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1593 NO. MEDICAL AND HEALTH LAW in APRIL, 24, 1930].
[MANUSCRIPT - EARLY REPUBLICAN MEDICAL and HEALTH LAW] Umûmî Hifzissihha Kanunu.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript copy of 1593 numbered Medical and Health Law of Turkish Republic, adopted in April, 24, 1930. No author. 32x22 cm. In Ottoman script. [37] p. Including full 309 articles of law. Written with a fine Riq'a script. "The Ministry of Health was founded on 3 May 1920 with the law no. 3 following the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The first minister of health in Turkey is Dr. Adnan Adivar (Husband of famous Turkish female writer Halidde Edip Adivar). In this period, the issues of reconstruction after the war, the healing of the war wounds and formation of the key legislation in oder to found the country's health system were focused on. The foundations of the current public health system in Turkey were laid between the years of 1923 and 1946. In this period, a number of acts were put into effect to clearly and definitely specify the duties and functions of the Ministry of Health which was responsible for planning, arranging and applying the health programs. Such law as the General Health Law (Umumi Hifzissihha Kanunu) (1930/1593) which are still in effect today were enforced...". (Source: Legal, Ethical, Social Aspects of Public Health Care in Europe and Beyond: Croatia, Japan, Portugal and Turkey, Vol. 2).
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MAHMUD CELÂLEDDIN, (Gümüshane district governor in the last Ottoman and early Republican period), (Active 1907-1930s).
[Autograph letter signed 'Gümüshane Mutasarrifi Celaleddin' addressed to 'Gümüshane Tahrirat Müdürü Cenab ve Alâsi'].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph letter signed 'Gümüshane Mutasarrifi Celaleddin' addressed to 'Gümüshane Tahrirat Müdürü Cenab ve Alâsi'. 36x23 cm. In Ottoman script. [1] p. Sealed. "Gayretlü efendim; Tekâlif-i Harbiye Kanunu'nun ikinci maddesine tevfîken teskil eden (?) riyaset vekâletine zan dolayisiyle..., fî 4 Agutsos sene [1]330 (August 4, 1914]. An example of standard state correspondences at the beginning of World War 1. Mahmud Celaleddin was Turkish Gümüshane district governor in the last Ottoman and early Republican period. Also he wrote his book called 'Mir'ât-i Hakikât'. Book describes the events of the last period of the Ottoman Empire and the first period of the Republic of Turkey. Rare.
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NURI ÖZSAN, (Turkish politician, lawyer), (1906-1969).
[Autograph letters signed 'Nuri Özsan'].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) 3 original manuscript autograph letters signed 'Nuri Özsan'. [5] p. in total. In Ottoman script. Various sizes. He mentions that his law life from entry to law school to being lawyer and politics, they were sent to someone he calls 'my brother'. In one letter he finished his script as 'your nephew'. [Autograph letters signed 'Nuri Özsan']. Nuri Özsan was a Turkish lawyer, parliament member and politician of Democrat Party. He has a significant impact on the transition to multi-party life in the Republican Turkey. He is known with his travels across the country with Ismet Inönü which are to adapt the transition to multi-party life to the people prior in 40s.
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SEDAD [SEDAT] SIMAVI, (1896-1953).
[Autograph letter signed 'Sedad Simavi' addressed to 'Ismail Hakki Bey'].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed 'Sedad Simavi' addressed to 'Ismail Hakki Bey' who was owner a vast newsstand in Eskisehir city in Turkey. 25x28 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p., almost full. Letterhead "Resimli Gazete [i.e. Illustrated Newspaper]: Idaresi: Istanbul Ankara Cattessinde [sic] hususi idare.; Abone: Türkiye için Senelik 500, Alti aylik 250, üç aylik 130 kurustur.". Sealed as well (Resimli Gazete). Simavi was a Turkish journalist, writer and film director. He co-founded the Turkish Journalists' Association in 1946, and the Hürriyet newspaper in 1948. He was also a political cartoonist, and as well as plays and screenplays he also wrote a novel, Fuji-Yama (1944), and non-fiction books. He published around 60 books in total. Sedat Simavi died on 11 December 1953, and was buried at Kanlica Cemetery in Istanbul. The Sedat Simavi Literature Award, along with Sedat Simavi awards in other categories, is awarded annually by the Sedat Simavi Foundation since 1977. The Turkish Journalists' Association awards the Sedat Simavi Journalism Award. (Wikipedia).
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KOCA HÜSREV MEHMED PASHA, (Ottoman admiral, reformer and statesman, who was Kapudan Pasha ("Grand Admiral") of the Ottoman Navy), (1769-1855).
[FIRST ARMY of MODERNIZATION PERIOD - ASÂKIR-I MANSÛRE-I MUHAMMEDIYE] [Autograph letter sealed 'Hüsrev Mehmed' addressed to Serkâtib of Humayûn sealed 'Mustafa Nuri'].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph handwritten document sealed 'Hüsrev Mehmed' sent to (and responded by) Serkâtib Mustafa. Written in special paper with 'ahar'. 39x21 cm. In Ottoman script. Slightly tear on folded place and slightly stains. Otherwise a very good manuscript paper. The document was written in accordance with the Ottoman state correspondence tradition prior to modernization. However, it is an indication of modernization that it is written to the serkâtib of Humâyûn (head clerk of the Ottoman / Turkish court) and not to the Sultan directly. The importance of this document is that it has many hints of modernization movements of the last period of Empire, depiction of the division of the first modern Ottoman army (Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye) that's before one year of Egyptian Campaign by Koca Husrev Pasha and before eight years of proclamation of Reform (Tanzimat) and after only 22 years of Turkish Magna Carta (Sened-i Ittifak). Husrev Pasha was 'serasker' (commandant and head) of Assakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye Army in that year. Husrev's text starts as 'Devletlü, inayetlü, atufetlü, oglum.." in 'Elqab'. In the Ottoman diplomacy, first person who used 'oglum' [i.e. my son] in elqab of the documents was Koca Hüsrev Pasha. (Source: Osmanli Arsiv Belgeleri, Orhan Sakin). Koca Hüsrev Pasha (Khosrew Pasha) was an Ottoman Kapudan Pasha ("Grand Admiral") of the Ottoman Navy and statesman who reached the position of Grand Vizier rather late in his career, between 2 July 1839 and 8 June 1840 in the reign of Abdülmecid I. However, during the 1820s, he occupied key administrative roles in the fight against regional warlords, the reformation of the army, and the reformation of Turkish attire. In 1801, Hüsrev Pasha commanded the 6,000 Ottoman troops who assisted the British in removing the French from Rashid (Rosetta). For this, he was made governor of Egypt Eyalet (province), in which position he was charged with assisting Hüseyin Pasha in the killing or imprisoning the surviving leaders of the Mamluks. Many of these were freed by or fled with the British, while others held Minia between Upper and Lower Egypt. [.] He was later made governor again by Muhammad Ali for 2 days [.] After Diyarbekir and Salonica, in 1806 he was governor of Bosnia Eyalet, before being reappointed as governor of Salonica in 1808. Hüsrev Pasha held the rank of Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Navy from 1811 to 1818. He was then appointed governor of the Eyalet of Trabzon twice, during which time he conducted for the Black Sea region of Turkey the struggle the central Ottoman state was waging against local feudal rulers (Derebeys). During the Greek War of Independence, he was appointed Kapudan Pasha again in the end of 1822. In 1826, Husrev Pasha played vital roles both in the Auspicious Incident (the annihilation of the Janissary Corps in 1826) and in the formation of the new "Mansure Army" modeled after those of European Powers. Appointed as seraskier (commander the army) of the Mansure in May 1827, Husrev reformed and disciplined the corps. Himself ignorant of modern military methods, he assembled a staff of foreign experts and other personnel to assist him, the "Seraskeriye", which constituted the first staff in Ottoman history. Due to his early championing of military reform and virtual control over the new Ottoman army, Husrev was able to install many of his protégés in senior military positions. Husrev Pasha was also instrumental for the near-abandonment of the turban and the adoption of the fez as a universal headgear for Muslim men of the Ottoman Empire (excluding the religious classes) under Sultan Mahmud II. (Wikipedia). Möltke talks about him in famous book includes his personal letters as 'he is more powerful than sultan'. Following the suppression of the Janissaries in 1826, Sultan Mahmud II transferred the functions of the old Agha of the Janissaries to the seraskier.
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Prep. by ZEREN TANINDI.
Yazida âhenk ve renk: Sadberk Hanim Müzesi Koleksiyonundan sanatli kitaplar, belgeler ve hüsn-i hatlar. 2 volumes set.
New Turkish Original cloth bdg. HC. Folio. (34 x 27 cm). Edition in Turkish. 2 volumes set: (808 p.), color ills. Harmony of line and colour: Illuminated manuscripts documents and calligraphy in the Sadberk Hanim Museum Collection. 2 volumes set. Selection of the museum's magnificient collection of illuminated manuscripts and calligraphy. Sadberk Hanim Museum's collection of illuminated manuscripts and calligraphy was created as a result of the special interest in this subject felt by Sevgi Gönül, who herself had an outstanding collection of calligraphic panels. Sevgi Gönül served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Museum until her death in 2003 and under her direction the collection was enriched with rare manuscript Korans, prayer books, albums, documents such as imperial edicts, warrants and endowment deeds, hilye-i serif panels and calligraphic wall panels by renowned Ottoman calligraphers. Sevgi Gönül also collected rare examples of Sufi panels. Over time both collections developed and diversified to a noteworthy degree. Sevgi Gönül's personal calligraphy collection was at her own wish transferred to Sadberk Hanim Museum in 2004, following her premature death. Sadberk Hanim Museum's collection of manuscripts and calligraphy totalled 915 works at the start of 2019. Apart from the 157 works belonging to the Sevgi Gönül collection, the museum collection comprises the Hüseyin Kocabas collection, the Pirizade collection, works purchased at auction in Turkey and abroad, and donations. The Hüseyin Kocabas collection of 601 works consists of Korans, copies of the Dela'ilü'l-Hayrat,miscellanies, calligraphers' diplomas and literary works. The Pirizade collection consists of 28 manuscripts, nine of which are Korans. Korans and prayer books that are richly illuminated on every page, albums, documents such as endowment deeds, property deeds, imperial edicts, are invaluable sources of information for Ottoman social and economic history, architecture and art. Examples preserved in Sadberk Hanim Museum are enlightening as regards Ottoman calligraphic style between the late fifteenth and early twentieth centuries, while the signatures on these works increase our knowledge of the master calligraphers, artists and illuminators who created them.
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Prep. by ZEREN TANINDI.
Harmony of line and colour: Illuminated manuscripts documents and calligraphy in the Sadberk Hanim Museum Collection.= Yazida âhenk ve renk: Sadberk Hanim Müzesi Koleksiyonundan sanatli kitaplar, belgeler ve hüsn-i hatlar. [Exhibition catalogue]. April 25 - Aralik 22, 2019. Prep. by Priscilla Mary Isin.
New Turkish Paperback. 4to. (26 x 22 cm). In English and Turkish. 182 p., color ills. Harmony of line and colour: Illuminated manuscripts documents and calligraphy in the Sadberk Hanim Museum Collection.= Yazida âhenk ve renk: Sadberk Hanim Müzesi Koleksiyonundan sanatli kitaplar, belgeler ve hüsn-i hatlar. [Exhibition catalogue]. April 25 - Aralik 22, 2019. Prep. by Priscilla Mary Isin. On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Vehbi Koç Foundation, Sadberk Hanim Museum, which is an affiliated cultural institution of the Foundation, wished to focus public attention on a selection of the museum's magnificent collection of illuminated manuscripts and calligraphy by organizing the exhibition "Harmony of Line and Colour". Curator of the exhibition is Prof. Dr. Zeren Tanindi, who has also prepared the catalogue. Sadberk Hanim Museum's collection of illuminated manuscripts and calligraphy was created as a result of the special interest in this subject felt by Sevgi Gönül, who herself had an outstanding collection of calligraphic panels. Sevgi Gönül served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Museum until her death in 2003 and under her direction the collection was enriched with rare manuscript Korans, prayer books, albums, documents such as imperial edicts, warrants and endowment deeds, hilye-i serif panels and calligraphic wall panels by renowned Ottoman calligraphers. Sevgi Gönül also collected rare examples of Sufi panels. Over time both collections developed and diversified to a noteworthy degree. Sevgi Gönül's personal calligraphy collection was at her own wish transferred to Sadberk Hanim Museum in 2004, following her premature death. Sadberk Hanim Museum's collection of manuscripts and calligraphy totalled 915 works at the start of 2019. Apart from the 157 works belonging to the Sevgi Gönül collection, the museum collection comprises the Hüseyin Kocabas collection, the Pirizade collection, works purchased at auction in Turkey and abroad, and donations. The Hüseyin Kocabas collection of 601 works consists of Korans, copies of the Dela'ilü'l-Hayrat, miscellanies, calligraphers' diplomas and literary works. The Pirizade collection consists of 28 manuscripts, nine of which are Korans. Korans and prayer books that are richly illuminated on every page, albums, documents such as endowment deeds, property deeds, imperial edicts, are invaluable sources of information for Ottoman social and economic history, architecture and art. Examples preserved in Sadberk Hanim Museum are enlightening as regards Ottoman calligraphic style between the late fifteenth and early twentieth centuries, while the signatures on these works increase our knowledge of the master calligraphers, artists and illuminators who created them.
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Prep. by ESIN ÇELEBI BAYRU, BEKIR REHA SAGBAS.
Mevlana and Mevlevi order throughout centuries.= Yüzyillar boyu Mevlâna ve Mevlevîlik. Texts by Emin Isik, Bekir Reha Sagbas, Ekrem Isin. Photos by Cengiz Karliova.
New English Original cloth bdg. Folio. (33 x 23 cm). In English and Turkish. 436 p., color ills. and photos. Mevlana and Mevlevi order throughout centuries.= Yüzyillar boyu Mevlâna ve Mevlevîlik. Texts by Emin Isik, Bekir Reha Sagbas, Ekrem Isin. Photos by Cengiz Karliova. This book was published jointly by the International Mevlana Foundation and the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It contains a preface by Faruk Hemdem Celebi and has detailed articles by Emin Isik (Mevlana and the Mevlevi Order), Bekir Reha Sagbas (Mevlevi Music), and Ekrem Isin (the Mevlevi Order and Its Social History). The book was edited by Esin Celebi Bayru and Bekir Reha Sagbas. General coordinator is Isin Celebi.
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HASAN HILMI PASHA, (Active 1892-1900).
[Autograph letter signed 'Konya Valisi Es-Seyyid Hasan Hilmi'].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph handwritten document sealed 'Es-Seyyid Hasan Hilmi Pasha' as Konya Valisi. 17,5x11 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Text: "Hüve. Refetlü efendim; Iyd-i said-i fitrin tebrîkini hâvî olan tahrîrât-i beyânlari bi(?) mahsus hâsil oldugu beyâniyla cevabnâme-i tarikim kilindi', fî 31 Mayis [1]310, [Seal]". This is a season's greeting (iyd-i said-i fitr) by Hasan Hilmi Pasa who was Ottoman governor of Konya city in 1894. He's known as that he provided Circassian 'odalisques' for the Harem.
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Edited by MASSUMEH FARHAD, SERPIL BAGCI.
Falnama: The book of omens. With contributions Maria Mavroudi, Kathryn Babayan, Cornell H. Fleischer,Julia Bailey, Wheeler M. Thackston, Jr., and Sergei Tourkin.
New English Paperback. Folio. (32 x 24 cm). In English. 346, [2] p., color ills. Falnama: The book of omens. With contributions Maria Mavroudi, Kathryn Babayan, Cornell H. Fleischer,Julia Bailey, Wheeler M. Thackston, Jr., and Sergei Tourkin. Whether by consulting the position of the planets, casting horoscopes or interpreting dreams, the art of divination was widely practised throughout the Islamic world. The most splendid tools ever devised to foretell the future were illustrated texts known as the "Falnama" ("Book of Omens"). Notable for their monumental size, brilliantly painted compositions and unusual subject matter, the manuscripts, created in Safavid Iran and Ottoman Turkey in the 16th and early 17th centuries, are the centre piece of "Falnama: The Book of Omens". This is the first book ever devoted to these extraordinary manuscripts, which remain largely unpublished, and sheds new light on their artistic, cultural and religious significance.
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SIMEON GUENTCHEFF & FRERES, (Bulgarian traders); HAMAMCIZADE NURI, (Ottoman / Turkish traders).
Autograph letter signed 'N[icolas] Guentcheff' sent to Hamamcizade Nuri [Ali].
Very Good French Original handwritten ALS. Sent to Hamamdjizades (Hamamdji Zade Nouri Aly). Letterhead 'Simeon Guentcheff & Freres' as bilingual in Bulgarian and French. Dated 2.XI.1927. "Accusons réception de votre honoree du 25 m.p. sont le contenu nous tromous conforme aux commandes faites par votre M.eur Nicolas Guentcheff.". After that introduction there's a short list: Poissons: Scoumuri, Palamond, Toric. 'Tarama', 'Marmeredjik' and Charan, Ak-cheir and Bandirma caviars. Haci Tahir Bey, who came from Bahçesaray (Bakhchysarai) in the Crimea with his entire family, was one of many refugees. And he faced all the difficulties both of exile and of resettlement. As soon as he arrived, Tahir Bey found himself in the heart of Istanbul's commercial life; however, carving himself a niche was easier said than done. At first he dealt in provisions; in 1859, he became a tobacco trader in the neighborhood of Langa Kapisi, also known as Yeni Kapi, in Istanbul. Soon, unfortunately, he found that established local merchants were unhappy with the competition and complained to the Municipality. In turn, the Municipality ruled that, provided they did not engage in illegal activities, Tahir Bey and the rest of the refugees should be allowed to conduct their business unmolested. Just as he found no peace in his business dealings, Tahir Bey was not left alone in Zekeriyaköy, where he and his family had settled. According to members of the present generation of his family, his home was attacked by some local gangs so that they were forced to move to neighboring Sariyer. Around the same time, he moved his place of business to Unkapani, and his son Ali Nuri married the daughter of the owner of the historical Public Bath (hamam) of Sariyer. The profession of Ali Nuri Bey's father-in-law gave the family its surname as well as a brand name that would command respect for more than a century. Ali Nuri Bey continued in his father's footsteps, gradually becoming the kind of entrepreneur that the Ottoman Empire sorely needed. The 1880s witnessed his earliest ventures as he began to deal in provisions near Unkapani, and established the first incarnation of what would later become Hamamcioglu Müesseseleri Ticaret Türk A.S. in the form of a sole proprietorship located in the commercial building Limon Han in the Tütüngümrük neighborhood of the district of Eminönü. In 1885, his son Nuri Ali joined the firm. At this date, a commercial yearbook makes mention of "Ali (H.)", a dealer in oil and rice, at No. 36, Cambazhane Avenue. While we are unable to determine for certain whether or not this listing refers to a member of the Hamamcioglu family, the same commercial directory for the year 1896-1897 does refer to "Hamamcioglu Ali" as a merchant based at No. 85, Osman Efendi Han. Over the next few years, the firm moved a number of times within the same building: thus, it was listed at No. 75 in 1898,5 No. 3 in 1901,6 and No. 9 in 1909. Starting in the 1910s, the firm Hamamcizadeler (or, as it is now known, Hamamcioglu) ventured into different business areas at different locations with a speed that makes it difficult to follow its precise trajectory. For example, a receipt from the wholesale fish market dated 1911 points to the family's interest in seafood. On the other hand, a document dated August 1914 now preserved in the Ottoman Archives orders that the olives in the warehouses belonging to Hamamcizade Ali Bey in the towns of Gemlik and Kursunlu should be guarded, indicating that the firm had a rather broad range of interests within the food sector.8 A listing of businesses registered at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1923 describes "Hamamci Zade Nuri Ali", still located in the commercial building Osman Efendi, as dealing in "fish etc." 9 It is safe to assume that this qualification refers to all kinds of seafood -including salted fish, dried fish, caviar... (Source: Hundred Years Stories Official Website).
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SUAD HAYRI ÜRGÜPLÜ, (Prime minister of Turkey, jurist, diplomat and politician), (1903-1981).
Business card with autograph note.
Very Good Turkish Original business card (lawyer) of Suad Hayri Ürgüplü with autograph notes on the card. Size: 5,5x9 cm. In Turkish. Autograph note: 'Saygilarla tebrik eder'. Ali Suat Hayri Ürgüplü was a Turkish politician. He served a brief term as Prime Minister of Turkey in 1965. He was also the last Prime Minister to be born outside the territory of present-day Turkey, being born in Damascus, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire. Ürgüplü graduated from Galatasaray High School. He was the descendant of a distinguished line of Ottoman religious scholars and administrators. His father was the celebrated Sheikh ul-Islam Ürgüplü Hayri Efendi, minister of religious affairs under the Committee of Union and Progress (or Young Turk) regime of 1913-1918. After a brief career as a judge, Ürgüplü entered the Parliament in 1939 and served as Minister of Customs and Public Monopolies in the Sükrü Saracoglu cabinet in 1947-1948. He returned to the senate of Parliament in 1961 and was its chairman November 27, 1963 - November 6, 1963. Ürgüplü was asked to form a non-partisan caretaker cabinet after the collapse of Premier Ismet Inönü's coalition government in 1965. The cabinet was formed on 5 February, and served until the parliamentary elections of 10 October, although it never received a vote of confidence in Parliament. Ürgüplü continued to serve in the senate until 1972. He died on 27 December 1981 in Istanbul and was interred at the Edirnekapi Marty's Cemetary. (Source: Wikipedia).
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MEHMET MÜNIR ÇAGIL, (Turkish statesman, parliamentary, jurist and specialist on vaqfs), (1870-1954).
Business card with autograph note.
Very Good Turkish Original business card (lawyer) of M. Münir Çagil with autograph notes on the card. Size: 5,5x9 cm. In Turkish. Autograph note: 'Tesekkür ve tebrik eder'. He was son of Mehmet Hilmi Efendi who was Ottoman / Turkish major. On the card, seen he was 'parliamentary of Çorum city.
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HUSNI AL-BARAZY, (Ex-deputy of Syria).
Business card with autograph note.
Very Good Turkish Original business card of Hüsni El-Barazi who was ex-deputy of Syria. Size: 5,5x9cm. In Turkish. Title under the printed name on card is handwritten. ca. 1950s.
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SALIH FUAD KEÇECI, (Turkis politician, 12. president of BJK, inspector of DP -Democrat Party-), (1893-1955).
Business card with autograph note.
Very Good Turkish Original business card of Salif Fuad [Fuat] Keçeci. Size: 5x9 cm. In Turkish. Autograph notes under printed title 'Tesekkürlerini hürmetleriyle arz eder'. He was graduated from 'Mülkiye'.
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MEHMED ARIF, (Turkish collector of foundation revenues), (19th century).
[EDA TEZKIRESI - 18th century] Autograph 'edâ tezkîresi' signed and sealed 'Bende Mehmed Arif, Câbi-i Vakf, hâlâ'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript (handwritten) 'edâ tezkîresi' signed and sealed 'Bende Mehmed Arif, Câbi-i Vakf, hâlâ'. Size: 15,5x11,5 cm. In Ottoman script. Full. 1 p. 'Jabi-i Waqf was a collector who was collecting revenues of waqfs in the Ottoman Empire. Mehmed Arif was one of them in the period of the rule of Sultan Abdülhamid 1. 'Edâ tezkiresi' is a summary document written between the government organs and important people in the Ottoman bureaucracy. Text: "Arz-i bendeleridir oldur ki; Merhum Yâkub Aga nâm sâhibü'l-hayrin evkâf-i akârâtdan Çatalca kazâsina t'abi' Karasakal karyesinden vâki' Kavaklar Degirmeni dimkle mâ'ruf âsiyâbin halâ mutasarrifi Selim Giray Sultan taraflarindan Ali Aga kullari yedlerinden bin yüz seksen alti senesi [i.e. 1186 AH] Muharremi gurresinden bin yüz seksen yedi [i. e. 1187 AH] Zilhiccesi gâyetine degin iki senede müctemi' olan yalniz yigirmi bes [i. e. 25] gurus icâri mezbûr taraf-i vakf içün ahz olmaga isbu edâ tezkîresi virildü. Bende Mehmed Arif Câbi-i Vakf, hâlâ.". Extremely rare as a document written in 18th century.
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MAHMUD MAHERONNAQSH.
The Mason's script (Khatt-e Banna'i) or the Angular Kufic script.
New English Original bdg. C. 4to. (31 x 23 cm). Parallel text in English and Persian. 264 p., color ills. "The mason's script (Khatt-e banna'i) or the Angular Kufic script. In its different materials, compositions, and styles of execution, the Masons' script may be admired on the walls and in the corners of mosques, theological schools, and other holy buildings beside inscriptions in scripts such as naskh, tholth, kufic, etc. The Safavid period (1491-1722) in Iran was the culmination of tilework and along with it, the marvelous maturity of the Mason's script, leaving behind excellent relics to behold...".
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HÜSEYIN (ISTANBULLU MUSAVVIR), (Early Ottoman painter), (17th century).
Silsile-nâme [= Genealogical tree of the Ottoman Dynasty]. Introduction by Nurettin Yardimci. Transcription by Sadi Bayram.
New Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original burgundy cloth binding with gilt decoration in the Ottoman style, to front and back. In publisher's burgundy slipcase with gilt decorations. Small 4to. (29 x 18 cm). In Ottoman script with its booklet in the pocket of book including transcription and introductory text. 40 p. reprint of the Ottoman text, color ills.; 40 p. text in Turkish. Reprint of manuscript dated 1682. 3000 copies were printed. Facsimile in beautiful Ottoman calligraphy, 40 pages, including 102 miniatures in circle medallions. The 'Silsile-name' (Genealogical Tree) is a manuscript dating back to 1682, with miniature paintings of Ottoman Sultans, The Prophet Muhammad (face not shown), the Four Caliphs and on the facing page, Hasan and Hüseyin and the Imams in it, and other leaders. The original manuscript was made by the Musavir (portrait painter) Hüseyin in Istanbul, during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century.
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TARIK ZAFER TUNAYA, (Turkish jurist, academician, author), (1916-1991).
Autograph letter signed 'Dr. T. Z. Tunaya' addressed to Nevzad Ayasbeyoglu.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original handwritten two ALS. Sent to Nevzat Ayasbeyoglu, (1885-1965?) who was Turkish educator, politician and author. Letter sent to his home in Erenköy. 4to. Folded. In original envelope. In Ottoman script. 2 p.; 2 p. Full. After text Tunaya added 'Hamis' [i.e. Addition]. He mentions 'Islam' and other Turkish periodicals and publications in his both letters. Date 'September 28, 1957'. Tunaya was author of 'Türkiye'de siyasî partiler' [i.e. Turkish political parties] including three volumes. He was an important dissident figure during the Coup of May, 1960. This letter was written by him during his professional examinations in United States of America.
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MIHRAN EFENDI, (Early Turkish bookseller and typographer), (1870-1936).
Autograph letter signed 'Cihan Kitabhanesi sahibi Mihran'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original handwritten ALS 'Cihan Bookshop's owner Mihran'. Size: 21x14 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Sent to 'Eskisehir Enfad Pazari Kitabhanesi Ismail Hakki ve Ibrahim Beyler'. Mihran Efendi was born in Kayseri city. He was of Armenian origin. After coming to Istanbul, he worked for Kasbar Efendi in Bâb-i Âli. He founded 'Cihan' Bookshop in 1885 and Cihan printing house in 1907. He started to publish 'Cihan' Newspaper in 1908. He is one of the most important figures of early Ottoman / Turkish publishing.
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ÖMER (Abdehu), (Sûbasi), (18-19th centuries).
Five autograph documents signed 'Subasi Ömer Abdehu'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph documents signed 'Subasi Ömer (Abdehû)'. Five documents related to 'Ösür' which was a kind of Ottoman tax. Various sizes: 12x9 cm; 17x12 cm. In Ottoman script. 5 separate pages in total. Written in riq'a on special papers with 'ahar'. Signed and sealed by Subasi Ömer. All documents written between the years of 1818-1832 as 'roumi' dates (1234-1248 r.) and start with 'huve' traditionally. Sûbasi was the city guard during the early Ottoman era. During the reign of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, 'subasi's began to lose its former effectiveness, but its field of activity was further simplified and expanded. It is claimed that Byzantine institutions had an effect on this according to the historians. (Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi Islam Ansiklopedisi). 'Öshür (Ösür)' [i. e. Tithe] refers to the 'zakat' collected from land products in fiqh (Islamic law). This documents include the subject of ösür (tithe) worth. Written in and for a case 'Kanlicak' kariyesi of Üsküdar (Scutari). They reflect the Ottoman state and tax organization in the early 19th century. Subasi Ömer served probably between the years of 1814-1832 in that area. Some contemporary markings on documents.
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ISMET [PASHA] INÖNÜ, (Turkish general and statesman, Second President of Turkey, "National Chief"), (1884-1973).
[LETTER of TURKISH NATIONAL CHIEF] Autograph letter signed 'Basvekil Ismet'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed 'President Ismet' and by president of 'Cemiyet-i Tedrisiye-i Islamiye'. 4to. (32 x 21 cm). In Ottoman script. 1 p. Dated July, 28, 1927. It's written from Bursa city. Letterhead of Turkish Presidency. Inönü was a Turkish general and statesman, who served as the second President of Turkey from 10 November 1938 to 27 May 1950, when his Republican People's Party was defeated in Turkey's second free elections. He also served as the first Chief of the General Staff from 1922 to 1924, and as the first Prime Minister after the declaration of the Republic, serving three terms: from 1923 to 1924, 1925 to 1937, and 1961 to 1965. As President, he was granted the official title of "Millî Sef" (i.e. National Chief). When the 1934 Surname Law was adopted, Mustafa Kemal gave him a surname taken from Inönü, where he commanded the forces of Army of Grand National Assembly as the Minister of the Chief of the General Staff (Erkân-i Harbiye-i Umumiye Reis Vekili) during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922. Afterwards these battles became to be known as the First Battle of Inönü and Second Battle of Inönü. Ismet graduated from the Imperial School of Military Engineering (Mühendishane-i Berrî-i Hümâyûn) in 1903 as gunnery officer, and received his first military assignment in the Ottoman Army. He joined the Committee of Union and Progress. He won his first military victories by suppressing two major revolts against the struggling Ottoman Empire, first in Rumelia and later in Yemen, whose leader was Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din. He served as a military officer during the Balkan Wars on the Ottoman-Bulgarian front. During World War I, he served with the Ottoman military rank of Miralay (arbitrarily the equivalent of Colonel or Senior Colonel (Brigadier)) and worked under Mustafa Kemal Pasha during his assignments at the Caucasus and Palestine fronts. During the war, on 13 April 1916, Ismet married Mevhibe, who was a daughter of an Ashraf (Esraf) of Zistovi (present day Svishtov) Zühtü Efendi. They had three children: Ömer, Erdal and Özden (married to Metin Toker). After losing the Battle of Megiddo against General Edmund Allenby during the last days of World War I, he went to Constantinople (Istanbul) and was assigned Undersecretary of the Ministry of War and then General Secretary of the Documentation in the Military Council. After the military occupation of Constantinople on 16 March 1920, he decided to pass to Anatolia to join the Turkish National Movement. He and his chief of staff Major Saffet (Arikan) wore soldier uniform and left Maltepe in the evening of 19 March 1920 and arrived at Ankara on 9 April 1920... (Source: Wikipedia). This letter has been written in the Republic period.
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URNÂNÎZÂDE ES'AD [Esad] AHMED EFENDI, (177th Sheikh al-Islam of the Ottoman Empire in the period of Sultan Abdülhamid II), (1819?-1889).
Autograph letter signed 'Ahmed Es'ad'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript (handwritten) letter (ALS) signed 'Ahmed Es'ad'. Oblong: 19x24 cm. In Ottoman script. Letterhead of 'Bâb-i Fetva Daire-i Seyhülislâm'. AH: 1301 = AD: 1885. With elqab, includes three lines. Written on salary increase of 'Imam-i Sânî Rasid Efendi hazretleri'. Folded. In elqab, it starts with 'Faziletlü efendim hazretleri' after 'Hüve'. Uryânîzâde Ahmed Esad Efendi was 117th sheikh al-islam of the Ottoman Empire in the period of Sultan Abdulhamid 2. He was son of Mehmed Said who was one of qadis (judge) of Sultan Mahmud II. He was descend from Osman el-Uryânî who was a Kilis city-born.
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BEHIÇ ERKIN, (Ottoman / Turkish statesman, Minister of Public Works, Diplomat), (1876-1961).
[DIPLOMAT WHO HELPED SAVE JEWS in FRANCE DURING WW II] Autograph letter signed 'Nafia Vekili Behiç'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript (handwritten) letter (ALS) signed 'Nafia Vekili Behiç' [i. e. Minister of Public Works, Behiç [Erkin]]. 21x14,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Dated February 19, 1928. Written from Ankara. Letterhead 'Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari Vekâleti [Ministry of Turkish Republic Railways]'. To an un-named female correspondent. Behiç Erkin was a Turkish career officer, first director (1920-1926) of the Turkish State Railways, nationalized under his auspices, statesman and diplomat of the Turkish Republic, who helped save almost 20,000 ethnic Jews in France during World War II. He was Minister of Public Works, 1926-1928, and deputy for three terms; and an ambassador. He served as Turkey's ambassador to Budapest between 1928-1939, and to Paris and Vichy between August 1939-August 1943. As Turkish ambassador in France under the German Occupation after June 1940, Erkin used the power of his office and nation's neutrality to save Jews who could document a Turkish connection, however slight, from the Holocaust. Other Turkish diplomats in France and elsewhere, were also active in this rescue effort. The consulate staff under Necdet Kent in Marseille was particularly involved.
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NECIP MIRKELAMOGLU, (Turkish economist, politician and compositor), (1922-2010).
Autograph letter signed 'Necip Mirkelamoglu'.
Very Good Turkish Original autograph letter signed 'Necip Mirkelamoglu'. Size: 30x23 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. To an unnamed correspondent. Letterhead of 'CHP [Republican Party] Esrefpasa Ilçesi, Izmir'. Text: "Muhterem agabeyim! Bir ikinci mektupla sizi rahatsiz ettigim için affinizi dilerim. Ulusta (Mücadele) için yazilani okudum, sizin tesirinizle oldugunu tahmin ettim, çok tesekkür ederim. Sizden çok önemli bir ricada bulunacagim. Biz, bu ayin 24ünde bizim ilçe merkezinde bir Lozan günü yapacagiz. Bu törende okunmak üzere, kahramanimizdan bana bir mesaj koparabilirsen, kainat benim olur. Eger, mektupla yetistiremezseniz, telefonla parti il merkezine yazdirsaniz da olur. Bunu blhassa rica ediyorum. Malum ya biz, ELEN kardeslerimize (!) sizden çok yakiniz, sesimizi daha iyi duyurabiliriz. Hürmetle ellerinizden öperim. [Signature].".
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CELÂL BAYAR, (Turkish politician, Third President of Turkey, Prime Minister of Turkey), (1883-1986).
Autograph letter signed 'C. Bayar'.
Very Good Turkish Original typewritten autograph letter signed 'C. Bayar'. 30x22 cm. Punch-holes on left side. 1 p. In Turkish. 'Celâl Bayar' letterhead. Dated 5/6/1974. Sent to Agatangelos Kalaycioglu. Includes response to birthday celebration. Mahmut Celâl Bayar was a Turkish politician, who was the third President of Turkey from 1950 to 1960; previously he was Prime Minister of Turkey from 1937 to 1939. Bayar, as the Turkish President, was decorated with the Legion of Merit by the President of the United States, as a result of Turkey's participation in the Korean War. He is considered to be the longest-lived former head of state and was the longest-lived state leader until 8 December 2008 (when he was surpassed by Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum). Celal Bayar died on 22 August 1986 at the age of 103 after a brief illness.
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HAMIT GÖRELE, (Turkish painter, President of Society of Contemporary Turkish Artists), (1903-1980).
Typescript letter signed 'H. Görele'.
Very Good Turkish Original typewritten letter signed (TLS) 'H. Görele'. 30x23 cm. In Turkish. Folded. 1 p. Dated March 2, 1965. He was born in Görele in Giresun city. He graduated from 'Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi' [i. e. Fine Arts Academy]. He worked in Loht Workshop in Paris. After he exhibited his paintings in Bucuresti and Paris, known with his expressionist style in his early years. He started to give his products in the style of Constructivism. And he was the president of 'Society of Contemporary Turkish Artists'. This autograph letter written in his presidency period and signed as 'Baskan [i.e. President] Hamit Görele'.
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IBRAHIM KAZIM TAHTAKILIÇ, (Turkish / Ottoman politician, member of Union and Progress Party, Mutasarrif of Nigde city, Parliamentary, Second President of Alasehir Congress, Commandant of Salihli and Bozdogan fronts in Turkish War of Independence),
[CHANGE REQUEST of the NAME of 'ÜRGÜP' [PROKOPI] TOWN] Autograph letter signed 'Nigde Mutasarrifi Kâzim' addressed to Sheikh al-Islam Hayri Ürgüblü'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript (handwritten) letter (ALS) signed 'Nigde Mutasarrifi Kâzim'. 20x13i5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Dated AH: 1330 (13 Kanunievvel 1331) = AD: 1915. Sent to last Ottoman sheik al-islam Mustafa Hayri Ürgüplü Efendi, (1867-1921). Includes the change request of Ürgüp (Prokopi)'s name (Ürgüb nâminin tebdili tensib kilinmasi'. Letter has 10 lines.
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KÂZIM TASKENT, (Turkish politician, Turkey Sugar Factories general manager, publisher of 'Dogan Kardes' periodical), (1895-1991).
Typescript letter signed 'Kazim Taskent'.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript letter signed 'A. Kâzim Taskent' and its response by 'Fethi' (TLS). 30x23 cm. In Turkish. 2 p. A condolence letter and its response. Correspondent's name is 'Fethi'.
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ALI FUAD [FUAT] CEBESOY, (Turkish army officer and politician), (1882-1968).
Typed letter signed 'A. F. Cebesoy'.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript letter signed (TLS) 'A. F. Cebesoy' sent to Salih [Sener]. 23x15 cm. In Turkish. Dated 'November 1, 1939'. Response to greetings of Salih Keçeci. Text: "Sayin Bay Salih, Tebrikinize tesekkür ederim. Bayraminizi kutlular, sihhat ve saadetler dilrim. Hürmetler., Naia Vekili, A[li] F[uad] Cebesoy.". Ali Fuat was born in September 1882 to father Ismail Fazil Pasha and mother Zekiye Hanim. Ali Fuat was the grandson (on his mother's side) of Mushir Mehmet Ali Pasha. (Ludwig Karl Friedrich Detroit) who was the commander of the Danube Army (Tuna Sark Ordusu) during the Russo-Turkish war, participated in the Congress of Berlin as one of three representatives of the Ottoman Empire and was killed on September 7, 1878. in Dakovica (Kosovo) by Albanian insurgents who were dissatisfied with the results of the Berlin Congress. Ali Fuat attended the War School in 1902, and graduated from the Ottoman War College in 1905 as a Staff Captain. He was assigned to the 3rd Rifle Battalion (Üçüncü Nisanci Taburu), the 28th Cavalry Regiment (Yirmi Sekizinci Süvari Alayi) based in Beirut under the command of Fifth Army based in Damascus, and later to 15th Artillery Regiment (On Besinci Topçu Alayi) based in Thessalonica under the command of Third Army as an intern. He joined the Committee of Union and Progress (membership number was 191). On June 28, he was assigned to the staff officer of the Third Army. And then he was promoted to the rank of Senior Captain and appointed to the area commander of Karaferye (present day: Veria). On January 9, 1909, he was appointed to the military attaché in Rome, Italy. On October 1, 1911, he was appointed to the chief of the 1st department (chief of operations) of the Western Army On February 20, he was temporarily appointed to the chief of staff of the VII Corps</a>. And then he was appointed to the commander of a detachment that was formed to liberate Ipek (present day: Pec) and Yakova (Dakovica) from insurgents. On January 15, 1914, he was appointed to the chief of staff of the VIII Corps. After Kress von Kressenstein was appointed the chief of staff of this corps, replacing Ali Fuat, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Kaymakam) and on September 19, he was appointed to the commander of the 25th Division. In January 1915, he participated in the First Suez Offensive. On January 7, he and his division left Birüssebi (present day: Beersheba) for the desert and arrived at the front of the Suez Canal, but the Ottoman forces couldn't pass the canal and retreated. He and his division went back to Gaza on January 20, 1915. After the Gallipoli Campaign was launched, the 25th Division was dispatched to the Gallipoli Front on May 24, 1915, and started to arrive there on June 2, 1916. His division entered to the order of the XVII Corps of the First Army and deployed in the Bulair-Saros area. On January 20, 1916, he was appointed to the commander of the 14th Division. At first, his division was intended for use in the Second Suez Offensive and sent to Maallaha, but because of the Russian offensive, his division instead came under the command of the Second Army under Ahmet Izzet Pasha, and on June 27, were sent back from the Rayak station to Aleppo and dispatched to Diyârbekir. On September 30, he was promoted to commander of the 5th Division and in January he became the chief of staff of the Second Army. On January 12, 1917, he returned to the Sina-Palestine Front and in April he became the deputy commander of the Sina-Palestine Front. On June 30, 1917, he became the commander of the XX Corps. After the Armistice of Mudros was signed, he concurrently became the deputy commander of Seventh Army, replacing Mustafa Kemal. After the Seventh Army was abolished, he transferred the headquarters of the XX Corps from Syria to Eregli, then to Konya and to Ankara. Ali Fuat Pasha organized the resistance in Western Turkey against the Greek invasion and thus actually started the National Independence War.
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CEVAT KERIM INCEDAYI, (Turkish politician, dermatologist), (1894-1971).
Typed letter signed 'C. K. Incedayi' sent to Halit Fahri Ozansoy, (1891-1971).
Very Good Turkish Original typescript letter signed (TLS) 'C. K. Incedayi'. 21x15 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Letterhead 'TBMM Baskanvekilligi'. Dated March, 3, 1950. Incedayi, besides his important politician identity, was of the respectable person of the history of Turkish dermatology. Incedayi, who graduated from the Faculty of Medicine as a military student and specialized in this field, joined the National War of Independence between the years of 1919-1923, was accepted for the academic staff of Faculty of Medicine during Turkish University Reform in 1933, and worked with Dist. Prof. Dr. Hulusi Behçet, (1889-1948, a prominent Turkish dermatologist, in Dermatology and Syphilis Clinic. After Behçet's death, clinic directoship position was undertaken by Incedayi. Incedayi gave particular importance to laboratory studies in the scientific researches he performed. The foundation of the Dermatology Clinic in Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, which was the second faculty of medicine to be founded under the roof of Istanbul University in 1963, was undertaken by Incedayi. Comprehensive textbooks and original articles he published are important contributions to the field of training and research in dermatology. Incedayi passed away on 21 November 1971. This letter includes his response to 'Halit Fahri' [Ozansoy] who was an important Turkish poet, journalist and author, (1891-1971).
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ALI FETHI OKYAR, (Turkish diplomat and politician, MInister of Justice), (1880-1943).
Typed letter signed 'Fethi Okyar'.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript letter signed (TLS). 21x14 cm (Letter size). In Turkish. 1 p. Letterhead Turkish Ministry of Justice. Correspondent is 'Salih Sener', Istanbul - Kiziltoprak. Dated February 2, 1940. Okyar was a Turkish diplomat and politician, who also served as a military officer and diplomat during the last decade of the Ottoman Empire. He was also the second Prime Minister of Turkey (1924-1925) and the second Speaker of the Turkish Parliament after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He was born in the Ottoman town of Prilep in Manastir Vilayet (present-day Republic of Macedonia) to a Circassian family. In 1913, he joined the Committee of Union and Progress (Ittihat ve Terakki Cemiyeti) and was elected as the secretary general. In 1930, while serving as Turkey's Ambassador in Paris, he was asked by Atatürk, during a meeting in Yalova, to establish the Serbest Cumhuriyet Firkasi (Liberal Republican Party), an early party of opposition, in order to establish the tradition of multi-party democracy in Turkey. However, when the government noticed the support of this opposition party among Islamists, it was declared illegal and closed down, a situation similar to that of the Progressive Republican Party, which had lasted for a few months in 1924. He later served as Justice Minister from 1939 to 1941. (Wikipedia). Letter includes Okyar's response to Sener's greetings for the 15th anniversary of Turkish Republic.
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KÂZIM [FIKRI] ÖZALP, (Turkish politician and Military officer), (1882-1968).
Typed letter signed 'K. Özalp'.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript letter signed (TLS). 21x14 cm (Letter size). In Turkish. 1 p. Letterhead 'Ministry of National Defense'. To an unnamed correspondent. No date; it's a response to celebration of 13th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic [1936]. Özalp was a Turkish military officer, politician, and one of the leading figures in the Turkish War of Independence. Born in Köprülü (now Veles, Republic of Macedonia), in the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire into an Albanian family, Kâzim Fikri graduated from the Ottoman military school in 1902 and completed the College of War in 1905. Kâzim Özalp was involved to 31 March Incident in 1909. He was a military commander during the Balkan wars. In 1917, he was promoted to the rank of the colonel. He was one of the military commanders who organized resistance groups against the occupation of Izmir. During the Turkish War of Independence, he fought at several fronts. In 1921, Kâzim Özalp was promoted to the rank General for his success at the Battle of Sakarya. Already a member of the first term of the parliament of the newly established Republic as an MP from Balikesir Province, Kâzim Fikri served as the Minister of Defense in several cabinets from 1921 to 1925, and later from 1935 to 1939. He was elected Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly from 1924 to 1935. In 1950, he was elected to the parliament as an MP from Van Province. He retired from active politics in 1954. He was rumored to have been a Bektashi possibly because of his opposition to the decision to close Bektashi centers (Tekke). Kâzim Özalp wrote his memoirs in his book Milli Mücadele ("National Struggle"). He died on 6 June 1968 in Ankara. His remains were transferred to the Turkish State Cemetery. (Wikipedia).
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[MUSTAFA] CELÂL ARAT, (Turkish military officer, Politician, Diplomat), (1883-1968).
Autograph letter signed 'Yozgad Millet Vekili Celâl Arat'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed (ALS) 'Yozgat Milletvekili Celâl Arat'. 21x15 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Folded. Dated October, 10, 1946. Includes five lines.
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DAMAT MEHMED SERIF [ÇAVDAROGLU] PASHA, (Turkish statesman, Ottoman Minister of Interior, author, translator and the groom of Sultan Abdulaziz), (1873-1958).
Autograph letter signed 'Mehmed Serif' with his original photograph taken in 1914.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter and one original press photography of Damad Mehmed Serif Pasha [Çavdarlioglu]; two items together. Photograph taken in 1914 according to the seal on verso. Sealed and photo by French photographer Dupuy & Cie. of Paris. This photo used by 'Meurisse' for a reportage, there is another seal by 'Meurisse' of Paris. 14x9 cm. Text in French. Autograph letter by Mehmed Serif written a fine in Ottoman script addressed to an unnamed person. He mentions on this letter 'Nizamülmülk's Siyasetnama [i.e. Book of politics], he wanted to translate it, however he wrote in his letter that he's afraid of translation. Damat Mehmet Serif was a Turkish statesman, Ottoman Minister of Interior, author, translator and the groom of Sultan Abdulaziz. He graduated Mulkiye School and worked in various government services. In 1901, he married Emine Sultan who was the daughter of Sultan Abdülaziz. Therefore he was groom (Damat) of Ottoman Court in the last period of the Ottoman Empire. He was translator of 'Voyages of Ibn-i Battuta' into Turkish from Arabic language and 'The Prince' by Machiavelli. from French. (Source: Türk meshurlari -1946-, Ibrahim Alaettin Gövsa). He's known with his a negative attitude towards the Turkish War of Independence. After that, he became one of the people disrupting the national unity in the Speech by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. When the War of Independence was successful, he was fled and banished. He returned from exile to Turkey in 1946. Dated 1955, after nine years of his return from exile. Extremely rare.
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ALI RIZA, (Ottoman / Turkish politician), (Active as governor of Yozgat city between 1927-1931).
Autograph letter signed 'Yozgad Valisi Ali Riza' with his original portrait photograph.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter (ALS) signed 'Yozgad Valisi Ali Riza' with his original b/w portrait photograph. 1 p. including four lines in Ottoman script. Dated June, 21, 1928.
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MAHMUD CELÂLEDDIN, (Gümüshane district governor in the last Ottoman and early Republican period), (Active 1907-1930s).
Autograph document sealed 'Gümüshane Mutasarrifi Celaleddin' and Nâib, Vekil-i muhasebeci, Vekil-i müdür-i tahrîrât, müftü, Vekil-i polis, and members.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph letter signed 'Gümüshane Mutasarrifi Celaleddin' and Nâib, Vekil-i muhasebeci, Vekil-i müdür-i tahrîrât, müftü, Vekil-i polis, and members. 1 p. Text has five lines. Letterhead 'Sûrâ-yi Devlet', blind stamped. Folio. (38x25 cm). In Ottoman script. Eight seals. Mahmud Celaleddin was Turkish Gümüshane district governor in the last Ottoman and early Republican period. Also he wrote his book called 'Mir'ât-i Hakikât'. Book describes the events of the last period of the Ottoman Empire and the first period of the Republic of Turkey. Rare.
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KEMAL [OKUR] SÜLKER, (Turkish unionist, journalist, author), (1919-1995).
Typed letter signed 'Kemal Sülker' addressed to 'Türkiye Defteri' periodicals.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript autograph letter signed by Kemal Sülker. (25,5x20 cm). In Turkish. Containing five lines. Dated 1.3.1974. Sülker says he would happily sent an article for the 'Kemal Tahir' special issue of Türkiye Defteri literary periodical.
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MEHMED KETHÜDÂ, (18th-19th century).
[MUKATAA-I ZEMÎN] Autograph document signed and sealed 'Mehmed Kethüdâ'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph document signed and sealed by Mehmed Kethüdâ. (11x8,5 cm). In Ottoman script. 1 p. Five lines. Mukataa-i zemîn means the rent agreement and the rent paid when renting the land owned by the state or foundations to private individuals or institutions in the Ottoman culture. 'Mukataas'' origin goes back to the Abbasids. In the last period of Seljuks and Ilkhanids they were widely used. (Sources: Osmanli belgelerinin dili: Diplomatik by Mübahat Kütükoglu and Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi Islâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Mukâtaa' by Mehmet Genç). This document reflects the early 19th century and the late 18th century state organization of the Ottomans before Westernization, Sultan Selim III period.
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KILISLI HACI HIDAYET AGAZÂDE, (Ayân in 'Emirler Karyesi' in the 19th century).
[OTTOMAN 'ESRAF' and 'AYÂNS'] Autograph document signed and sealed 'Kilisli Haci Hidayet Agazâde Mustafa'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph document signed and sealed by Haci Hidayet Agazâde Mustafa who was 'ayân' and one of 'eshraf' (descendant from a local rooted and powerful family) in 'Emirler' Karyesi (Gaziantep - Aintab). (18 x11 cm). In Ottoman script. 1 p. Includes seven lines. Sent to Hacizâde Raif Efendi. Text: "Rif'atlu Kilisli Hacizâde Raif Efendi Hazretlerine, Rif'atu efendim Emirler Karyesi (?) azâ olmak üzere muhtarimiz Mustafa Bey'e yüz gurus virüb leffen gönderilen ilmühaber mûcibince azâ idüb isbu ilmühaberi ahz ediniz. Fî 13 Mayis sene [1]306 [1890].". It says that a bribery will be given to the local manager and that document will be destroyed.
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ÖMER ASIM AKSOY, (Turkish philologist, pedagog, politician), 1898-1993).
Typescript letter signed 'Ö. Asim'.
Very Good Turkish Original typewritten letter signed (TLS) by Ömer Asim Aksoy sent to 'Türkiye Defteri' periodicals. Oblong: (15x23 cm). Dated 24.1.1974 from Ankara. 'Türk Dil Kurumu' [i.e. Turkish Language Society] letterhead. 1 p. It includes four lines. Signed as 'Genel yazman' [i.e. General manager]. He refused to write an article for 'Türkiye Defteri' periodical and its Kemal Tahir special issue in his letter because of that he has not sufficiently studied on Kemal Tahir who was very famous and important Turkish author.
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MAHMOUD CHEVKET PASHA, (1856-1913); IZZEDDIN ÇALISLAR, (1882-1951).
[OTTOMAN COUNTERCOUP of 1909 - HAREKET ORDUSU] Autograph letter signed Mahmud Sevket Pasa and Erkân-i Harb Kolagasi Izzeddin [Çalislar].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original paper autograph letter handwritten signed by Mahmud Sevket, Izzeddin Çalislar. (33x21 cm). In Ottoman script. 2 p. Repaired back side. Request of a surgical operation by 'Said bin Mehmed' (Siroz Redif Taburu Efrâdindan) and Mahmud Sevket Pasha and Izzeddin's confirmations. Signed by Mahmud Shevket Pasha as "commander of Turkish countercoup of 1909 (Hareket Army)" and by Izzeddin [Çalislar] as "Erkân-i Harb Kolagasi (Batallion commander)". The Ottoman countercoup of 1909 (13 April 1909) was an attempt to dismantle the Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire and replace it with an autocracy under Sultan/Caliph Abdul Hamid II. Unfortunately for the advocates of representative parliamentary government, mutinous demonstrations by disenfranchised regimental officers broke out which led to the collapse of the Ottoman government. Characterized as a counterrevolution, chaos reigned briefly and several people were killed in the confusion. It was instigated by some parts of the Ottoman Army in a large part by a certain Cypriot Islamic extremist. Dervish Vahdeti reigned supreme in Istanbul for 11 days. The Countercoup was put down in the 31 March Incident, on 24 April 1909 by the Army of Action (Hareket Ordusu) which was the 11th Salonika Reserve Infantry Division of to the Third Army (Ottoman Empire) commanded by Mahmud Shevket Pasha. Extremely rare.
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ORIGINAL COURT DOCUMENT.; KARAMANLI ALI PASHA, (Active 1832-1853).
[DISTRIBUTED SUCCESSION of the TURKISH / OTTOMAN GOVERNOR of TRIPOLI] Original court document on the distribution of Karamanli Ali Pasha's succession signed by judge and court members 'Turhan Bey Efendi, Nuri Bey and Suzi Bey'.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript court document with autograph signatures of judge and two members of TC Istanbul Third Court. (32x21 cm). In Modern Turkish. 1 p. 10 stamps on front and verso of the paper. The Karamanli dynasty was an early modern dynasty, independent or quasi-independent, which ruled from 1711 to 1835 in Tripolitania. The territory comprised Tripoli and its surroundings in present-day Libya. At its peak, the Karamanli dynasty's influence reached Cyrenaica and Fezzan, covering most of Libya. The founder of the dynasty was Pasha Ahmed Karamanli, a descendant of the Karamanids. The most well-known Karamanli ruler was Yusuf ibn Ali Karamanli Pasha who reigned from 1795 to 1832, who fought a war with the United States in (1801-1805). Ali II Karamanli marked the end of the dynasty. By 1819, the various treaties of the Napoleonic Wars had forced the Barbary states to give up piracy almost entirely, and Tripolitania's economy began to crumble. Yusuf attempted to compensate for lost revenue by encouraging the trans-Saharan slave trade, but with abolitionist sentiment on the rise in Europe and to a lesser degree the United States, this failed to salvage Tripolitania's economy. As Yusuf weakened, factions sprung up around his three sons; though Yusuf abdicated in 1832 in favor of his son Ali II, civil war soon resulted. Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II sent in troops ostensibly to restore order, but instead deposed and exiled Ali II, marking the end of both the Karamanli dynasty and an independent Tripolitania. A descendant family with the same name still exists in modern Tripoli-Libya. This document shows distribution of Tripoli Governor Ali Pasha's succession who died in 1269 [1853] by Turkish court order. There is many successors mentioned on this document from sons of Ali Pasha's to Ziya Pasha and his wife etc. Court order has 24 lines and signatures. Dated on the stamp is June, 11, 1930.
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TARIK ZAFER TUNAYA, (Turkish jurist, academician, author), (1916-1991).
Autograph letter signed 'Dr. T. Z. Tunaya' addressed to Nevzad [Ayasbeyoglu].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original handwritten two ALS. Sent to Nevzat Ayasbeyoglu, (1885-1965?) who was Turkish educator, politician and author. (23x15 cm). In Ottoman script. 1 p. Full. Dated 'March 18, 1950'. Letterhead "Doçent Dr. Tarik Zafer Tunaya - [Istanbul University] Law Faculty". Tunaya was author of 'Türkiye'de siyasî partiler' [i.e. Turkish political parties] including three volumes. He was an important dissident figure during the Coup of May, 1960.
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ISMAIL FAIK, (Founder of 'Yeni Sahne').; BEHZAD [Behzat] HAKI BUTAK, (Turkish / Ottoman Darülbedayi actor and numismat), (1891-1963).
[THE NEW STAGE from DARÜLBEDAYI] Autograph letter signed '[Yeni Sahne] müdürü Ismail Faik addressed to Behzad Bey [Haki Butak].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph letter signed (ALS) sent to Darülbedayi actor Behzad Bey [Haki Butak]. 21,514 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Five lines. The Darülbedayi was an Ottoman imperial theatre established in Istanbul in 1914. Its history was closely linked to that of its director, the actor Muhsin Ertugrul. On 31 March 1920, the second regulation prepared by the Municipality has thirty-three articles, and with this regulation, Dârülbedayi became a theater that only gave representations. Upon the disagreement between the artists and the board, a significant number of the artists separated and established a private theater (The New Stage). The work of this group did not last long, and when the founder Ismail Faik Bey went bankrupt, the group fell apart. (Source: Tiyatromüzesi [i.e. Turkish Theater Museum]). Text: "Darülbedayi sanatkârlarindan Behzad Beyefendiye; Bugünkü gazetelerde asker merâsiminizi icrâ ettiginizi okudum. Darilbedayi'nin ve memleketin sanatkârlarina karsi daimâ br hüsn-ü hürmetle mütehassis olur.Yeni Sahne saadetinizi temennî eder. Signature: Müdür, Ismail Faik.". Written on a special paper with letterhead 'Yeni Sahne' [i.e. The New Stage].
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MEHMED SAID PASHA, (Mabeyn baskatibi, also known as 'Küçük Said Pasha' [i.e. Said Pasha the Younger] or 'Sapur Çelebi', Ottoman monarchist, senator, statesman and editor of the Turkish newspaper Jerid-i-Havadis), (1830-1914).
[OTTOMAN CHIEF of the COUNCIL of the STATE] Autograph document sealed 'Sura-yi Devlet reisi Mehmed Said'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph document signed by Mehmed Said Pasha sent to Trabzon Vilayat, Ordu Kaza, Hasbamane Nahiya local manager, faziletlu 'Mehmed Ali Sevki Beyefendi'. 33,5x20 cm. Folded. 1 p. In Ottoman script. Mehmed Said Pasha was an Ottoman monarchist, senator, statesman and editor of the Turkish newspaper Jerid-i-Havadis. He supported the CUP, the political party which came to power after the Ottoman coup d'état of 1913. His origin comes from 'Sebazâde family' from Ankara. He became first secretary to Sultan Abdul Hamid II shortly after the Sultan's accession, and is said to have contributed to the realizations of his majesty's design of concentrating power in his own hands; later he became successively minister of the interior and then governor of Bursa, reaching the high post of grand vizier in 1879. He was grand vizier seven more times under Abdul Hamid II, and once under his successor, Mehmed V. He was known for his opposition to the extension of foreign influence in Turkey. n 1896, he took refuge at the British embassy in Constantinople, and, though then assured of his personal liberty and safety, remained practically a prisoner in his own house. He came into temporary prominence again during the revolution of 1908. On 22 July he succeeded Mehmed Ferid Pasha as grand vizier, but on the 6 August was replaced by the more liberal Kâmil Pasha, at the insistence of the Young Turks. Also during 1908, Mehmed Said Pasha bought the famed Istanbul arcade in the Beyoglu (Pera) district, today known as Çiçek Pasaji ("Flower Passage"). The modern name became common in the 1940s; during Mehmed Said Pasha's ownership in the 1900s and 1910s, the arcade was known as Sait Pasa Pasaji ("Said Pasha Passage"). During the Italian crisis in 1911-12, he was again called to the premiership. He was again removed from power by the Savior Officers (who backed the Freedom and Accord Party (Liberal Union) against the Committee of Union and Progress) and replaced by a new cabinet supported by the Officers and the Freedom and Accord Party. The CUP would return to power, however, the next year after the Ottoman coup d'état of 1913. (Source: Wikipedia). Seven lines on special paper with watermark 'Joynson Superfine'. Letter of request to provide teaching for some students in the region.
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STUART CARY WELCH.
Persian painting: Five royal Safavid manuscripts of the sixteenth century.= Naqâshî-i Irânî: Nuskhah nigârah'hâ-yi 'ahd-i saravî. Prep. by Ahmed Reza Taqâ.
New Persian Paperback. 4to. (29 x 21 cm). In Persian with bilingual title in English an persian on cover. It's a Persian translation. 128 p., color ills. Persian painting: Five royal Safavid manuscripts of the sixteenth century.= Naqâshî-i Irânî: Nuskhah nigârah'hâ-yi 'ahd-i saravî. Prep. by Ahmed Reza Taqâ.
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MOHAAMMAD NÂSSERIPOUR.
Praised be your brush, Behzâd: The life and works of the Iranian miniature painter Hossein Behzâd.
New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (32 x 24 cm). In English and Persian. 72 p., text in English; 228 p. in Persian, many color and b/w ills. Praised be your brush, Behzâd: The life and works of the Iranian miniature painter Hossein Behzâd.
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ETEM COSKUN, (Turkish bookseller).
Bir sahaf öldü diyeler: Etem Coskun kitabi. Prep. by Cantürk Coskun, Ceyhan Coskun.
New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 291 p., b/w ills. Bir sahaf öldü diyeler: Etem Coskun kitabi. Prep. by Cantürk Coskun, Ceyhan Coskun. Festschrift book which contains collected articles on Turkish rare book dealer Etem Coskun, (?-2017) who was owner of Asiyan Sahaf in Ankara city.
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BEHIÇ ERKIN, (Ottoman / Turkish statesman, Minister of Public Works, Diplomat), (1876-1961).
Autograph letter signed 'Anadolu Bagdad Demiryollari Müdür-i Umûmîsi Behiç'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript (handwritten) letter (ALS) signed 'Nafia Vekili Behiç' [i. e. Minister of Public Works, Behiç [Erkin]]. 23,5x14,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Dated November 28, 1929. He wrote it when he was manager of Anatolian - Bagdad Railways. Letterhead 'Anadolu - Bagdad Demiryollari Müdür-i Umumiyesi [Anatolian - Baghdad Railways Directorate]'. Addressed to Mavridi[s] Brothers in Istanbul. Behiç Erkin was a Turkish career officer, first director (1920-1926) of the Turkish State Railways, nationalized under his auspices, statesman and diplomat of the Turkish Republic, who helped save almost 20,000 ethnic Jews in France during World War II. He was Minister of Public Works, 1926-1928, and deputy for three terms; and an ambassador. He served as Turkey's ambassador to Budapest between 1928-1939, and to Paris and Vichy between August 1939-August 1943. As Turkish ambassador in France under the German Occupation after June 1940, Erkin used the power of his office and nation's neutrality to save Jews who could document a Turkish connection, however slight, from the Holocaust. Other Turkish diplomats in France and elsewhere, were also active in this rescue effort. The consulate staff under Necdet Kent in Marseille was particularly involved.
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