‎Manuscrit‎

‎[TEPEDELENLIZÂDE] ISMAIL RAHMI PASHA, (Active as Turkish / Ottoman governor of Adrianople between 1848-1850).‎

‎Autograph letter signed [sealed] 'Vâlî-yi Edirne Es-Seyyid Ismail Rahmi' to famous Crimean origin Haci Giray family for condolences.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph manuscript letter sent to Haci Giray family for condolences on Haci Giray's death. 38x21 cm. On a special paper with 'ahar'. Sealed. 1 p. Has six lines. With a legible script and fine calligraphic style. It starts with 'huve'. He was a Turkish statesman, governor and member of state council according to Sicill-i Osmânî by Süreya and Türkischer Biographischer Index. The House of Giray (Crimean Tatar: Geraylar, Turkish: Âl-i Cengiz), also Girays, were the Genghisid/Turkic dynasty that reigned in the Khanate of Crimea from its formation in 1427 until its downfall in 1783. The dynasty also supplied several khans of Kazan and Astrakhan between 1521 and 1550. Apart from the royal Girays, there was also a lateral branch, the Choban Girays (Çoban Geraylar). Before reaching the age of majority, young Girays were brought up in one of the Circassian tribes, where they were instructed in the arts of war. The Giray khans were elected by other Crimean Tatar dynasts, called myrzas (mirzalar). They also elected an heir apparent, called the qalgha sultan (qalga sultan). In later centuries, the Ottoman Sultan obtained the right of installing and deposing the khans at his will. Giray family settled in Adrianople (Edirne) city in 17th century.‎

‎ENVER PASHA (Sealed by personally), (Ottoman Mnister of War -Harbiye Nâziri-), (1881-1922).‎

‎Ottoman berat for promoted rank of Musa Rifki Efendi, son of Hasan of Düzce, who was deputy reserve officer to the rank 'lieutenant' during WW 1 in 1916.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript 'berat' in diwanî Ottoman Turkish script for promoted rank of Ottoman berat for promoted rank of Musa Rifki Efendi, son of Hasan of Düzce, who was deputy reserve officer to the rank 'lieutenant' durin WW 1 in 1916. 41x19,5 cm. 1 p. Four lines with elqab and sealed by Enver Pasha when he was Minister of War during the first World War in 1916. Written in very calligraphic diwanî style. Sealed in Dersaadet, Ministry of War, as 'Harbiye Nâziri Enver' (i.e. Enver, Minister of War). Enver Pasha was an important Ottoman general and commander in chief, a hero of the Young Turk Revolution of 1908, and a leading member of the Ottoman government from 1913 to 1918. He played a key role in the Ottoman entry into World War I on the side of Germany, and, after the Ottoman defeat in 1918, he attempted to organize the Turkic peoples of Central Asia against the Soviets. Manuscript notes on verso.‎

‎HASAN HÜSNI EFENDI, (Ottoman calligrapher), (1840-1912).‎

‎[19TH CENTURY 'KETEBE' PAGE by OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHER HASAN HÜSNI EFENDI]‎

‎Very Good Arabic Original ketebe page and last page of a manuscript written by Ottoman / Turkish calligrapher Hasan Hüsni Efendi, (1840-1914). 16x8 cm. In Arabic. 2 p. Written on a watermarked paper. Well-trained in the educational and instructional curricula of the day anda member of the class of religious scholars, Hasan Hüsnü Effendi attended dasses in calligraphy under the Üsküdar Mawlawi sheikh, Zeki Mehmed Dede, from whom he received his diploma, and became one of the best representatives of this art. Hasan Hüsnü Effendi, who taught the Persian style of calligraphy (nasta'lik, or naskh-i ta'lik) in the law school (Medresetü'l Kuzat) trained a number of artists like Hulusi Yazgan and Kemal Batanay and attained da place of importance in the history of the Turkish art of calligraphy. (A Neglected Cultural Treasure: Calligrapher Karînâbatli Hasan Hüsnü Effendi, MUHITIN SERIN).‎

‎NECDET ÇATAK, (Turkish artist and architect), (1956-).‎

‎[Original painting of a Bosphorus yali].‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original b/w painting of a Bosphorus yali -sea-side- by Necdet Çatak. Oblong. 23x27 cm. [Original painting of a Bosphorus yali]. Necdet Çatak graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1982. His interest and predisposition to painting led him to illustrative painting based on architecture. His love for Istanbul and painting has made him work in nearly 2500 works (some of which are original prints).‎

‎KOSTAKI MUSURUS PASHA [KONSTANTINOS MOUSOURUS], (Ottoman diplomat), (1807-1891).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Musurus' sent to Mrs. Darby Griffith [with] his visiting card of "L'Ambassadeur de Turquie".‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript (handwritten) letter (ALS) signed as an Turkish / Ottoman ambassador in the UK addressed 'Mrs. Darby Griffith', wife of Christopher Darby Griffith M.P. who was a British politician and a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Devizes, 1857-1868. 18x12 cm. In English. 2 p. Deep black borders, the Ambassador's personal seal in black wax transferred from an envelope to the first page. With the separate engraved visiting - business card of l'Ambassador de Turquie. Ellenborough House, Roehampton, 31 August 1867. 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.‎

‎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.‎

‎THE GLORIOUS QURAN.‎

‎Qur'ana [Pîroz] Kerîm û wergera ma'neya wê li ser zimanê Kurdî. Prep. byM. Huseyn Êsî, Hüseyin Gündüz, M. Seid Girdarî, M. Muhemmed Bêrkevanî.‎

‎New Kurdish Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Kurdish and Arabic. 29, [3], 604, [4] p. Qur'ana [Pîroz] Kerîm û wergera ma'neya wê li ser zimanê Kurdî. Prep. byM. Huseyn Êsî, Hüseyin Gündüz, M. Seid Girdarî, M. Muhemmed Bêrkevanî. Translation of the Glorious Quran to Modern Kurdish.‎

‎ADIL GÜRAY, (Turkish veterinary colonel, brigadier general).‎

‎Business card with autograph inscription.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original business card with an inscription by Adil Güray and his wife. 5,5x9 cm. Inscribed as 'Adil Güray ve esi en iyi dilekleriyle saglik ve saadet dolu niaz ederler.'. Business card with autograph inscription. Includes his address and title as 'Tuggeneral E. U Vet Gr. Bsk.'.‎

‎SEMRA SAR [SEMRA DORDAG], (Turkish actress), (1943-).‎

‎Signed photograph of Semra Sar.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original b/w portrait photo of Semra Sar. 14x9 cm. Signed photograph of Semra Sar. Signed and inscribed by Sar as 'Berna Hanim'a sevgilerimle'.‎

‎IDIL BIRET, (1941-), (Turkish famous female pianist).‎

‎Autograph concert program signed 'Idil Biret'.‎

‎Very Good English Original autograph concert program signed 'Idil Biret'. Open size: 16.13 cm. Text in English; inscription in Turkish. Autograph concert program signed 'Idil Biret'. Biret is a Turkish concert pianist, renowned for her interpretations of the Romantic repertoire.‎

‎LÜTFI KIRDAR, (Turkish physician, statesman, soldier, Manisa and Istanbul governor, deputy and Turkish Health Minister), (1887-1961).‎

‎[LEGENDARY GOVERNOR of ISTANBUL] Autograph document signed 'Istanbul Vali ve Belediye Reisi Dr. Lütfi Kirdar'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original typescript document with manuscript autograph writings and signature by Lütfi Kirdar (as Governor of Istanbul Lütfi Kirdar). 27,5x17,5 cm. Sent to Mustafa Kunur, who was 'Nahiye Müdür' of Kemerburgaz (district of Istanbul). In Turkish (modern Turkish with Latin script). 1 p. Including a celebration on Kunur's logistics services for the army. Lütfi Kirdar was born in 1887 in Kirkuk. He comes from a rooted and a well-known family 'Kirdarzâdes' of Kirkuk. After completing his primary and secondary education in Kirkuk and high school education in Baghdad, he came to Istanbul in 1908 and entered the Faculty of Medicine. After the Balkan War, Kirdar joined the war voluntarily and after the war he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Darülfünûn -i.e. IIstanbul Üniversitesi- (1917). With the outbreak of World War I, he joined the army. Kirdar who was participating in the National Struggle, received the Independence War Medal. After the War of Independence, in 1923, he specialized in eye diseases in Vienna and Munich. He returned to Turkey in 1924 and was appointed to the Directorate of Izmir Health. At his own request, he was appointed to the eye clinic of Izmir Memleket Hospital in 1933. In 1935 he became a member of parliament from Kütahya. In 1936, Manisa was appointed as mayor and after that in 1938, to Istanbul. He held this last post for 12 years. Istanbul Harbiye Sports and Exhibition Palace, Open-Air Theater, Inonu Stadium in Dolmabahce, Taksim Square, Taksim Excursion and Ataturk Boulevard were held during his period. In 1940, the Taksim Barracks was demolished. He was arrested on May 27th. He died of a heart attack on 17 February 1961 in Yassiada where he was tried. He was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after an funeral on 19 February 1961.‎

‎S.S. TARSUS, (1931-1961) TRAVEL LETTER.‎

‎[TRAVEL TO MARSEILLES BY S.S. TARSUS -EXOCHORDA-] Autograph letter signed 'Y. Küm?'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original autograph letter signed (ALS) 'Y. Küm?' sent to his mother from S.S. Tarsus. 21,5x28 cm. In Turkish. Written by a pencil. 1 p. Full. Dated 8-12-1957. He describes his travel route to his mother in Marseilles, to Spain by train, etc. [TRAVEL TO MARSEILLES BY SS TARSUS -EXOCHORDA-] Autograph letter signed 'Y. Küm?'. S / S Tarsus was launched in 1931 by "New York Shipbuilding Co.1" for "American Export linen New York" and was launched under the name SS Exochorda. The ship, which has a capacity of 879 passengers, is 140 meters long and 19 meters wide. Its water section was 8.3 meters. It had 7200 HP steam turbine machine weighing 9298 Groston. Exochorda, previously carrying passengers and cargo, was placed under the order of the United States Land Forces as "Harry E. Lee-AP17" as of 27 December 1940. After being used in logistics services during the Second World War, it was connected to the Toothshipyard in Baltimore on May 9, 1946 and taken out of service. In April 16, 1948, after it's purchased by Turkey, it was named Tarsus by Turkish politician Kasim Gürlek.‎

‎YUSUF [SITKI] MARDIN, (Turkish author, poet, politician), (1916-1995).‎

‎Typescript letter signed 'Yusuf Mardin'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original typed letter (TLS) with autograph signature by Yusuf Mardin. 13x21,5 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Two puncher holes. He had written that politic condition and chaos of the youth and country in the late 70s, he prepared an article on Namik Kemal, and he requested to publish this in famous 'Hisar' (Turkish literary periodical) magazine, to an unnamed recipient. Yusuf Mardin was a graduate of Istanbul University Faculty of Law. In addition he was Istanbul Robert College Teacher, General Secretariat and Legal Advisor, Founding and Writing Yücel Magazine, Bogaziçi Magazine Editorial Directorate, Author, the Deputy of Mardin for the period of the TBMM VIII.‎

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

‎[FIRST GREEK EDITION of DANTE'S PURGATORY] [Dante's Purgatorio - La Divina Commedia] Kathartirion. 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. With a new cloth 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). [18], 324 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 'Purgatorio' 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.‎

‎MATILD BOSTANJIAN.‎

‎Ruhbilim. [i.e. Psychology].‎

‎Very Good Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Modern Turkish. [64] p. Ruhbilim. [i.e. Psychology]. A manuscript notebook including Bostanciyan (A female Turkish Armenian) psychology notes from the class X.‎

‎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.‎