKÂI KONRAPA, (1888-1969).‎

‎[WHERE IS THE TOMB OF ÂSIK DERTLI?] Autograph letter signed 'Bolu Vilâyet Matbaasi Bas Mürettibi H. K.' addressed to 'Zekâi [Konrapa]'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph manuscript letter signed 'H. K.' sent to M. Zekâi Konrapa. 30x22 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Full. Autograph letter signed 'Bolu Vilâyet Matbaasi Bas Mürettibi H. K.' addressed to 'Zekâi [Konrapa]'. Dated 24th of November 1959. 24 lines. It starts with 'Huve'. It's a letter of reply to probable previous letter by Konrapa on the discussions of 'where's the tomb of Turkish minstrel Dertli'. Emphasized on three possibilities and their details. And also it discussed with Dertli Newspaper printed in Bolu Province Printing House. M. Zekâi Konrapa, (1888-1969), was a Turkish educator, author and historian. Âsik Dertli, (1772-1846), was Turkish folk poet and minstrel. He was born in Bolu city. The press release life in Bolu started with the establishment of the Bolu Vilayet Matbaasi (Bolu Province Printing House) in 1913. In this printing house, newspapers and books as well as magazines are printed until late 1970's.‎

‎ONAT KUTLAR, (Turkish poet, author, philosopher, and the founder of Turkish Sinematek Association), (1936-1995).‎

‎Ishak.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Paperback. 12mo. (17 x 12 cm). In Turkish. 77, [3] p. Ishak. Mehmet Arif Onat Kutlar, also known as Onat Kutlar, was a prominent Turkish writer and poet, founder of the Turkish Sinematek and one of the founders of the Istanbul International Film Festival. Onat Kutlar was born in Alanya, Turkey in 1936. He was the grandson of Arif Pasha, an Ottoman governor of the Taif district and the son of Ali Riza Bey, a penal judge of the young Turkish Republic and later a farmer, and Meliha Hanim. He grew up in the city of Gaziantep. He studied law at Istanbul University and philosophy in Paris. His book, Ishak (1959), composed of nine short stories, most of which are written from the point of view of a child and are often surrealistic and mystical was the recipient of the 1960 "Turkish Language Association Short Story Award". According to the literary critic Fethi Naci, these represent a very early example of magical realism genre. In 1985, he was a member of the jury at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1994, he was awarded with L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and in 1975 Cultural Medal of Poland for his work in the Turkish Sinematek. He died on 11 January 1995 in Istanbul resulting from injuries sustained in bomb attack (carried out by the terror organization PKK) which occurred on 30 December 1994 at The Marmara Hotel's cafeteria in Taksim. He was laid to rest at the Asiyan Asri Cemetery. Currently, the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Prize in the National Competition of the Istanbul International Film Festival is named after him to commemorate his contributions to the Turkish cinema. (Wikipedia). First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Kutlar to Turkish author Vedat Günyol as 'Sayin Vedat Günyol'a, Ocak 1960'.‎

‎CEMIL TOPUZLU, (Turkish social democratic politician and a leading surgeon in Turkey), (1866-1958).‎

‎Autograph prescription by Cemil Topuzlu.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original autograph document by Cemil Topuzlu. 21x14 cm. In Turkish; text on verso in Ottoman script. Also a stamp of 'Ingiliz Kanzuk Eczahanesi' on verso. On a paper [.]ndard Bond watermarked. Folded. Professor Cemil Topuzlu, also known as Cemil Pasha, was a Turkish social democratic politician and a leading surgeon in Turkey, who was internationally recognized for his pioneering work in several areas, including open chest cardiac massage, and described in several papers published in Ottoman Turkish (later in modern Turkish), French and German.‎

‎SALIH BOZOK, (Chief aide-de-camp of Mustafa Kemal, Ottoman and Turkish officer, Politician), (1881-1941).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Bilecik Saylavi S. Bozok' with its envelope.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter (ALS) signed 'Bilecik Saylavi S[alih] Bozok' with its original envelope. 21x15 cm. In Ottoman script. 2 p. Full. Letter includes 27 lines. Dated December, 22, 1934. Letterhead 'TBMM Özel' [i.e. Turkish Grand National Assembly]. Recipient is Salih Bey [Sener] who was lived in Kadiköy and Commandant Gendarme. Bozok was an officer of the Ottoman Army, later the Turkish Army and a politician of the Republic of Turkey. He was the chief aide-de-camp of Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk), the founder of modern Turkey. Bozok was a close childhood and lifelong friend of Atatürk, both having been born in 1881 in Salonica and having attended the Monastir Military High School together. On November 10, 1938, upon witnessing the dead body of Atatürk in the latter's bedroom of Dolmabahçe Palace, a distraught and stunned Bozok stepped outside and shot himself through the chest with a pistol. However, the bullet narrowly missed his heart, and Bozok did not succumb to his fatal wound until April 1941. (Wikipedia).‎

‎FÜREYA KORAL, (Important pioneering ceramics female artists in Turkey), (1910-1997).‎

‎Typescript letter signed 'Füreya Koral' sent to Turkish female painter 'Tiraje Dikmen' with original 'Amnesty International' letterheaded envelope.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original typescript letter with autograph signature by Füreya Koral. Recipient is Turkish female painter 'Tiraje Dikmen'. 28x21,5 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. 22 lines. Including Koral's request the donation of a painting from painter Tiraje Dikmen for an exhibition which is organized by the Amnesty International Istanbul Section in the Bedri Rahmi Gallery between the dates of December 6-17, 1979. Füreya Koral is one of the pioneering ceramics artists in Turkey. Known for her wall panels, Koral worked in a variety of media such as tiles, statuettes, plates, and also created household items. She started working on ceramics after she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, while receiving treatment at a sanatorium in Switzerland. She was a self-taught artist and her works were mostly ignored during her lifetime. Seeking to push the limits of ceramics beyond its function, she was inspired by the art of ancient civilizations of Turkey, Mexico and East Asia-Japan in particular. Her work is commonly known to carry a mix of Western and Eastern artistic elements. Tiraje Dikmen was born in Istanbul in 1923. After finishing at Isik High School in 1940, she graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Istanbul University in 1946. She continued her study in the workshop of Leopold Levy at the State Academy of Fine Arts. In 1947, Dikmen went to Paris to pursue her doctoral degree in Economics at the Faculty of Law and Economics. She continued painting at Leopold Levy's studio, and studied History of Art and Museology at the Ecole du Louvre. In 1956, she had her first solo exhibition at Galerie Edouard Loeb. In 1964, she was invited to "The Origins, History and Relationships of Surrealism" exhibition, viewed today as one of the most important exhibitions of the history of Surrealism. Dikmen had her first solo exhibition in Turkey at the Gallery I in Istanbul in 1970. She has also participated in many group exhibitions in Paris and Ankara. In 2002, her book "Zamanlarin Hafizasi" (Les Traces memoriales) was published by Norgunk Publications in Istanbul.‎

‎HILMI ZIYA ÜLKEN, (Turkish philosopher and sociologist), (1901-1974).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Prof. Hilmi Ziya Ülken'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original autograph letter (ALS) signed 'Prof. Hilmi Ziya Ülken' sent to Turkish Ministry of Education about 52nd Sociology Congress held in Istanbul in 1952. Written on a paper with 'extra strong' watermark. 30x23 cm. In Turkish (Latin letters). 1 p. Punching holes. Including 10 lines. Autograph letter signed 'Prof. Hilmi Ziya Ülken'. Hilmi Ziya Ülken was a famous Turkish philosopher and sociologist, had a great influence on the formation of a philosophical tradition of thought life in Turkey.‎

‎ALI HIKMET AYERDEM, (Turkish soldier and politician), (1877-1939).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Ali Hikmet' for the assignment of cavalry major 'Mustafa Resid Bey'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed by Ali Hikmet Ayerdem. 38x23 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Three long lines. Dated 22 Kanunisani 81]328 [AD 1912]. Written to Ayastefanos High Commands, for the assignment of cavalry major 'Mustafa Resid Bey'. Ali Hikmet Ayerdem (1877; Larissa - March 21, 1939; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. Rare.‎

‎PERTEV DEMIRHAN, (Turkish / Ottoman pasha and politician), (1871-1964).‎

‎[FINE COLLECTION OF AN OTTOMAN / TURKISH PASHA] [Collection of autograph letters, photograph album and signed cabinet photo].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original 110 autograph letters (ALS) and several autograph postcards with almost all their original envelopes, one signed cabinet photograph, and one photograph album including Pertev Pasha's funeral photos which shows many famous politicians and soldiers beside his daughter Nevin Demirhan [Bengisu] and his wife Leman Demirhan. Various sizes. All material in Ottoman script. Most of letters addressed to his daughter Mrs. Nevin. His funeral album includes one newspaper clipping contains his short life, six newspaper obituaries, 20 b/w photos, of his funeral and famous people attending the funeral, one telegraph of condolences by Kazim Orbay, (1886-1964) and his wife Mrs. Orbay. Sait Pertev Demirhan, (1871-1964), was a Turkish soldier and politician. He is a graduate of Erkân-i Harbiye. He was an author, intellectual, Erkân-i Harbiye School teacher, 6. Army chief of staff, Harbiye Undersecretariat, 3rd Army Chief of Staff, 1st Corps and 4. Corps Commands, Military Schools Inspector, Member of History and Geography Councils, Member of Military Appeals Court, a deputy of Erzurum. He was the son of Yanyali Mustafa Pasha. He graduated from Harbiye as a staff captain (1892). In 1894 he was sent to Germany to advance his military education. After being a colonel, he was appointed to the Staff School as a teacher (1904). He was sent to the Russian-Japanese War as an observer. So, he written a book titled 'Japonlarin asil kuvveti: Japonlar niçin ve nasil yükseldi?' [i.e. The principal power of Japan: Why and how did Japan rise?] printed in 1937 in Turkish. He returned to Istanbul in 1906 and was promoted to "Pasha", and was appointed as the 6th Army Chief of Staff. He participated in the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) and was on the Caucasian front during the First World War. He was sent to Vienna as a military diplomat. Upon his return, he moved to Anatolia to participate in the Turkish War of Independence. He died in Moda district of Kadiköy. A fine and rare collection.‎

‎3. KAFKAS FIRKASI KUMANDAN VEKILI AVNI.‎

‎Autograph correspondence signed 'Üçüncü Kafkas Firkasi Kumandan Vekili Avni'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph letter / correspondence signed 'Üçüncü Kafkas Firkasi Kumandan Vekili Avni'. 18x11,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Full. It starts with 'Huve'. Dated 8/6/[13]35 AH = [1919 AD]. Written from Trabzon to Mühimme? Mintikasi levâzim reisi Yüzbasi Rafet Efendi. "1) 27 Tabur Kumandan Vekâleti'nde bulunan Yüzbasi Mehmed efendi ile mezunen terhisi kolordudan emir verilmistir. Mezkûr tabur kumandanligina vekâleten mühimme? mintika levâzim reisi Rafet Efendi tabi'kilinmistir. 2) 12. Alay Kumandanligina ve Yüzbasi Rafet Efendi'ye teblig kilinmistir. / Reply to Yaver Mustafa Efendi. An Ottoman army auttograph of Kafkas Army.‎

‎ALI NIHAD TARLAN, (Turkish historian poet and professor), (1898-1978).‎

‎Signed photograph of Ali Nihat Tarlan.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original b/w portrait photo of Ali Nihat Tarlan with his soldier uniform. 13x8,5 cm. Signed and inscribed by Tarlan to B. Münir Gönen as 'Kardesim B. Münir Gönen'e sonsuz sevgilerle, 3-7-1940'.‎

‎MÜNIR RASCHID ÖYMEN, (Turkish pedagogue and one of the earliest educators of Republican Turkey), (?-1997).‎

‎Typescript letter signed 'Münir Rasid Öymen' addressed to Prof. Carl Brinkmann, (1885-1954).‎

‎Very Good German Original TLS by Münir Rasid Öymen with autograph signature. 29x23 cm. In German. 1 p. Full. Typescript letter signed 'Münir Rasid Öymen'. ritten on a paper 'Extra Strong' watermarked. Öymen was a Turkish pedagogue and one of the earliest educators of Republican Turkey. One of 'Öymen family' of Turkey. Sent to Prof. Brinkmann due to 55th Sociology Congress held in Istanbul in 1952. Carl Brinkmann, (1885-1954), was a German sociologist and economist, focusing on socioeconomics and the history of political economy.‎

‎KADIZÂDE MEHMED EL-MÜFTÎ BI-ERZURUM [ARIF ERZURUMÎ / ISPIRÎ], (Ottoman / Turkish qadi of Erzurum, scholar), (?-1759).‎

‎[Original manuscript fetawa from 18th century].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript (handwritten) fetawa on paper with 'ahar'. 22x11 cm. In Ottoman script. [Original manuscript fetawa from 18th century]. Text: Nes'elüke'l-hidâyete ve't-tevfik; Bu mesele beyâninda eimme-i Hanefiyye'den cevâb ne veçhîledir ki; Zeyd, Amr'a ver deyû Bekir'e su kadar akçe virdükten sonra Bekir, mablâg-i mezbûru Amr'a virmeyüb kendi masrafina sarfla istihlâk eylese Bekir'e zaman lâzim olur mu beyân buyurula? El-cevâb: Allâhu te'âlâ a'lem, Olur. Men istehleke mâle'l-gayri fe-aleyhi zamânühû. Mine's-Suara. Ketebehu Kazi-zâde Mehmed el-Müftî bi-Erzurum.'. No date. Including seven lines with its 'ketebe'. It is not known when Kadizâde Mehmed Ârif Efendi was born in Erzurum. It is also known for its "Ispirî" and "Erzurumî" monikers. Kadizâde, who received his basic education in Ispir, completed the madrasah in Erzurum and received a consent. Kadizâde, who returned to Erzurum after receiving his second conscience in Istanbul, was appointed as a professor at Sultaniye Madrasah. While he was working as a professor, he also worked as a mufti of Erzurum. Since he was a mufti in Erzurum for 15 years, he started to be mentioned with his nickname 'El-Muftî'. Kadizâde, who was a classical Ottoman scholar and promoted his works in Arabic; he wrote many treatises in the fields of qalam, fiqh, hadith, tafsir, Arabic language and sufism. His 340-leaf "Bahru'l fetâvâ" work, which he completed in 30 years and wrote the source of each fatwa, is important in terms of his scientific accumulation.‎

‎OSMAN NURI, (Turkish / Ottoman soldier), (19th century).‎

‎[OTTOMAN BERAT DURING THE GRECO-TURCO WAR IN 1897] [Ottoman berat given for his promoted rank of Osman Nuri].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original berat given by Ottoman Ministry of War to Osman Nuri. 40,5x23,5 cm. In Ottoman script. Tapes on paper. Contemporary repair. Sealed. Dated 1325 [1899] confirmation and script on verso. Well-calligraphed.‎

‎LÜTFULLAH SURURI [ERULUÇ], (Turkish Tenor, First Turkish Founder of Operette in Turkey and Husband First Muslim operette prima donna, and Father of Gülriz Sururi), (1904-1967).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Lütfullah' sent to Vasfi Riza Zobu.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed as 'Lütfullah' sent to Vasfi Riza Zobu. 1 p. In Ottoman script. No letterhead. It starts as 'Aziz agabeyimiz Vasfi bey' [= Our beloved brother]. Dated February 17, 1946. Lütfullah Sururi, one of the first artists who contributed to the current level in the coming opera in Turkey. He is one of the first operetta tenors after Cemal Sahir. They performed many times together with his wife Suzan Lütfullah (the first Turkish and Muslim primadonna). He is one of the founders of the Public Operetta and Süreyya Opera House. He was the director of Istanbul Theaters until his death after his wife's death. He joined the Muhlis's Operette Ensemble (Muhlis Sabahattin Operetta Community) and took on the 'Jeune' roles, he sang tenor songs on the stage for many years. Vasfi Riza Zobu, (1902-1992), was born on December 5, 1902, in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. He was an actor, known for Tosun Pasha (1939), Karim Beni Aldatirsa (1933) and Milyon Avcilari (1934). He died on November 23, 1992, in Istanbul, Turkey. Extremely rare.‎

‎REFET, (Hazret-i Sehriyârindan, 19. century Ottoman / Turkish scholar) & MEHMED PASAZÂDE A. IHSAN, (19. century Ottoman / Turkish scholar).‎

‎[MANUSCRIPT NEW OTTOMAN CALENDAR and RUZNAMA] Yeni takvim-i Osmânî: Cülûs-i ma'den me'nûs-i hazret-i hilâfetpenâhî 11 Saban fî sene 1193 ve 19 Agustos sene 1292 velâdet-i bihberâ kiymet cenâb-i pâdisâhî, fî 14 Saban sene 1257.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color manuscript calendar prepared on a fine special paper with 'ahar'. 36x22,5 cm. In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 2 p. Several ink stains on paper, chipped on extremities. A very good manuscript. It shows astronomic situations, locations of planets and stars, and climates in 1324 [AD 1908]. It starts with high praise to Sultan Abdülhamid II with an old style of color moon & crescent icon. Sealed by Mehmed Pasazâde A. Ihsan. On the verso of paper, can be seen detailed calendar and details of 'ruzname'. Written on 'printed' down of the paper, probably it's prepared for the printing, therefore it's understood that Ihsan and Refet were thinking to print this 'taqwim'. Prepared in the year of the Second Constitutional Regime (II. Mesrutiyet) which was Abdul Hamid II's fall came as a result of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution, and the Young Turks put the 1876 Constitution back into effect. It seems, it's prepared before fall of the Sultan, and for the present to the Sultan. The Second Constitutional Period spanned from 1908 until after World War I when the Ottoman Empire was dissolved. "The starting year of the Hijrî calendar (al-taqwim al-hijri), the fundamental Islamic lunar calendar still in use among Muslims until today, is 622 CE. Its beginning corresponds to the Hijra or emigration of Prophet Muhammed and his followers from Mecca to Medina. It is based on the revolution of the moon around the Earth and consists of twelve months of 29 or 30 days: Muharram (30), Safar (29), Rabî' al-awwal (30), Rabi' al-thani (29), Jumâda al-awwal (30), Jumâda al-thani (29), Rajab (30), Sha'ban (29), Ramadhan (30), Shawwal (29), Dhul-'l-qi'da (30) and Dhul-hijja (29 or 30). The lunar year consists of 354 days, which is 11 days less than the solar year, and every 33 years it falls one year behind the Gregorian calendar. The discrepancy with the solar year, which follows the seasons, meant that Muslim countries also used the solar calendar, and some calendars drawn up by astronomers include the dates according to the European Gregorian calendar named after Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. Ottoman Turkey used both the Islamic lunar calendar and a solar calendar known as the Rumî or Roman calendar, which was based on the Julian calendar introduced since the times of Julius Caesar in 46 BC. The Roman calendar was inherited from the Byzantines and was used by the Ottomans for the taxation of agricultural revenues. The year according to the Rumî or Julian calendar began on 1 March, and the Ottomans took the starting year to be that of the Hijra. To make up for the gain of 11 days made by the solar Rumî calendar over the Islamic calendar, a leap year was deducted from the Rumî calendar every 33 years. A rûzname is a set of tables giving the first days of the months in both the Islamic and Rumî calendars, the date on which the sun enters each sign of the zodiac, and eclipses of the sun and moon. Also known as takvîm-i dâimî (perpetual calendar) or takvîm-i devr-i dâim (calendar of perpetual motion), the ruzname were permanently valid whatever the year. There is no evidence that such calendars were produced in pre-Ottoman times, and they may, therefore, be regarded as a type unique to Ottoman Turkey.". (Source: Glances on Calendars and Almanacs in the Islamic Civilisation by Salim Ayduz).‎

‎WILLIAM GIFFORD PALGRAVE, (English priest, soldier, traveller, orientalist and Arabist), (1826-1888).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'W. Gifford Palgrave' with his original print portrait photograph with a fez.‎

‎Very Good English Original autograph letter signed (ALS) 'W. Gifford Palgrave', to "Dear Joseph", regretting he is unable to make the journey William Palgrave Gifford. Speaker's Court, the Palace, Westminster, undated. 15x10 cm. In English. 2 pp. in good condition, with a separate photographic portrait of Palgrave. William Gifford Palgrave was an English priest, soldier, traveller, and Arabist, author of A Personal Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia (1862-1863). Palgrave was born in Westminster. He was the son of Sir Francis Palgrave and Elizabeth Turner, daughter of the banker Dawson Turner. His brothers were Francis Turner Palgrave, Inglis Palgrave and Reginald Palgrave. He was educated at Charterhouse School, then occupying its original site near Smithfield, and under the head-mastership of Dr Saunders, afterwards Dean of Peterborough. Among other honours he won the school gold medal for classical verse, and proceeded to Trinity College, Oxford, where he obtained a scholarship, graduating First Class Lit. Hum., Second Class Math., 1846. He went straight from college to India and served for a time in the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot, Bombay Native Infantry, H.I.C. Shortly after this, he became a Roman Catholic, was ordained a priest, and joined the order of the Jesuits, (Society of Jesus), and served as a member of the order in India, Rome, and in Syria, where he acquired a colloquial command of Arabic. He convinced his superiors to support a mission to the interior of Arabia, which at that time was terra incognita to the rest of the world. He also gained the support of the French emperor, Napoleon III, representing to him that better knowledge of Arabia would benefit French imperialistic schemes in Africa and the Middle East. Palgrave then returned to Syria, where he assumed the identity of a travelling Syrian physician. Stocking his bags with medicines and small trade goods, and accompanied by one servant, he set off for Najd, in north-central Arabia. He travelled as a Christian. The service he would do for the Society of Jesus and the French empire would be as a spy, not a missionary. Palgrave became friendly with Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud while in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Faisal's son, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, asked Palgrave to get him strychnine. Palgrave believed that Abdul wanted to poison his father. Palgrave was accused of espionage and was almost executed for his Christian beliefs.‎

‎CHARLES ARBUTHNOT, (Diplomat and Politician), (1767-1850).‎

‎Autograph letter signed to Admiral Lord Keith, apologising for keeping the papers so long, stating that "the question is st" by Charles Arbuthnot.‎

‎Very Good English Original autograph letter signed (ALS) by Arbuthnot. Treasury Chambers, 20 May 1816. 24x18 cm. 2 p. Charles Arbuthnot, (1767- 1850), diplomat and Tory politician. He was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire between 1804 and 1807 and held a number of political offices. He was a good friend of the Duke of Wellington. His second wife, Harriet, became a hostess at Wellington's society dinners, and wrote an important diary cataloging contemporary political intrigues. Arbuthnot also held a number of diplomatic postings, notably as consul general in Portugal between 1800 and 1801, as Minister to Sweden. He was appointed on 6 June 1804 as Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and left Constantinople on 29 January 1807. In 1804 he was sworn of the Privy Council.‎