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MEHMET GÜLERYÜZ, (Turkish painter and actor), (1938-).; ERCÜMENT KALMUK [KALMIK], (Turkish painter and art historian), (1909-1971).
Typed document signed 'Mehmet Güleryüz and E. Kalmik'.
Very Good Turkish Typescript document signed (TLS) by Mehmet Güleryü and Ercüment Kalmik. 30x21cm. In Turkish. Jury selection questionnaire for the "Artist of the Year and Young Artist" awards to be organized by the Society of Turkish Contemporary Painters. The questionnaire, which includes Metin Sözer as an art historian, Ferit Edgü as a critic, and Nuri Iyem, Yasar Yeniceli, Hamit Görele, Cihat Burak and Ferruh Basagaas painters, is signed by two contemporary Turkish painters (Güleryüz and Kalmik). Ercüment Kalmik was an artist and art historian, known for his work in studying the lyrical-abstract Turkish painters. In 1928, Academy of Fine Arts in the Department of Painting by entering the first Nazmi Ziya's, then Ibrahim Calli was a student. In 1937, after graduation time in various newspapers and magazines and worked. In 1939 Paris 'e went and André Lhote 's studied painting at the workshop. Sorbonne University also took courses in art history. After returning to Turkey in 1940 in Ankara and Istanbul, he was an art teacher at various high schools (1942-47). In 1947 Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture 'in the colors and shapes began to teach composition. In 1967-68 Berlin Technical University's department of architecture as a guest lecturer in the basic design taught. Previously, impressionistic understanding Kalmik employees, located in Europe at the time of cubism was interested. Braque 'la Picasso 's, then Fernand Léger and Henri Matisse's figures were impacted by understanding. After returning to Turkey maintained a distinct outer line of figurative abstraction and had a strong sense of pattern. In the 1960s, fishermen, boats, and sailboats in front of abstract landscape imagery began funding. With a solid color stain, which highlights the contours of lyrical expression in the works of this period are seen. As well as the etching Kalmik also makes the picture in the 1960s in the figurative sense of the prints that are dominant. As well as objects and natural appearance of the figure given the place and occupancy of the space in this building has been used in a balanced manner. Domestically and abroad, participated in many group exhibitions, solo exhibitions opened. Picture, as well as many of the Republican era artists such as Turkish official's theoretical and philosophical concepts of articles on who wrote, conferences and radio talk, conducts the Kalmik, "The Color of Harmony Systems" and "Nature and Art Texture entitled" two books in the 1950s, Istanbul Technical was published by the University.
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[MESSRS I. CAMONDO ET CIE ON BEHALF OF [PROBABLY] MOISE DE CAMONDO, (Ottoman Empire-born French banker, art collector and philanthropist), (1860-1935)].
Autograph letter signed.
Very Good French Original autograph letter signed (ALS) by P.pon "[We hereby declare that Ms. L. Cassinelli occupied our house located in Pera Rue, Hodja Ali No 19. On December 1, 1887, and left him on September 30, 1899. That during all time, he did not pay me the tax... P. pon de la succession de feu le Comte A. de Camondo. [i.e. On behalf of the succession of Count A[braham Salomon] Camondo, (1781-1873)]. Probably it's signed by his advocate of Moise de Camondo. Recipient is not defined. Letter indicates one of Camondo family's houses in Pera, Constantinople. 26,5x21 cm. Completely in French. 14 lines. On a paper watermarked "William Brown & Co., London". William Brown and Co. were located in London in this 'St. Mary Axe, and 40 to 41, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.' address according to Grace's guide to British industrial industry; they worked on 'Lithographic and Letterpress Printers'. 1887 Registered as a Limited Company. Count Moïse de Camondo, (1860-1935), was an Ottoman Empire-born French banker and art collector. He was a member of the prominent Camondo family. As a child, Camondo moved with his family from their home in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, to Paris around 1869, where he grew up and continued the career of his father, Nissim de Camondo (1830-1889), as a banker. He was born into a Sephardic Jewish family that owned one of the largest banks in the Ottoman Empire, established in France since 1869. Starting in 1911, he completely rebuilt the family's Parisian mansion on the Parc Monceau in order to house his collection of 18th-century French furniture and artwork. Working closely with the architect René Sergent, he created a palatial home conforming to certain 18th-century traditions, even planning the room dimensions to match exactly the objects in his collection. The entryway is inspired by the Petit Trianon of Versailles. The home includes a kosher kitchen with separate sections for meat and dairy. The dining room includes a beautifully-carved green marble fountain in the shape of a shell, with a dolphin spigot for the ritual washing of hands before eating a meal. Some highlights of his collection include a French silver service that had been ordered by Russian Empress Catherine the Great, a set of Buffon porcelain (with exact reproductions of ornithological drawings) from the Sèvres manufacturer, and perhaps the only existing complete set of Gobelin royal tapestry sketches. He married Irène Cahen d'Anvers, daughter of Louis Cahen d'Anvers, in 1891. They separated in August 1897 after her affair with de Camondo's stable master, Count Charles Sampieri, whom she would later marry and divorce. The children, Nissim and Beatrice, remained with de Camondo. The mansion was completed in 1914, but his son did not reside there very long, as he rejoined the French Army to fight in The Great War. It had been de Camondo's great hope that his son, whom he adored, would take over the family empire. Following Nissim's death in 1917, de Camondo closed all banking activities. He largely withdrew from society and devoted himself primarily to his collection and to hosting dinners for a club of gourmets at regular intervals. Camondo died in 1935, and the museum opened the following year. He donated the home to Paris's Decorative Arts society as a museum (Musée Nissim de Camondo) in honor of the loss of his son Nissim in World War I. In addition to the collection, the meticulously-restored service areas, elevator, and woodwork of the mansion are noteworthy. During the German occupation of France during World War II, his daughter Béatrice, his son-of-law Léon Reinach, and their children (Fanny and Bertrand) were deported from France and died in the Auschwitz concentration camp. As a result, the de Camondo family died out.
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MARC ARYAN [HENRI MARKARIAN], (French-Belgian singer, songwriter, and record producer of Armenian descent), (1926-1985).
Original print photograph signed and inscribed 'Marc Aryan'.
Very Good Turkish Original b/w portrait print photograph signed and inscribed by Marc Aryan as 'Gönül'e'. 15x10,5 cm. Henri Markarian, better known as Marc Aryan, was a French-Belgian singer, songwriter, and record producer of Armenian descent born as a French citizen, who also acquired Belgian citizenship after a long residency in the country. Marc Aryan was born to Lebanese Armenian parents who came from Malatya, Turkey. Henri Markarian initially released materials under the personal label Markal. He then changed the name of the label to Malatya where his parents came from. He recorded several songs for an album released in Brussels. With initial success, Henri Markarian decided to adopt the stage name Marc Aryan (derived from the pronunciation of his Armenian family name Markarian). After the successful years 1964 and 1965 locally, the years 1966 and 1969 proved to be his most prosperous years internationally. Marc Aryan enjoyed great popularity in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon and Syria, where he also sang some songs in the Armenian language and in Eastern Europe and Latin America. He had some commercial success in Quebec, Canada's predominantly francophone province. Marc Aryan visited Turkey where his parents originated from. His success was huge after his release of the oriental-themed "Istanbul", one of his best-known hits that became an instant classic in Turkey. He also released a number of re-arrangements of his biggest hits in the Turkish language, following the example of famous European artists who had done the same as Salvatore Adamo, Johnny Hallyday, Sacha Distel, Enrico Macias, and Peppino di Capri. Turkish language versions in his album Istanbul'da include 9 songs including "Yalancisin", "Dünya Dönüyor", "Kalbin Yok Mu?" and others. The Turkish lyrics were mostly written by Fecri Ebcioglu.
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ADNAN PEKAK, (Turkish singer and actor), (1937-2012).
Original photograph signed and inscribed 'A. Pekak'.
Very Good Turkish Original b/w portrait photograph signed and inscribed by Adnan Pekak as 'Sevgi ile'. 14x9 cm. Stamp of photograph studio on verso. Photo was taken Foto Stil located in Beyoglu, Istanbul in its period. Pekak was a Turkish singer who was seen as the biggest rival of Zeki Müren in the 1960s. He is a close relative of Hülya Darcan and Bergüzar Korel. He sang some popular songs in Turkey like "Bir dost bulamadim, Gün aksam oldu, Yesil ördek gibi, Kaz mezarci, Beklerim her gün bu sahilde, Bak yesil yesil" and played the leading roles in 'Sokak sarkicisi' [i.e. Street singer] in 1959, 'Ben masumum' [i.e. I am innocent] in 1960, and 'Umut / Ask dilencisi' [i.e. the Hope / Love Beggar] in 1982.
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EROL BÜYÜKBURÇ, (Turkish singer-songwriter, pop music composer, and actor), (1936-2015).
[TURKISH ELVIS] Original photograph signed and inscribed 'E. B.'.
Very Good Turkish Original b/w portrait photograph signed and inscribed by Erol Büyükburç as 'Misel Mis Rohaje, En iyi dileklerimle'. Büyükburç was a Turkish singer-songwriter, pop music composer, and actor. While studying in university, he entered Istanbul Municipal Conservatory. Later, he began singing in various jazz bands. During his compulsory military service in Urfa, he served in the officers' club as a singer. Upon returning to Istanbul, he was introduced to music producers by Leyla Sayar a well-known actress whom he met in Urfa. In 1961, he composed his best-known hit Little Lucy. He also wrote the lyrics of this melody. Before the 1960s, Turkish pop music was mostly covers of West European melodies. There were a few compositions in Turkish also. Little Lucy is considered as one of the milestones in Turkish popular music. Not only because it was one of the earliest popular music compositions, which the music enthusiasts warmly greeted, but also it was sung in English, quite unlike the earlier examples. Kiss me, Lovers Wish and Memories were also his English-lyrics compositions. In the Balkan Music Festival held on 2 September 1964, he won the Best Singer title. The next year, he won the Bosphorus Music Festival Award. After the 1980s, he began singing in various genres including children's songs and football teams' songs.
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ALPAY [AHMET ALPAY NAZIKOGLU], (Turkish singer), (1935-).
Original print photograph signed and inscribed 'Alpay'.
Very Good Turkish Original b/w print portrait photograph signed and inscribed by Alpay as 'Erhan'a sevgilerle'. 17x11,5 cm. Alpay, is a Turkish singer. He began his musical career in 1960 and has experimented with a number of styles, from romantic folk to rock. He also has covered a number of French and Italian songs. Alpay is best known for his hit songs "Eylülde Gel" and "Fabrika Kizi".
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YUSUF IZZEDDIN, (Ottoman prince), (1857-1916).
[IMPORTANT AUTOGRAPH LETTER BY OTTOMAN PRINCE] Autograph letter signed 'Yusuf Izzeddin' to 'Birâder Efendi' who was his brother prince of the Ottoman dynasty.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed (ALS) by Ottoman prince (Sehzâde) Yusuf Izzeddin to his brother, probably Mehmed Seyfeddin Efendi, (1867-1899). 27x17 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. 11 lines. Used a pencil. Full. Written on a "Toneywood Linen" watermarked paper. Sehzâde Yusuf Izzeddin was an Ottoman prince, the son of Sultan Abdülaziz and his first wife Dürrünev Kadin. Sehzade Yusuf Izzeddin was born on 29 September 1857 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. His father was Sultan Abdülaziz, who was then a prince, and his mother was Dürrünev Kadin, eldest daughter of Prince Mahmud Dziaps-lpa and his wife Princess Halime Çikotua. He had a full sister, Saliha Sultan, five years younger than him. He was brought up concealed in the villa of Kadir Bey, molla of Mecca, located in Eyüp. His birth was kept a secret until his father ascended the throne in 1861. Izzeddin's early education took place in the Prince's School, Dolmabahçe Palace. His tutors were Miralay Süleyman Bey, Ömer Efendi, Tophane Müfti Ömer Lutfi Efendi, Gazi Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, and Gürcü Serif Efendi. He took his French lessons from the Sultan's head doctor Marko Pasha and Sakizli Ohannes Pasha's son-in-law Sarl. In 1871, at the age of fourteen, Izzeddin was commander of the Fourth Army (Anatolian Army) with the rank of Marshal, and soon after was appointed commander of the First Army, the Imperial Army. After his accession to the throne, Prince Murad (future Sultan Murad V), became heir to the throne. However, Abdülaziz began considering changing the rule of succession in favor of Izzeddin. For this purpose, Abdülaziz set out to mollify different pressure groups and have his son gain popularity among them. During the 1867 visit to Europe, rumors spread that contrary to the rules of protocol Abdülaziz arranged Izzeddin's reception in Paris and London before the official heir, Prince Murad. Izzeddin's father, Abdülaziz was deposed by his ministers on 30 May 1876, and his nephew Murad became the Sultan. He was transferred to Feriye Palace the next day. On 4 June 1876, Abdülaziz died under mysterious circumstances. As both of Emine Sultan, Izzeddin's half-sister, parents died in the summer of 1876, when she was not yet two years old, Izzeddin raised her in his household. Izzeddin's cousin Sultan Abdul Hamid II was suspicious of him, and for this reason, had a police station built opposite his country house. Izzeddin and Prince Vahideddin (future Mehmed VI) had a rivalry with each other. Though, coldly polite to each other, they refused to share the same carriage even for the ceremonies of the state. Vahideddin especially insisted on being considered the second heir apparent. Yusuf Izzeddin suffered from his role and lived his later years in a kind of paranoia, until he committed suicide (his cause of death is still under debate: murder or suicide?) on 1 February 1916 in his villa at Zincirlikuyu, Istanbul.
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[On Behalf of the Kaizer Wilhelm II] ADMIRAL WILHELM ANTON SOUCHON, (German admiral in World War I), (1864-1946).
[REWARD OF IRON CROSS MEDAL FOR WASSIF BEY FROM WILHELM II - SIGNED BY ADMIRAL SOUCHON] Typescript letter signed 'Souchon' sent to 'Kapitan zur See Wassif Bey'.
Fine German Original typescript letter signed 'Souchon', addressed to Capitan, lieutenant colonel Vasif (Wassif) Muhiddin Bey [Kasimpasali]. Wassif Bey was a ship commander of Hamidiye cruiser before Rauf Orbay. 27x21 cm. In German. 1 p. "Kommando der Flotte" letterhead with bilingual in German and Ottoman Turkish. 8 lines. Signed 'Souchon'. This letter includes an indication that it honors the Kaiser (Wilhelm II) with the Iron Cross medal for Commander of Haamidiye, Wassif Bey. "Seine Majestät der Kaiser und König haben Euer Hochwohlgeboren in Anbetracht Ihrer tatkraftigen Arbeit im Interesse der Kriegsbereitschaft und Kriegsbereitschaft und Kriegsbedürfnisse der Marine das Eiserne Kreuz 2. Klasse zu verleihen geruht.". [i.e. His Majesty the Emperor and King have deigned your High Wellbeing to give the Iron Cross 2nd Class to the Navy in view of your hard work in the interest of readiness for war needs.]. Wilhelm Anton Souchon was a German admiral in World War I. Souchon commanded the Kaiserliche Marine's Mediterranean squadron in the early days of the war. His initiative played a major part in the entry of the Ottoman Empire into World War I. Wilhelm Anton Souchon was born on 2 June 1864 in Germany to a family of Huguenot ancestry. In July 1914, hostilities erupted between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia. Rear Admiral Souchon, a native of Leipzig, feared being trapped in the Adriatic Sea in the event of other nations joining in the conflict. Because of this, Souchon took his two ships, the battlecruiser Goeben and the light cruiser Breslau, into the western Mediterranean. When World War I began on 4 August 1914, he bombarded the French-Algerian ports of Bône and Philippeville. He successfully eluded British attempts to corner him (see Pursuit of Goeben and Breslau) and on 10 August 1914, his small squadron arrived at the Dardanelles. After two days of negotiations, he was allowed to take his ships to Istanbul where they were subsequently transferred officially into the Ottoman Navy. Souchon was appointed Commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Navy and served in this position until September 1917. This gesture by Germany had an enormously positive impact with the Turkish population. At the outbreak of the war, Winston Churchill caused outrage when he "requisitioned" without compensation two almost completed Turkish battleships in British shipyards, Sultan Osman I and Reshadieh, that had been financed by public subscription. These ships were commissioned into the Royal Navy as Agincourt and Erin, respectively. On 15 August 1914, in the aftermath of Souchon's daring dash to Constantinople, Turkey cancelled their maritime agreement with Britain and the Royal Navy mission under Admiral Limpus, and left by 15 September. The Dardanelles were fortified with German assistance and the Bosporus was secured by the presence of Goeben (now Yavuz Sultan Selim). On 27 September 1914, the Straits were officially closed to all international shipping. On 29 October 1914, Souchon's fleet launched the Black Sea Raid, a naval attack which brought the Ottoman Empire into World War I. His ships laid several sea minefields and shelled the Russian Black Sea ports of Sevastopol, Odessa, and others, destroying the Russian minesweeper, Prut, in the process. British naval units quickly retaliated on Turkish merchant ships off Izmir (Smyrna). On 2 November 1914, Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire. On 5 November, Britain followed suit and on 12 November 1914, the Ottoman government officially declared war on the Triple Entente. For the next three years, Souchon attempted to reform the Ottoman Navy while conducting a number of raids on Russian shipping, ports, and coastal installations in the Black Sea. Promoted to vice admiral, Souchon was awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military order, on 29 October 1916. In September 1917, Souchon returned to Germany. There he received command of the Fourth Battleship Squadron of the High Seas F
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NURULLAH BERK, (Turkish painter who is pioneer of 'Group D'), (1906-1982).
Typed letter signed 'Berk'.
Very Good Turkish Typescript letter (document) signed (TLS) by Nurullah Berk. 29x21 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Full. A letter of reply to his female student from the fine art faculty. 22 lines. Nurullah Berk is a Turkish painter. He's one of the first representatives of the geometric-figurative produced in Turkey (constructivism). There are also cubism influences in his works. He was born on March 22, 1906, in Istanbul. After finishing Galatasaray High School, he became a student of Ibrahim Çalli and Hikmet Onat in Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi. e went to France in 1924 and worked with Ernest Laurent at the Paris College of Fine Arts. After completing his education in 1928, he returned to Turkey, and with a group of friends, they founded "Independent Painters and Sculptors Association". With Abidin Dino, Elif Naci, Zeki Faik Izer, and other artists, they founded the 'D Group' of Turkey. With the suggestion of Berk, this group got the name "Group D".
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SEREF AKDIK, (Turkish impressionist painter), (1899-1972).
Autograph letter signed 'Seref Akdik'.
Very Good Turkish Original autograph letter signed (ALS) by Turkish artist Seref Akdik sent to 'Nesidecigim ve Korkutcugum'. 30x23 cm. In Turkish. 2 p. He describes some of his travels in Turkey and started to paint some still-life paintings, especially of quince and black grapes. A long letter by Akdik. "Seref Akdik is a Postwar & Contemporary painter. Their work was featured in exhibitions at the Doku Art Gallery, Istanbul, and the Cer Modern. Seref Akdik's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $11,756 USD to $28,091 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is $28,091 USD for Keman Kalesi ve Pazari, mountain village scene, sold at Bill Hood & Sons Art & Antique Auctions in 2016. In MutualArt's artist press archive, Seref Akdik is featured in Istanbul Modern Collection at Istanbul Airport, a piece from The Hürriyet in 2019.". (Source: Mutual Art). Seref Akdik was born in 1899 and was primarily inspired by the 1900s and 1910s. The first decades of the twentieth century were characterized by vibrant developments in pictorial art. It was the era of post-Impressionism and of experimentation, including the first forays into Expressionism and Abstraction. Many different groups of artists or loosely associated communities of the avant-garde in a number of major cities around the world evolved different modes of these key innovations. The first twenty years of the Twentieth Century can be seen to be among the most productive, and are noted as the time in art history when modern and modernist ideas began to take hold of cultural production. The new order and rationality, alongside mechanization in modes of production, saw art's parallel discipline of architecture develop extraordinarily in the work of designers such as Le Corbusier and Gerrit Rietveld. It was the era of the Bauhaus and the idea of a common discipline across all modes of creative arts. Most, if not all, of the significant art movements we associate with modern and contemporary art, can be viewed to source many of their key founding philosophies in the astounding diversity of work produced during this time. (Source: Untitled Art).
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ORHAN ASENA, (Turkish author), (1922-2001).
Autograph letter signed 'Dr. Orhan Asena', addressed to Ulvi Uraz, (1921-1974).
Very Good Turkish Original autograph letter signed (ALS) by Turkish playwright and author Orhan Asena, (1922-2001) sent to Turkish theater and cinema artist and director Ulvi Uraz, (1921-1974). 30x21 cm. In Turkish. 2 p. Two punching holes. Otherwise a very good copy. Letter from Kassel, Germany. Dated 10.23.1964. He describes Kassel, mentions 'Murtaza' play by Orhan Kemal. Asena was a Turkish playwright, poet, pediatrician. He is one of the most important writers of the Turkish theater after 1950. Orhan Asena, a very prolific playwright who produced mostly works that dealt with historical subjects, is known as the "Shakespeare of the Turkish theater".
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HALDUN DORMEN, (Turkish theater actor, author), (1928-).
Typescript letter signed 'Haldun Dormen' and autograph letter on a card signed 'Haldun' sent to Turkish architect Aygen Törüner.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript letter signed (TLS) and an autograph letter on the card with a letterhead of 'Haldun Dormen' signed (ALS) 'Haldun' sent to Turkish architect Aygen Törüner. 28x23,5 / 8x12,5 cm. In Turkish. 1 p.; 2 p. He mentions Valentin Kataiev's play and its copyright as well as 'The Killing of Sister George' play's translation. Haldun Dormen (born 5 April 1928) is a Turkish theater, movie, and TV series actor and film director. Dormen is of Turkish Cypriot descent.
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M. KEMAL ÇIG, (Turkish art historian, author and Topkkapi Palace manager, husband of Muazzez Ilmiye Çig), (1913-).
Typescript letter signed 'Kemal Çig'.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript letter signed (TLS) signed 'Kemal Çig' as Manager of Topkapi Palace Museum. 25x18 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. 10 lines. It's an acceptance of a job application for the library of the museum. Çig was a Turkish art historian, writer. He is the husband of the famous Turkish Sumerologist Muazzez Ilmiye Çig.
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CARLO ZECCHI, (Italian conductor, pianist, music teacher), (1903-1984).
[ZECCHI IN ISTANBUL] Autograph concert program signed 'Carlo Zecchi', on a rare printed program of a concert performed in Pera in 1933.
Very Good Italian Original autograph concert program signed by Carlo Zecchi as 'Carlo Zecchi, 17-4-33'. 21x14,5 cm. Bilingual in Italian and Turkish. 3, [1] p., signature on cover. Program of Zecchi (as a pianist) and Nerio Brunelli (as a violoncellist) which was performed in Constantinople (Istanbul), Beyoglu in 1933 (Lunedi17 Aprile, alle ore 21,30). The program has a decorative cover with its decorative borders and has a couple of postal stamps on its second page (One is Ottoman, one is the Republican Turkey stamp). According to the program, Zecchi and Brunelli performed Mozart, Scarlatti, Beethoven, Varacini, Boccherini, Respighi, Casella, Chopin, Dunkler Brunelli, and R. Strauss. Carlo Zecchi was an Italian pianist, music teacher, and conductor. Zecchi was born in Rome. In Berlin, he studied piano with Ferruccio Busoni and Artur Schnabel. He led pianistic courses in Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome, and in Salzburg. He was a highly acclaimed performer of the works of Domenico Scarlatti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Claude Debussy, and other Romantic music. Carlo Zecchi made his Italian debut in 1920, first performed abroad in 1922, and made his first tour of the USA in 1931. In 1939 he had a car accident, which obliged him to abandon work as a soloist, although he continued playing the most demanding chamber music and conducting. He played as only as of the duo partner of the cellist Enrico Mainardi. He toured America with the Florence May Festival Orchestra in 1957 and was the permanent conductor of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra from 1964 to 1976. In his last years, two fingers on his left hand were paralyzed, yet he performed Schubert's Trout Quintet. He also taught, mostly at the S. Cecilia Academy in Rome and the Salzburg Mozarteum. Luckily several hours of Carlo Zecchi's playing were recorded, and he also made several recordings shortly before his death. His Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, and pieces from the Baroque era, such as Antonio Vivaldi-J.S. Bach Concerto, Scarlatti, and Galilei remain unparalleled. While Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli was better known and often recorded, Zecchi represents the height of pianism to emerge from Italy. (Source: Bach Cantatas).
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KAZIM KARABEKIR, (The commander of the Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I and served as Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey), (1882-1948).
Typescript letter signed 'K. Karabekir' to Nevzad Ayas.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original typescript letter signed (TLS) by Kâzim Karabekir to Nevzat Ayas [Abdullatif Nevzad Ayasbeyoglu], (1889-1966), who was an important Turkish politician. 21x15 cm. In Turkish (Modern) with Latin letters. 1 p. [in four]. 'Sevgili Bay Nevzad Ayas, Yazilarinizi ilgili iç makama bildirmemizi uygun görürüm. Sevgilerimle gözlerinizden öperim, K. Karabekir'. "The Grand National Assembly of Turkey Presidency - Special" letterhead. The letter has five typescript lines with autograph signature of Karabekir. Musa Kâzim Karabekir was a Turkish general and politician. He was the commander of the Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I and served as Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey before his death. Karabekir was born in 1882 as the son of an Ottoman general, Mehmet Emin Pasha, in the Kocamustafapasa quarter of the Kuleli neighborhood of Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. The Karabekir family traced its heritage back to the medieval Karamanid principality in central Anatolia. Karabekir toured several places in the Ottoman Empire while his father served in the army. He returned to Istanbul in 1893 with his mother after his father's death in Mecca. They settled in the Zeyrek quarter. Karabekir was put into Fatih military secondary school the next year. After finishing his education there, he attended the Kuleli Military High School, from which he graduated in 1899. He continued his education at the Ottoman Military College, which he finished on 6 December 1902 at the top of his class. As a junior officer, after two months he was commissioned in January 1906 to the Third Army in the region around Bitola in North Macedonia. There, he was involved in fights with Greek and Bulgarian komitadjis. For his successful service, he was promoted to the rank of Senior Captain in 1907. In the following years, he served in Constantinople and again in the Second Army in Edirne. During his service in Edirne, Karabekir was promoted to the rank of major on 27 April 1912. He took part in the First Balkan War against Bulgarian forces, but was captured during the Battle of Edirne-Kale on 22 April 1913. He remained a POW until the armistice of 21 October 1913. Before the outbreak of World War I, Karabekir served for a while in Constantinople and was then sent to some European countries like Austria, Germany, France and Switzerland. In July 1914, he returned home, as a world war was likely. He was commissioned to the Iraqi front to join the Sixth Army. For his success at Gallipoli, he was decorated in December 1915 both by the Ottoman and German Command, and was contemporaneously promoted to colonel. In April 1916, he took over the command of the 18th Corps, which gained a great victory over the British forces led by General Charles Townshend during the Siege of Kut-al Amara in Iraq. Karabekir was appointed commander of the 2nd Corps on the Caucasian front and fought bitterly against the Russian and Armenian forces for almost ten months. In September 1917, he was promoted to brigadier general by a decree of the Sultan. In compliance with the Treaty of Sèvres, which ended World War I, Ottoman Sultan Mehmet Vahdettin gave Karabekir the order to surrender to Entente powers, which he refused to obey. He stayed in the region and, on the eve of the Erzurum Congress when Mustafa Kemal had just arrived in Erzurum, he secured the city with a Cavalry Brigade under his command to protect him and the congressmen. He pledged with Mustafa Kemal to join the Turkish national movement and subsequently took the command of the Eastern Front during the Turkish War of Independence by the Kuva-yi Milliye. Karabekir Pasha moved to Ankara in October 1922, and continued to serve in the parliament as Deputy of Edirne. He was still the acting commander of the Eastern Army when he was elected Deputy of Constantinople on 29 June 1923. Six months later, he was appointed Inspector of the First Army. Parliament awarded him the highest Turkish "Order of Inde
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EMIN ONAT, (Turkish architect of 'Anitkabir' [i.e. Mausoleum]), (1908-1961).
Typescript letter signed 'Emin Onat', sent to the Dean Architectural Department Ccolumbia University, NY, US.
Very Good English Original typescript letter (TLS) signed by Emin Onat, sent to the Dean Architectural Department Columbia University, NY, US, with the letter's first draft including Onat's autograph corrections on the paper. 30x20 cm. Written in a tissue paper. 1+1 pp. Text in entirely English. The letter signed under the title 'O. Prof. Architect Dean of the Architectural Faculty of the Technical University, Ist., Turkey' by Onat. 20 lines. Text: "Allow me to introduce the bearer of this letter, architect Dr. Mukbil A. Gökdogan Professor of Architectural construction in our Faculty. He has been selected by the council of our Faculty, to work in the united nation's buildings and also to study, while in your country, the problems of housing and the methods of prefabrications. Visits to your institutes of constructions and architectural education would also be of great interest to the Dr. I wish to thank you in anticipation for all the valuable help and many suggestions which I am sure you will offer Prof. Gökdogan. Would you please give your teaching staff the sincere compliments of their colleagues in this university. With my kindest regards. Sincerely yours...". was a Turkish architect and former rector of Istanbul Technical University. Onat was born in Istanbul in 1908. He entered Istanbul Technical University in 1926. Then, he was sent to Zurich Technical University. Onat was one of the architects of Anitkabir, the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. His architectural style was formed at ETH. Emin Onat learned to experiment, interpret, and search for modernism from his teacher Otto R. Salvisberg, a well-known, experienced practicing architect. Despite getting under the Anitkabir's shadow, he has a unique architectural style. Onat's architectural talent blossomed at Zurich Technical University, where one of his fellow students was Otto Rudolf Salvisberg, who later went to become one of the best architects of his time. Onat completed his studies in Zurich and returned to Turkey in 1934. Within a year, he had become an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture at the School of Engineering. He held the post for a couple of years that were marked by strenuous relations with the other members of the faculty, owing to the novel methods of teaching Onat introduced. In 1944 Onat became the first dean of the newly established Faculty of Architecture at the Istanbul Technical University. Anitkabir's design refers to antique mausoleums, so it causes a lot of discussions. The most significant and important characteristic of Anitkabir is that compatible with Rasartepe's topography. It has a horizontal silhouette. It has two perpendicular axes and it opens to the city from 4 ways. It has a bond with the city and this bond makes a design unique for a place, but the monumental look of it distinguishes Anitkabir from the city. Monumantalizing the design makes it a conceptual object. Anitkabir visualizes its symbolism even in its ornaments.
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Photographer: MIHRAN IRANIAN, (Turkish - Armenian photographer in Constantinople), (1890-19??).
Original photograph of the Entrance of the Bosphorus, taken by M. Iranian. 'Entree du Bosphore. 97: M. Iranian.
Very Good French Original sepia-toned photograph printed in a period photograph paper. 19x25 cm. Descriptive text in French. Chipped and tear on margins. Iranian was born in 1890 in Constantinople, Istanbul. It is known that he established his studio in 1891 in Pera district of Constantinople - the center of Armenian cultural and political life. In 1895 he enters into partnership with another photographer by the name of Gugasyan. By 1900s the business seems to have wound down as the images marked with his studio signature don't exhibit any over elements of the new century. Of all the major Armenian studios from Istanbul, Iranian's photographs are the rarest, and less than 300 are known to have survived. Iranian's primary subject was the city of Constantinople, its picturesque landscape, architectural heritage, and the many types of artisans and workers that populated its streets. Using the latest photography techniques, which allowed for very rapid exposures, Iranian captured the bustle of the city streets with remarkable clarity. Teeming with life and movement these images have a remarkable immediacy and documentary veracity quite unlike similar views produced by other photographers of the period. The typical approach for many of Iranian's contemporaries such as Sebah & Joalier or Guillame Berggren was to achieve as clear a picture as possible with perfectly balanced compositions and highly visible details - the hallmark of a 'good' commercial photographer. In contrast, Iranian's street views are full of photographic 'ruptures' - blurred figures in movement, surprised glances of people caught unawares - which give his works the viscerality of snapshots. But above all, Iranian was a master at capturing the mood of a place. Catching the Ottoman capital on the brink of rapid transformation, the photographer aimed to record many of its ancient streets and quarters disappear or change the appearance. Thus, like the Parisian street photography of Atget, Iranian's images are 'nostalgic for the present' that is irrevocably slipping into the past. In his studio, the clientele had the choice of a large range of costumes and props through which the modern urbanite could slip into the role of some long-gone ethnic or street type and become a part of history. It is this sense of melancholy that gives Iranian's photographs their subtle emotional power. This is also perhaps the reason why he was ultimately not as successful as a commercial photographer. Modernity had captured the imagination of the people and the wistful romanticism of Iranian's markedly less spectacular images was fast going out of fashion. The small legacy he has left behind is nevertheless of significance in the history of Near-Easter photography. He was one of the rare Ottoman photographers with an individual and subjective approach, which deserves a proper evaluation.
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KÂZIM TASKENT, (Turkish politician, Turkey Sugar Factories general manager, publisher of 'Dogan Kardes' periodical), (1895-1991).
Autograph document signed 'K. Taskent'.
Very Good Turkish Original print document signed 'K. Taskent'. 22x15 cm. In Turkish. It includes a presentation of his new book titled 'Atatürk Aydinliginda Yasamak'. Sent to Mehmet Salihoglu. Dated 7.8.1981.
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CEMAL KUTAY, (Turkish historian), (1909-2006).
Typescript letters signed 'Cemal Kutay'.
Very Good Turkish Original two typescript letters signed by Cemal Kutay. 29x22 cm. In Turkish. Typewritten with autograph signature. Sent to an unnamed person as 'Muhterem Efendim'. 14 and 19 lines with annotations. They have presentations of his historical books.
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CEVAT RIFAT ATILHAN, (Turkish career officer and antisemitic writer, who was one of the initiators of the 1934 Thrace pogroms), (1892-1967).
Autograph letter signed 'Cevad' on a paper with letterhead 'Cevat Rifat Atilhan: The Owner at The Islamic United Nations Newspaper and writer of Aykurt Printinghouse'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed by Cevat Rifat Atilhan sent to an unnamed recipient. 30x23 cm. In Ottoman script. 15 lines. Full with letterheads. Dated 1961/8/26 with Arabic numbers. A good paper with only an 'extra strong' watermark. It's a feverish letter mentioning the ideas of the readers of Italian and the Turkish nation to an unnamed recipient. Very interesting content. Atilhan was a Turkish career officer and antisemitic writer, who was one of the initiators of the 1934 Thrace pogroms. He was born in 1892 in Vefa, Constantinople. His father Rifat Pasha was the Governor of Damascus. The first years of his childhood passed in Damascus. Then he came to Constantinople and went to Fatih Iptidaisi (primary school). After graduating from primary school, he started to Kuleli Military High School, preferring to military service. In his first days in the lieutenant years, he took part in the Albanian campaign. He was taken prisoner by the Bulgarians in the siege of Edirne. The bondage lasted two years. At the beginning of World War I, he was ordered by Cemal Pasha from Mersin. He came forward with his heroism in the Sinai and Palestinian fronts. Upon the conclusion of the First World War, Cemal Pasha from Mersin came to Konya. The establishment of the National Front had great benefits. He met with Sultan Mehmed VI as the first national representative. When Sultan Mehmed VI left his post, Damat Ferid Pasha had Atilhan arrested because of a conspiracy. He was imprisoned in the Bekir Aga Bölgesi. During the Turkish War of Independence, he was appointed as the commander of Zonguldak-Bartin and Havalisi Fronts. It prevented the spread of the French Army in this region. Upon the victory of the War of Independence, he left the army and went into writing. Of his anti-semitic book "Suzy Liberman, Jewish Spy", in 1935 the Turkish Army gave the order to buy 40000 copies and distributed them amongst the officers. In 1942, he was arrested by the government of the time on the grounds that the coup was being prepared. He was incarcerated for 11 months. In 1952, he was arrested again in Malatya as responsible for the assassination attempt of Ahmet Emin Yalman. He was detained for 11 months and 15 days. He wrote 74 works and thousands of articles. He was influenced by antisemitic politicians like Serif Yaçagaz and Ali Galip Yenen. Because of his antisemitic writings, he was described as the 'Hitler of the Middle East'. In August 1964 he was invited to congress of Islamic State in Somalia. He was elected as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Congress. This post was his last major mission. (Source: Wikipedia).
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ETHEM IZZET BENICE, (Turkish writer, intellectual, journalist and deputy), (1903-1967).
Typescript letters signed 'Etem Izzet'.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript letter signed by Etem [sic. Ethem] Izzet Benice. 31x21 cm. In Turkish. 10 lines. Addressed to S. Kaya who was Sümerbank Sugar Factory accounting officer, wants to be a reporter in Milliyet, including terms and requested documents. Dated 5th of May, 1934, Istanbul. Benice is the chief writer and editor of "Milliyet" and "Son Saat" newspapers. Benice's novels, which have also written by him, reflect the culture of the period, as well as the traces of the popular culture of the period. His novels are among the most popular and bestselling books of his time.
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ARA GÜLER, (Armenian - Turkish photographer), (1928-2018).
Autograph greetings card signed and inscribed 'Ara Güler'.
Very Good Turkish Original greeting card which is printed on a Turkish painter's painting Kadri Aytolon. A leaflet. Open size: 19,5x13,5 cm. Autograph script: 'En derin saygilarimla' and signed 'Ara Güler'. To unnamed recipient. Ara Güler was an Armenian-Turkish photojournalist, nicknamed "the Eye of Istanbul" or "the Photographer of Istanbul". He was "one of Turkey's few internationally known photographers".
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AHMAD I OF TUNISIA, (The tenth Husainid Bey of Tunis, westernizer of Tunis, his reign: 1837-1855), (1805-1855).
[A MAGNIFICENT AUTOGRAPH / ROYALTY / EULOGY FROM TUNISIAN BEG TO THE RULER OF NAPLES] Autograph letter / document sealed 'Ahmad Basha Beg', sent to the ruler of Naples, Ferdinand II?.
Very Good Arabic Original autograph document/letter sealed by Ahmad I of Tunisia. 54x42 cm. 1 p. 6 long lines. The letter includes full of poetic praise. It must be sent after successful diplomatic intercourse with Naples. Ferdinand II (Ferdinando Carlo) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his early death in 1859. It starts with 'Thank God alone', and goes on 'From poor Ahmad Pasha to Lord Almighty Field Marshal Amîr [ruler]. Sealed by the seal of Ahmad Basha Beg including an impressive qasidah in Arabic. Ahmed I (ibn Mustafa), born 2 December 1805 in Tunis died May 1855 at La Goulette, was the tenth Husainid Bey of Tunis, ruling from 1837 until his death. He was responsible for the abolition of slavery in Tunisia in 1846. He succeeded his father Mustafa Bey on 10 October 1837. He had grand ambitions - to expand his army and create a modern navy; to build a new royal residence, a mint and modern institutions of education but neither he nor his brother-in-law the young Mustapha Khaznadar who served as his finance minister, had a clear idea of what such initiatives would cost. As a result, many of his projects became expensive failures which damaged the financial health of the country. Soon after his accession, Ahmad Bey received the traditional Firman from the Sublime Porte which formally invested him with authority to rule from the Ottoman Empire and furnished him with the insignia of office. The Ottoman envoy, Osman Bey, arrived in la Goulette on 15 May 1838 onboard a frigate. The following day, Osman Bey made his official entry into Tunis on horseback, preceded by all the ministers of the beylical cabinet who went before him until he was two leagues from the city. Before he were carried the sword of honor and the caftan to be presented to the Bey. He was escorted by spahis and followed by a large contingent of regular troops an Arab cavalry. Three days after his official entry into the city, the envoy presented himself at the Bardo Palace to formally invest Ahmad Bey with his insignia of office and present gifts. Named as a Divisional General in the Ottoman army in May 1838, he was later promoted by the Sultan to the rank of Marshal on 14 August 1840. This was the first time that a Bey of Tunis had held a rank higher than Divisional General. The purpose of these honors was to emphasize the supremacy of the Ottoman Empire over the Regency of Tunis. Under a treaty with France signed in 1830 by Hussein Bey, a piece of land in Carthage had been ceded to allow the erection of a monument to Louis IX of France who had died there during the Eighth Crusade. On 25 August 1840, the first stone was laid in the cathedral of Carthage. Ahmad Bey also permitted the Christian community of Tunis, consisting mainly of European merchants, to enlarge their small church near the Bab el Bhar. In June and July 1846 the Duke of Montpensier, son of King Louis Philippe of France visited Tunis and Carthage. He was received with great solemnity by Ahmad Bey. According to the Tunisian historian Mohamed Bayram V, Bey's reforms were focused on state structures, the army, and education. He established a modern structure of government and gave his high officials the title of 'minister'. His senior ministers were his Grand Vizier Mustafa Sahib at-Taba'a, Mustapha Khaznadar, Minister of Finance and of the Interior, Mustafa Agha as Minister of War, Mahmoud Khodja as Minister of the Navy and Giuseppe Raffo as Foreign Minister. At certain times Mahmoud Ben Ayed also served as Trade Minister, Kuchuk Muhammad in the honorific post of Minister in charge of the security home of Ahmad Bey's reforms wasted money, such as the large frigate built at La Goulette that could not make it through the channel to the sea. of Tunis and Mohamed Lasram IV as Minister of the Pen. The historian Ibn Abi Dhiaf was the Bey's private secretary. Among Ahmad Bey's successes may be counted as the abolition of slavery in January 1846. To this may be added the formation of the military academy at...
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[DELI] TAHIR MANER, (First Captain pilot in history of Turkish aviation), (1900-?).
Autograph postcard signed 'Tahir'.
Very Good Turkish Original color postcard. 9x14 cm. In Turkish. Sent to 'Saniye Hanim'. Tahir Maner says 'Bugün Berlin'e geldim, selamlar' [i.e. 'I arrived to Berlin today, greetings!']. Dated Berlin, 8-7-931. Postage stamps are unraveled on the card. Tahir Maner was the first captain pilot of Turkey.
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MUSTAFA (Authorized person of the Waqf), (Early 19th century).
[MUWAQQIT EFFENDY: TIMEKEEPING OF THE SPECIAL WATCH IN THE TOMB OF SULTAN MEHMET II] Historical manuscript document on the fee of a muwaqqit who was hired to set the special watch that Pertevniyal Kadin Efendi donated to the tomb of Fatih Sultan Mehmed Han.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original historical autograph manuscript document sealed by the authorized person of the Pertevniyal Hanim Waqf on special paper. 32x18 cm. In Ottoman script. 6 lines with its annotated confirmation with red ink. 1 p. Historical manuscript document on about the muwaqqit who was hired to set the special watch that Pertevniyal Kadin Efendi donated to the tomb of Fatih Sultan Mehmed Han. Pertevniyal Sultan [i.e. "Descended from Radiance"], (1810-1884), was the thirteenth wife of Sultan Mahmud II, and Valide sultan to their son Sultan Abdulaziz of the Ottoman Empire. Pertevniyal exerted some influence over her son. When Abdulaziz took his trip to Europe, Pertevniyal was anxious about him the whole time he was away. On his way home he stopped at Ruse, Bulgaria, where Midhat was governor, with the intention of a month and acquainting himself with the Balkan country. But Pertevniyal, a possessive and short-sighted woman, wrote him to come home immediately. Sultan of Turkey though he was, he obeyed his mother's command. Pertevniyal contributed to the instability of her son's rule by meddling in affairs of state. Especially unwise was her alliance with Mahmud Nedim Pasha, the sycophantic grand vizier whose recklessness and incompetence led to further financial chaos. She founded the Pertevniyal High School as well as Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque in 1872. In the days when the Hejaz was part of the Empire, the Porte tried to improve the health situation there. Pertevniyal, built hospitals in the Harem-i Sherif, and young Turkish doctors went out from Istanbul to man them. Pertevniyal Sultan was a great philanthropist, and thanks to her influence, she had the opportunity to make her son do whatever he wanted. In order to provide income to the foundations that it intends to establish, lands called Fasil fields. She commissioned a fountain in front of the Kâtib Mosque in October 1862, and then it was removed from the square and moved to the entrance door of the mosque on the grounds that it narrowed the road. She also built three fountains, one in Suboyu (Bige) village and two on Karaköy road in Sebinkarahisar. In 1864, she built a shipbuilding pool (stone loom) in Tersane to cover her own income, the first Ottoman battleship came out of this loom. "In the history of Islam, a muwaqqit was an astronomer tasked with the timekeeping and the regulation of prayer times in an Islamic institution like a mosque or a madrasa. Unlike the muezzin (reciter of the call to prayer) who was usually selected for his piety and voice, a muwaqqit was selected for his knowledge and skill in astronomy. The main duty of the muwaqqit was timekeeping and the regulation of daily prayer times in mosques, madrasas, or other institutions using astronomy and other exact sciences. At its zenith in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, major mosques often employed prominent astronomers as muwaqqits. In addition to regulating prayer times, they wrote treatises on astronomy, especially on timekeeping and the use of related instruments such as quadrants and sundials. They were also responsible for other religious matters related to their astronomical expertise, such as the keeping of the Islamic calendar and the determination of the qibla (the direction to Mecca used for prayers). (Source: Wikipedia).
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KHEDIVE ABBAS HILMI PASHA II of EGYPT, (The last Khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt and Sudan, ruling from 8 January 1892 to 19 December 1914), (1874-1944).
[FINE ALS / ROYALTY / KHEDIVE] Autograph letter signed 'Abbas Hilmi'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph manuscript letter signed by Khedive Abbas Hilmi Pasha II of Egypt. 20,5x16,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. 6 lines. Sent to an unknown recipient who he called 'Efendim hazretleri' in elqab of the letter. He mentions that he received a telegraph of the recipient. He celebrated 'eid' ('Iyd-i said'). Abbas II Helmy Bey, was the last Khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt and Sudan, ruling from 8 January 1892 to 19 December 1914. In 1914, after the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in World War I, the nationalist Khedive was removed by the British, then ruling Egypt, in favor of his more pro-British uncle, Hussein Kamel, marking the de jure end of Egypt's four-century era as a province of the Ottoman Empire, which had begun in 1517. Abbas Hilmy, the great-great-grandson of Muhammad Ali, was born in Alexandria, Egypt on 14 July 1874.[4] He succeeded his father, Tewfik Pasha, as Khedive of Egypt and Sudan on 8 January 1892. In 1887 he was ceremonially circumcised together with his younger brother Mohammed Ali Tewfik. The festivities lasted for three weeks and were carried out under great pomp. As a boy, he visited the United Kingdom, and he had a number of British tutors in Cairo including a governess who taught him English.[5] In a profile of Abbas II, the boys' annual, Chums, gives a lengthy account of his education. His father established a small school near the Abdin Palace in Cairo where European, Arab and Ottoman masters taught Abbas and his brother Mohammed Ali Tewfik. An American officer in the Egyptian army took charge of his military training. He attended school at Lausanne, Switzerland; then, at the age of twelve, he was sent to the Haxius School in Geneva, in preparation for his entry into the Theresianum in Vienna. In addition to Arabic and Ottoman Turkish, he had good conversational knowledge of English, French, and German. He was still in college in Vienna when he assumed the throne of the Khedivate of Egypt upon the sudden death of his father, 8 January 1892. He was bare of age according to Egyptian law; normally, eighteen in cases of succession to the throne. For some time he did not cooperate very cordially with the British, whose army had occupied Egypt in 1882. As he was young and eager to exercise his new power, he resented the interference of the British Agent and Consul General in Cairo, Sir Evelyn Baring, later made Lord Cromer. At the outset of his reign, Khedive Abbas II surrounded himself with a coterie of European advisers who opposed the British occupation of Egypt and Sudan and encouraged the young khedive to challenge Cromer by replacing his ailing prime minister with an Egyptian nationalist. At Cromer's behest, Lord Rosebery, the British foreign secretary, sent Abbas II a letter stating that the Khedive was obliged to consult the British consul on such issues as cabinet appointments. In January 1894 Abbas II made an inspection tour of Sudanese and Egyptian frontier troops stationed near the southern border, the Mahdists being at the time still in control of Sudan itself. At Wadi Halfa the Khedive made public remarks disparaging the Egyptian army units commanded by British officers. The British commander of the Egyptian army, Sir Herbert Kitchener, immediately threatened to resign. Kitchener further insisted on the dismissal of a nationalist under-secretary of war appointed by Abbas II and that an apology be made for the Khedive's criticism of the army and its officers. By 1899 he had come to accept British counsels. Also in 1899 British diplomat, Alfred Mitchell-Innes was appointed Under-Secretary of State for Finance in Egypt, and in 1900 Abbas II paid a second visit to Britain, during which he said he thought the British had done good work in Egypt and declared himself ready to cooperate with the British officials administering Egypt and Sudan. He gave his formal approval for the establishment of a sound system of justice for Egyptian nationals, a great reduction in taxation...
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SERVETIFÜNÛN.
[COVER: NEDJIB MELHAME PASHA, (1841-1911)] Servetifunoun: Journal illustree Turc paraissant le jeudi, Constantinople. 15me annee, No: 764. Directeur-proprietaire: Ahmed Ihsan. [Son Excellence Nedjib Pacha, Conseilleur du Minstre des Travaux-Publics, President de la Commission d'Enquête de l'attentat du 21 Juillet].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Folio. (34 x 24 cm). In Ottoman script with bilingual cover in French and Ottoman script. 137-152 pp., b/w ills., richly illustrated. [COVER: NEDJIB MELHAME PASHA, (1841-1911)] Servetifunoun: Journal illustree Turc paraissant le jeudi, Constantinople. 15me annee, No: 764. Directeur-proprietaire: Ahmed Ihsan. [Son Excellence Nedjib Pacha, Conseilleur du Minstre des Travaux-Publics, President de la Commission d'Enquête de l'attentat du 21 Juillet].
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OGUZ ARAL, (Turkish political cartoonist and comics artist, known for his satirical style), (1936-2004).
[THE GODFATHER OF TURKISH CARTOONISTS] Original hand-drawing three strip cartoon plates of 'Utanmaz Adam' by Oguz Aral.
Very Good Turkish Original three hand-drawn three-strip cartoon plates of 'Utanmaz Adam' character with Indian ink on paper. Paper lacked on cardboard. 16x37 cm. 11 panels on 3 papers totally. B/w. By Indian drawing ink. No signature. Oguz Aral was a Turkish political cartoonist and comics artist, known for his satirical style. He was also active as a theatre designer, playwright, ceramist, and animator, establishing the first Turkish animation studio. Born in Silivri, Istanbul Province, he founded the cartoon magazine Girgir (Fun) with his brother Tekin Aral and created such characters as "Avanak Avni" (Avni the Gullible), "Köstebek Hüsnü" (Hüsnü the Mole), "Utanmaz Adam" (the Shameless Man) and "Vites Mahmut" (Mahmut the Gearbox). GirGir was one of the best selling cartoon magazines in Europe in the 1970s with nearly a million copies a week. Called the "godfather" of Turkish cartoonists, Aral mentored scores of young artists, helping them publish their comics. GirGir, known to be outstandingly critical of all social ills, was banned after the 1980 military coup, but Oguz Aral's cartoons still ran in the newspaper Hürriyet until his death in Bodrum.
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CEMAL GÖKTAN, (Turkish bureaucrat, the governor of Ankara between 1955-1957), (1906-1970).
Typescript document signed 'Ankara Valisi C. Göktan'.
Very Good Turkish Original TLS by Cemal Göktan. 19x15 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. 6 lines. "muhterem azizem, Tebrik telinizi aldik. Son derece memnun olduk. Pek çok tesekkürler eeder, Bedia ile sevgi ve saygilarimizi sunar, saglik ve saadetler dileriz, Ankara Valisi.". Dated 18/9/1955. It is the response of the Göktan appointed to the governorship right after Kemal Aygün, (duty: 1952-1955), in return for congratulations.
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AHMED DJEVDET [ORAN], (Ottoman / Turkish journalist), (1862-1935).
Autograph business card signed 'Cevdet'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original business card signed and with autograph corrections by Ahmed Cevdet Oran. 5x9,5 cm. Printed texts and corrections in French; autograph signature and script in Ottoman script on verso. Business card is printed originally under the name and title of Cevdet with an address in Lausanne, however, Cevdet made two corrections on these like 'Hôtel Grammmont" and "Montreux". Ahmet Cevdet Oran was a Turkish publisher, writer, and journalist. As one of the first publishers of the Ottoman Empire, he has been known as "Ikdamci" since he published the Ikdam newspaper, 1894. He was the founder and editorial writer of the newspaper. It is one of the first representatives of the Turkism movement in the media. He is the first person to try rotary printing (done with a circular plate) technique in the press for the first time. Ahmet Cevdet had to leave the country after the 31 March Incident. He lived in France and Switzerland until 1923.
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JALE YILMABASAR, (Turkish painter and ceramicist), (1939-).
Typescript document - letter signed 'Jale Yilmabasar', addressed to Gültekin [Sâmanoglu], (1927-2003).
Very Good Turkish Original typescript document - letter signed by Jale Yilmabasar. (30,5x21,5 cm). In Turkish. 10 lines. A pair of puncher holes on the left side of the paper. Letter sent to Gültekin Sâmanoglu, (1927-2003), who was a Turkish poet and one of the founders of a very important literary magazine titled 'Hisar' in the Turkish literature. 1 p. She wrote to him that she received the Hisar magazines that he sent. She thanks and she apologizes that she couldn't call him. Yilmabasar is a Turkish painter and ceramicist. She was born in 1939 in Samsun, Turkey. Yilmabaser's career as a ceramic artist began while studying in the United States at Albany Union High School under an AFS scholarship. In addition to ceramics and painting, Yilmabaser also studied ballet for a large portion of her life. After high school, Yilmabaser returned to Turkey, where she studied ceramics at the State Academy of Fine Arts and the Istanbul Graduate School of Practical Fine Arts. She also studied painting and graphic design at Munich Academy. She graduated from the Department of Ceramic, School of Practical Fine Arts in the year 1962. After graduation, she held an internship at the Arzberg Schonwald Ceramic Factory in Germany. Yilmabaser also lectured at the University of Miami for one year in 1964. She served as a professor at Marmara University for many years. Yilmabaser held art exhibitions all over the world. Her first personal exhibition, "Jale's Roosters" was held in 1963." After this, she went on to open and attend exhibitions in Paris, Munich, London, and Moscow, among other places. Because of her work, Yilmabaser was called upon to create many ceramic panels for hotels and institutes worldwide. In 1968, she was awarded a gold medal in the International Ceramic Competition in Italy, In 1969 she received a gold medal at the International Handicrafts Fair in Germany. She was also elected as one of the six best ceramic artists in the world in 1972. In 1998, she received the title "State Artist" from the Ministry of Culture of Turkey. One year later, she opened the most inclusive exhibition of her work, "15 years with Pictures," in which she showed fifteen years of her art and ceramic work This exhibition was held in the Istanbul Atatürk Culture Center.
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BEDRETTIN TUNCEL, (Turkish translator, former academic and a politician in Turkey), (1910-1980).
Typescript document signed 'Bedrettin Tuncel'.
Very Good Turkish Original typescript invitation signed by Bedrettin Tuncel. 13,5x21,5 cm. In Turkish. Six lines. 1 p. A formal invitation for the general director B. S. Hollinshead's visit to Turkey with the letterhead of "UNESCO Turkey Commission of the United Nations Science and Culture Foundation in Ankara". Bedrettin Tuncel was a former academic and a politician in Turkey. Born in 1910 in Tirebolu of Giresun Province, he graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1932. For higher education, he went to France to study French literature. He graduated from the Lumière University Lyon 2 in 1936. In Turkey, he served at Ankara University for 35 years. He also lectured on the history of Art in the conservatory of Ankara for 10 years. After 27 July 1963, he served as the speaker of the Turkish National Committee of UNESCO. After the 1960 Turkish coup d'etat in addition to his academic works, he was also appointed as the representative of universities in the Constituent Assembly of Turkey. In the 24th government of Turkey, he served as the Minister of National Education. But during the democratic regime after 1961, he returned to his academic life.
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SEMAVI EYICE, (Turkish art historian and archaeologist, who specialized in the study of Byzantine and Ottoman art in Istanbul), (1922-2018).
Typescript letter signed 'Semavi Eyice', sent to Dr. Cemal [Kozanoglu], (1927-2001).
Fine Turkish Original typescript letter signed by Semavi Eyice. Some autograph corrections as well by Eyice. 31x22,5 cm. In Turkish. Twenty lines. 7.5.1981 dated. He mentions Fatih Mosque in Silivri which transformed from an old Byzantine church. The letter includes very interesting information Silivri, and Selimbria, with its ancient name. For instance, in the 1960s, the district governor of Silivri sold the land of this church/mosque for five Turkish Lira per square meter. In addition to this, he says that Silivri is a Turkish district were always destroyed its own historical artifacts. In the continuation of the letter, he indicates that he adds to this sending an off-print including his article related to the Byzantine monuments in Thrace and containing mentioned church in Silivri.
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ALI HAYDAR BEY [YULUG], (First Istanbul governor of Republican period; duty: 1923-1924), (1878-1937).
[THE FIRST ISTANBUL GOVERNOR OF THE REPUBLICAN PERIOD] Autograph document signed 'Istanbul vâlisi '; sent to the last Ottoman chief of the state council, Mehmed Tevfik Bey [Biren], (1867-1956).
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph document signed by Ali Haydar Yulug to the last Ottoman / Turkish chief of the state council, Mehmed Tevfik Bey [Biren], (1867-1956). 13,5x17 cm. Oblong. 1 p. In Ottoman script. Dated 15 Mayis [1]339. Letterhead of 'TBMM Hükümeti Istanbul Valiligi'. Ali Haydar Yulug was born in Izmir, 1878. Yulug, who served as the Governor of Istanbul between 11 April 1923 and 8 June 1924, brought the fire brigade and slaughterhouse to Istanbul. Biren served as a high-ranking statesman such as the Minister and the Governor in the last period of the Ottoman Empire. Also he was last chief of the council of the state [i.e. Shûrâ al-Devlet]. Mehmet Tevfik Bey was born in 1867 in Istanbul. His father was a high-ranking statesman in the Ministry of Education. After graduating from Mekteb-i Mulkiye in 1885, at the age of 18, he started his first duty as the clerk of Abdulhamid II at Yildiz Palace. From 1897 to 1901 he served as the Governor of Jerusalem. After that he was appointed as the Governor of Thessaloniki. He was the governor of Yemen between 1904-1905. He became the Minister of Finance in the last years of the Ottoman Empire. He participated in the negotiations of the Treaty of Sevres signed in 1920. He was last appointed on 19 August 1921 as the 'Sûrâ re'isi'. He continued this duty until the abolition of the Sultanate on 4 November 1922. Thus, he was the last 'al-Shura' of the Ottoman Empire. After the proclamation of the Republic, he left the state. (Wikipedia).
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MUHTEREM NUR, (Turkish film actress and pop music singer), (1932-2020).
Original photograph signed and inscribed 'M. Nur'.
Very Good Turkish Original b/w portrait photograph signed and inscribed by Muhterem Nur as 'Sükür Hanim'a iyi dileklerimle'. 14x9 cm. In Turkish. Muhterem Nur [Aysel Muhterem Kisa] was a Turkish film actress and pop music singer. She was born as Aysel Kisa on December 31, 1932, in Bitola (Turkish: Manastir), Vardar Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. She lost her 16-year-old mother at her birth and never knew her father. She was raised by her maternal aunt, whom she called "mother". She was renamed "Olga" as a result of the Yugoslavian regime's assimilation campaign. All ethnic Turks and other Muslims in Yugoslavia were forced to adopt Christian names and renounce all Muslim customs. She debuted in cinema as a background actress in the 1951 movie, Yildizlar Revüsü ("Revue of Stars"). She continued to play in movies as an extra, earning five times more than she received in the factory. She played as a supporting actress in more than twenty movies before she got a lead role in the 1958 movie, Üç Arkadas, in which she portrayed a blind girl. In the film directed by Memduh Ün, which became very successful, she shared the lead role with Fikret Hakan (born 1934). Thanks to her baby-like face and naive acting artistry, she was rooted suddenly in the hearts of cinema fans and climbed up the ladders very quickly. Despite rising up to main actress roles in a very short time and playing in many movies, Muhterem Nur had difficulties continuing in cinema due to change of the era in movie themes during the period between 1965 and 1967. From 1965 on, she vocationally performed dancing and, from 1967, took the stage as a singer in low-priced music halls. In 1967, she was jailed for ten days because of unpaid bills. She confessed that once, in 1972, she was so destitute, she was unable to even buy a simit, Turkish bagel. Muhterem Nur returned to the cinema and starred sparsely in movies until 2002. Muhterem Nur is considered by the Turkish audience the first real star of Turkish cinema. She portrayed the ignored and discriminated-against woman, digressing from the role of the bourgeoisie woman. She was known as the Yesilçam's most weepy actress, who at the same time drew tears and made spectators tear handkerchiefs. Even though it is not documented, she is one of the most important female figures of Turkish cinema due to the box office record of her films shot in the 1950s and 1960s. (Wikipedia).
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MIRALAY SADIK BEY, (The founder of 'Hürriyet ve Itilâf Party', Turkish soldier and politician), (1860-1941).
[THE FOUNDER OF FREEDOM AND ACCORD PARTY] Original portrait photograph signed by Miralay Sadik Beg in his uniform, one of 150 Personae Non Gratae (150'likler = Hundredandfiftyers) in Turkish Republic from the Committee Union and Progress.
Very Good Turkish Original b/w photograph in its special cardboard. Signed and inscribed in Mersin, February, 23, 1934 as 'Kenan Bey kardesime: Miralay Sadik.'. No photograph studio's emblem. 24 x 21 cm. Miralay Sadik Bey, (Miralay or Mîr-i alay (Gendarmerie: Alaybeyi ) was a military rank of the Ottoman army and navy. It corresponds to a Colonel (modern Turkish: Albay). Miralay is a compound word composed of Mir (commander) and Alay (regiment). The rank was junior to the Mirliva and superior to the Kaymakam (Lieutenant Colonel).), (1860-1941), an Ottoman soldier and politician. He graduated from Mekteb-i Harbiye (Militarian Academy) in 1882. He went for duty to Trablusgarb (Libya), Syria, and Macedonia. He was in Manastir City, joined to Jalvatiyya order, and then joined to Ittihad ve Terakki Party (Committee Union and Progress) in secret (1906). He was the leader of Hâlaskâr Zâbitân (Saviour officers -Ottoman Turkish: Halâskâr Zâbitân-) was the name of a secret organization during the dissolution era of the Ottoman Empire), during the Bab-i Âlî raid in 1912, but it was failed. After a fail assassination of Mahmoud Chevket Pasha (Mahmud Sevket Pasa), he escaped to Paris, after that Egypt on the eve of the Balkan Wars (1912-1913). He was in adjacent relation to the British always. He returned to the country (25 April 1919) after Armistice (30 October 1918), and was elected to Heyet-i Ayan. And was elected to Hürriyet ve Itilâf Party -Committee Freedom and Entente- in 1920. He captured the management of the British Friendship Society in 1921. He was a dissident to Ankara Government during the Turkish National Struggle, but after the achievement of Ankara Government, he went to Romania with an English ship. Therefore he was got into '150 personae non-gratae of Turkey'. After the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923), the newly established Republic of Turkey presented a list of 600 names to the Conference of Lausanne, which were to be declared personae non-gratae. Later, a list comprising only 150 of these, put into effect by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on April 23, 1924 (revised on June 1, 1924), was included in the Treaty of Lausanne. The list (known as Yüzellilikler in Turkish, literally, Hundredandfiftyers), which is a who's who of the Ottoman Empire, had the purpose of eliminating the ruling elite of Ottomans from the Republic. The list is famous as it became the center of discussions of the nature of the new Republic: mainly, whether the Republic was to remain a continuation of the old Empire or not. The list has served as proof that the administration and ideologists of the Empire were not transferred to the Republic. The formation of this list is also related to studies analyzing the jurisdictional conflict between the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. These powers were fighting each other for their existence, as they were both active (using diplomatic and military means) until the Conference of Lausanne On June 28, 1938, the law restricting the entry of these people into Turkey was lifted, with the return of only a few on the list. In very good+ condition.
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HÂMIT ZÜBEYR KOSAY, (Turkish archaeologist, ethnographer, writer and folklore researcher), (1897-1984).
Autograph letter signed 'H. Kosay' with its envelope, addressed to Ibrahim Hakki Konyali, (1896-1984).
Very Good Turkish Original ALS by Hamid Zübeyr Kosay sent to Ibrahim Hakki Konyali. With its envelope. 21x14,4 cm. In Turkish. He congratulates Konyali and he says that he's working on the ancient civilizations reports, and he has to return his ex-duty in Ethnography Museum. He praises 'Tarih Dünyasi' periodical which was a historical magazine published in 1950s by Konyali. Hamit Zübeyir was a Turkish archaeologist, ethnographer, writer, and folklore researcher. He was the son of Ubeydullah Efendi who was a scholar of the period and Rizaetdin Fäxretdin (a close friend of Musa Carullah) a famous scientist, was his brother-in-law. He was sent to Turkey with the support of Rizaetdin Fäxretdin for his education in 1909. He graduated from Thessalonica Central Secondary School in 1911. At the break of the Balkan War, he returned to Istanbul when he was in Sultaniye. He finished the teacher training school in 1916 and became a teacher. After attending courses on ethnography and the Hungarian language at university for the winter semester, he went to Hungary to continue his education where he completed pedagogy. He was accepted to the Advanced Teachers Training School at Eötvös Kollegium (Eötvös Loránd University with the support of Prof. Ne'meth Gyula. Then he attended the same university's Faculty of Philosophy and received the title of Doctor of Language and Turcology. He went to Germany in 1924 to attend the courses of Prof. Bang Koup at Berlin University and did research at the State Library and museums. In 1925 he returned to Turkey and worked at the Ministry of National Education. After working as the Inspector of Libraries at the Ministry of Culture he was a director for the Department of Culture, Antique Works, and Libraries at the same ministry. He continued as the General Director of Antique Works and Museums, board member of Culture Training, and for the second time as the Director of the Ethnography Museum. He retired on 1 December 1969 after working for two years as Deputy Director of the Ethnography Museum and Consulting General Director of Antique Works and Museums.
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ONAT KUTLAR, (Turkish poet, author, philosopher, and the founder of Turkish Sinematek Association), (1936-1995).; CIHAN AKERSON, (Turkish musician), (1946-2019).
Typescript document signed 'Onat Kutlar', to 'Cihan Akerson'.
Very Good Turkish Original TLS by Onat Kutlar sent to Cihan Akerson, (1946-2019). 29x23cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Folded in its envelope. Document on Venice Biennial, Turkish cinema, Yilmaz Güney, etc. Onat Kutlar was born in Alanya, Turkey in 1936. He was the grandson of Arif Pasha, an Ottoman governor of the Taif district and the son of Ali Riza Bey, a penal judge of the young Turkish Republic and later a farmer, and Meliha Hanim. He grew up in the city of Gaziantep. He studied law at Istanbul University and philosophy in Paris. His book, Ishak (1959), composed of nine short stories, most of which are written from the point of view of a child and are often surrealistic and mystical was the recipient of the 1960 "Turkish Language Association Short Story Award". According to the literary critic Fethi Naci, these represent a very early example of the magical realism genre. In 1985, he was a member of the jury at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1994, he was awarded L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and in 1975 Cultural Medal of Poland for his work in the Turkish Sinematek. He died on 11 January 1995 in Istanbul resulting from injuries sustained in a bomb attack (carried out by the terror organization PKK) which occurred on 30 December 1994 at The Marmara Hotel's cafeteria in Taksim. He was laid to rest at the Asiyan Asri Cemetery. Currently, the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Prize in the National Competition of the Istanbul International Film Festival is named after him to commemorate his contributions to the Turkish cinema. (Wikipedia).
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TAKIYETTIN MENGUSOGLU, (Turkish philosopher), (1905-1984).
Autograph letter signed 'Takiyettin Mengüsoglu' to a Turkish pasha.
Very Good Turkish Original ALS by Takiyettin Mengüsoglu, to a Turkish pasha during 1960 Coup d'Etat. 30x21 cm. Chipped on margins. Otherwise a good paper. 2 p. Written by a pen in blue ink. Sent from Köln, Germany. Takiyettin Mengusoglu was a Turkish philosopher. Mengusoglu was born in Malatya, Turkey. After finishing high school he went to Germany and became a student of Nicolai Hartmann. He was known as Takiyettin Temuralp at that time and published Über die grenzen der erkennbarkeit bei Husserl und Scheler in German. He is the author of the university level textbook Felsefeye Giris (Introduction to Philosophy). Mengüsoglu founded a new school of anthropology which he called ontological anthropology. This anthropology deals with the man not through any conceptualization but through "his concrete bio-psychic wholeness". He believed that this new anthropology would be more suitable for approaching man and solving concrete problems in the human world. (Wikipedia).
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YUSUF RÂZÎ GIRIDÎ [BEL], (Ottoman / Turkish member of 'Sûrâ-yi Devlet-i Osmanî', translator of 'Le Harem Impérial', poet, journalist), (1870-1947).
Autograph document sealed 'Yusuf Râzî Giridî'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph document signed by Yusuf Râzî Giridî Bel. 23,5x15,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Six lines. Script: "Yalniz elli aded lira-yi Osmanîdir. Defter-i Hakânî Nezâreti muavini Refik Beyefendi'nin nakden elli lira-yi Osmanî ... ahz ettigimi ve meblag-i mezbûru tarih-i senedden itibâren alti ay zarfinda iâde edecegimi mübeyyin isbû sened müsarileyhe ita kilindi. 17 Subay [1]329, Sûrâ-yi Devlet âzâsindan Yusuf Râzî Giridî.". Yusuf Razi, who was born in 1870, is the son of Sirri Pasha, known as Giritli, and Leyla Hanim, one of the well-known poets and composers of the time. After graduating from Galatasaray High School, Yusuf Razi, who studied engineering in Paris, was appointed as a member of the Ottoman Council of State after teaching at the Engineering School for a while. Yusuf Razi, who left all his duties in 1920, wrote articles in various magazines and newspapers and worked in (Resimli Kitap) and (Sehbal) magazines published after the Second Constitutional Monarchy in 1908. Meanwhile, Yusuf Razi was the Turkish correspondent for magazines published in Berlin and Paris titled 'Illustration' and 'Illustriert Berlin'. Later he translated and published his mother Leyla Hanim's memoirs under the title "Le Harem Impérial" in Paris. During his life, Yusuf Razi, who also worked as the General Directorate of Postal Telegraph and Istanbul City Hall, translated many books.
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ALEX. HILSMANN to BERNARDIN MENTHON, (French clergyman, reverend in Bursa city and the author of 'L'Olympe de Bithynie: Ses saints, ses couvents, ses sites').
Typed letter signed 'A. Hilsmann'; sent to Bernardin Menthon who was a French reverend in Brousse, and author of 'L'Olympe de Bithynie: Ses saints, ses couvents, ses site'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original typescript letter signed by Alex. Hilsmann. 19x22,5 ccm .In French. 1 p. 15 lines. Full. Lettterhead 'Alex. Hilsmann, Mühendis - Ingenieur, Beyoglu, Tarla Basi Caddesi, 144'. "Aero Bank Paper" watermarked paper. Dated Istanbul, le 15 juillet 1936, Galata, P.K. 1533. Text: "Au Reverend Pere Bernardin Menthon, Mon pere, j'ai bien reçu en son temps votre carte du 21.4.36, et me suis adresse aux differentes paroisses de n.ville, ainsi qu'au Consulat General de France. Vous recevez ci-joint l'extrait de naissance de Mr. Ernestre Marechal, en m'indquantaussi les frais. Moi-meme, j'ai vecu a Brousse de 1891 a 1896, ou j'ai frequente l'ecole des Freres, et je me rappelle avoir entendu parler des parents de Monsieur Marechal, ainsi que des temoins mentionnes dans l'extrait de naissance ci-joint. Avec tours mes remerciements anticipes, je vous prie d'agreer, Mon Pere, l'expression de ma consideration tres distinguee.". Translation "To Reverend Pere Bernardin Menthon, Mon pere, I received your card of 21.4.36 in due course, and addressed myself to the various parishes of n.ville, as well as to the Consulate General of France. You will receive enclosed the birth certificate of Mr. Ernestre Marechal, also informing me of the costs. Myself, I lived in Brousse from 1891 to 1896, where I attended the school of the Brothers, and I remember having heard of the parents of Mr. Marechal, as well as witnesses mentioned in the birth certificate attached. With my thanks in advance, please accept, Father, the expression of my most distinguished consideration.".
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CAHIT KÜLEBI, (Turkish poet), (1917-1997).
Typed document signed 'C. K.'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original typescript letter signed by Cahit Külebi. 15x21 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Dated Bern, November 3, 1961. Typescript document. Signed by Külebi as 'cultural attache'. Külebi was a leading Turkish poet and author. He has an important place in contemporary Turkish poetry due to his adherence to folk poetry traditions. His poetry is enriched with simple yet ironic language, embellished with original descriptions.
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AHMET NUREDDIN [NURETTIN] ALI [BERKOL], (The founder of the Turkish Anthropology Centre, politician, doctor, professor), (1882-1955).
Autograph letter signed 'Istanbul meb'usu müderris doktor Nureddin Ali'.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original ALS by Prof. Dr. Nurettin Ali Berkol. 21x13,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Five lines. Dated 1928, 4, February. Text: "Muhterem efendim, Izmir'den avdetimizde vapurda çekmek zahmetinde bulundugunuz fotograflari aldim. Bu kiymetdâr hâtiraya arz-i tesekkür ile hürmetlerimi nakliye derim efendim. [Signature] Istanbul meb'usu müderris doktor Nureddin Ali.". Berkol was the founder of the Turkish Anthropology Center, politician, doctor, professor. He was born in 1881 and graduated from medical school in 1902; and then he began to work at the department of anatomy in Military Medical School. Berkol went to France to improve anatomy knowledge and he returned to Turkey with techniques he learned there. One of those techniques is the embalming method that was not previously applied in our country. The meaning of embalming methods is that giving formalin to fix cadavers and store in cold storage. Nurettin Ali Berkol also worked as dean, rector, and deputy and he was the founder of the Turkish Anthropology Centre. Berkol died in 1955. His student whose name was Sehsuvaroglu expressed his thoughts and feelings as follows; 'He lived always full of love and respect in his work life and in his private or family life. He trained many valuable teachers and helped approximately 8,000 young people to interfere with the medical professionals in over 40 years of teaching.'.
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BEHIYE AKSOY, (Born Behiye Tetiker; Turkish female singer of Turkish classical music genre), (1933-2015).
Original photograph signed and inscribed 'B. Aksoy'.
Very Good Turkish Original b/w portrait photograph signed and inscribed by Behiye Aksoy as 'Hayat hanmefendi'ye sonsuz sevgilerimle'. 14x9 cm. Stamp of photo studio on verso. The photo was taken Foto Taç located in Beyoglu, Istanbul in its period. Behiye Aksoy (born Behiye Tetiker; 19 September 1933 - 31 May 2015) was a Turkish female singer of the Turkish classical music genre. Her maiden surname was Tetiker. After primary school in Istanbul, her family moved to Ankara, where she finished junior high school. At the age of 15, she applied to the audition for Ankara Radio. She was among the five successful candidates out of 200. She was one of the Turkish music singers of Ankara Radio for nine years. In 1958, for the first time, she got on stage in Ankara. Three years later, she moved to Istanbul and became one of the two-star performers of the "Maksim Gazino", the most famous night club in Turkey at the time. The other star performer was Zeki Müren. She also released records; about 100 45-rpm and 20 LPs. She played in four films. She received a platinum diadem for her success from her record company. She married three times. The first was with Halil Aksoy, a musician between 1952 and 1963. Halil Aksoy was the father of her only son Ahmet Kazim. Although they were divorced, she kept the surname Aksoy. Her two other marriages were short living. Between 1973 and 1974, she married Berker Inanoglu, a film producer. Her third marriage was with Fahrettin Aslan, the owner of the Maksim night club, which also ended in the same year.
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NEVZAT TANDOGAN, (The fourth mayor and governor of Ankara serving between 1929 and 1946, who committed suicide upon a political scandal he was involved in), (1894-1946).
Typescript document signed 'Vali Tandogan', sent to H. Resit Tankut, (1891-1980).
Very Good Turkish Original TLS by Nevzat Tandogan. 27,5x18 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Punching holes on right side folded traces. A fine paper. Dated 30/6/1936. Seven lines. Letter/document sent to H[asan] Resit Tankut, (1891-1980), who was a Turkish historian and statesman when Tankut was a director of TDK (Türk Dil Kurumu [i.e. Turkish Language Society]). The letter says his thanks for Tankut's book titled 'Introduction to Turkish Linguistic Union' that he sent to Tandogan. Tandogan was the fourth mayor and governor of Ankara serving between 1929 and 1946. He committed suicide upon a political scandal he was involved in. Abdullah Nevzat Tandogan was born into a wealthy family in 1894 in Istanbul, then Ottoman Empire. His father was from Sarajevo and his mother from Belgrade. He completed his education at Istanbul Law School, today Istanbul University Faculty of Law. After the Surname Law was enacted in Turkey in 1934, he adopted the family name Tandogan. He was married and had two children. During World War I, he served as an intelligence officer in the Ottoman Army in Istanbul. In the later years of the war, he began a career as a school teacher in Istanbul. In 1918, he entered police service. After serving at leading posts in various police departments, he quit. He became Governor of Malatya in 1925 before he entered politics from the Republican People's Party) (CHP) and was elected into the Grand National Assembly as deputy of Konya in the 1927 general election. On November 4, 1929, he resigned from his parliamentary seat to take office as Governor of Ankara. Serving also as the acting city mayor, he was uninterrupted 17 years long in this position. Tandogan was a civil servant and politician of the single-party era (1923-1945). The political philosophy of the era was understood so as "the government has the authority to determine and to do what is useful and best for the country, knowing better than everyone, especially the folk". Tandogan's political attitude is described best with his words he said to a young man as "We constitute Communism in this country if it is necessary". Tandogan had a dissenting opinion to the 1929 Jansen Plan by German architect and urban planner Hermann Jansen(1869-1945). The plan proposed the integration of green belts and areas within the rapid-growing new capital of the newly established Republic for promoting a healthy urban environment. The realization of Ankara's master plan as different from the Jansen Plan is his practice. In 1945, a murder occurred in Ankara, which became known as the "Ankara Murder" (Turkish: Ankara Cinayeti). Tandogan was accused of intentionally and deliberately covering the murder case, in which Hasmet Orbay, the son of the then Chief of the General Staff Kâzim Orbay, was involved. Tandogan was summoned to court to testify after the case was discussed in a question time in the parliament. It was believed that calling a high-ranked civil servant or politician to the witness stand in a court trial was unthinkable during the single-party era before 1945. The next day, on July 9, 1946, Nevzat Tandogan committed suicide by shooting himself at home with a firearm. The main square in Ankara, which hosted many political party rallies and protests, was named in his honor. In 2012, the city council of the metropolitan municipality changed the square's initial name from "Nevzat Tandogan Square" to "Tandogan Square". A public park in Batikent neighborhood of Yenimahalle, Ankara as well as a street in Kavaklidere neighborhood of Çankaya, Ankara is also named after him.
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SEREF AKDIK, (Turkish painter, nephew of Abidin Dino), (1957-).
Original watercolour painting on paper and autograph inscription signed 'M. Ileri'.
Very Good Turkish Original watercolor painting on paper with an autograph inscription and note on verso signed by Mehmet Ileri. 13,5x10,5 cm. In Turkish. Inscribed to Güngör Uraas and his wife as 'Sergime gösterdigi ilgiden dolayi Güngör Beye ve esine saygi ve sevgi ile, M. Ileri, Subat 1982.'. [i.e. With respect and love to Güngör Bey and his wife due to his interest in my solo exhibition, February 1982]. Mehmet Ileri was born in Istanbul in 1957. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris, he completed his master's degree with Frank Popper at Paris St. Denis University in 1983. Ileri has had solo exhibitions and has participated in many group exhibitions. He currently continues his work in Paris and Boston. He's nephew of Abidin Dino, (1913-1993), who was a famous Turkish painter as well.
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M[USTAFA] ABDÜLHALIK RENDA, (First Republican governor of Izmir and Turkish politician), (1881-1957).
Visiting card with autograph notes 'M. Abdülhalik Renda'.
Fine Turkish Original card-de-visit of Abdülhalik Renda, he was the president of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in c. 1940s with hs autograph notes as "Tebriklerinize tesekkür eder, bilmukabele kulular". 5,5x9 cm.
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YILDIRIM GÜRSES, (Turkish singer and compositor), (1938-2000).
Original photograph signed 'Yildirim Gürses'.
Very Good Turkish Original b/w portrait photograph signed by Yildirim Gürses. 14x9 cm. Stamp of photograph studio on verso. Photo was taken Foto Stil located in Beyoglu, Istanbul in its period. Yildirim Gürses was born on January 21, 1939 in Bursa, Turkey. He was a composer and actor, known for Gençlige veda (1965), Süreyya (1972) and Bizim mahalle (1982).
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ESREF ÜREN, (Turkish painter), (1897-1984).
Autograph letter signed 'Esref Üren', sent to his unnamed painter friend, which mentions Ibrahim Çalli and Ziya Keseroglu, paintings sent to Çapa Exhibition.
Very Good Turkish Original autograph letter signed (ALS) by Turkish artist Esref Üren. 30x23 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Dated 2-6-1950, Ankara. Sent to his unnamed painter friend, which mentions Ibrahim Çalli, (1882-1960), and Ziya Keseroglu, (1906-1975), paintings sent to Çapa Exhibition. Üren was born in 1897 in Istanbul. After graduating from the Agriculture School in Bursa, he continued his education at the Fine Arts Academy. There he studied at Ibrahim Çalli and Hikmet Onat's studios. For a period he attended Andre Lhote and Othon Griesz's studios in Paris. After returning to Turkey he worked as a painting teacher in various cities. He joined "The D Group." His paintings appeared in that groups and Galatasaray exhibitions. He won many awards at State Painting and Sculpture Exhibitions. He also participated in exhibitions in Venice Biennale, Paris (Unesco), San Francisco, and Athens.
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DR. HULÛSI BEHÇET, (A Turkish dermatologist and scientis who described a disease of inflamed blood vessels in 1937, which is named after him as Behçet's disease), (1889-1948).
Autograph manuscript prescription signed 'Behçet'.
Very Good Turkish Original manuscript prescription signed by Hulûsi Behçet. 22x14 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Only two notes and signature on an "Extra Strong" watermarked and with "Dr. Hulusi Behçet, Telef. 2,1560 - 4,0515" letterhead prescription paper. His address is written on the bottom. Behçet was a Turkish dermatologist and scientist. He described a disease of inflamed blood vessels in 1937, which is named after him as Behçet's disease. His portrait was depicted on a former Turkish postcard stamp. Born to Turkish parents, as his father was an official in the Ottoman Empire they immigrated to Damascus and he spent his early childhood thereafter he lost his mother to illness. During World War I (1914-1918), he served at the military hospital in Edirne as a specialist in dermatology and venereal diseases and was assigned to the head of the hospital as an assistant. After the war, between 1918-1919, he first went to Budapest, Hungary, and then to Berlin, Germany to improve his medical knowledge. He had the opportunity to meet some well-known colleagues there. After his return to Turkey, he went into private practice. In 1923, Behçet was appointed as the head physician at the Hasköy Venereal Diseases Hospital at Golden Horn in Istanbul. Shortly after, he moved to Guraba Hospital, which is now part of the School of Medicine Istanbul University. While he lectured at the university, he continued his private practice as well. In 1933, Istanbul University was re-established out of the old-fashioned Dar-ul Fünun. During this period of reform, Behçet founded the department of dermatology and venereal diseases. He was interested in syphilis since 1922 and had published many international articles on its diagnosis, treatment, hereditary properties, serology, and social aspects. Leishmaniasis (Oriental sore) was another disease, which Behçet worked on, beginning in 1923. He wrote about it in many articles and succeeded in its treatment with diathermic. He first described "the nail sign" appearing by the removal of the crust of an oriental sore. A part of his published work was concerned with parasitosis. In 1923, he described the etiologic agents of "gale cereal" in Turkey. Behçet dealt with superficial and deep mycosis and their treatments. His first observations on Behçet's disease began with a patient he met between 1924-1925. This man had been consulted for 40 years in Istanbul and Vienna, Austria several times. According to his symptoms, the illness had been diagnosed. From the etiology, syphilis and tuberculosis were suspected. Austrian doctors had called an unknown protozoal disease. Ophthalmologists had described the ocular symptoms as iritis, which might be the result of syphilis, tuberculosis, or streptococcal or staphylococcal infections. After several iridectomies, the patient had completely lost his vision. Behçet continued to follow up with the patient for many years. In 1930, a woman suffering from irritation in her eye and with lesions in her mouth and genital regions was referred to Behçet's clinic and told him that these symptoms had been recurring for several years. He consulted the patient until 1932 and tried to diagnose the aetiological agent for tuberculosis, syphilis or mycosis, etc. by biopsy and other laboratory analyses, but he could not find anything. The prominent ophthalmologists Murat Rahmi and Iggescheimer had been also consulted. Following those two patients, in 1936 a male patient from a dental clinic with oral wounds, acneiform signs on the back, scrotal ulcer, eye irritation, evening fever, and abdominal pain was sent to his clinic. After the consultation, nothing except a dental cyst was found. Behçet thought the recurrent symptoms might be due to a virus. He referred the patient to Braun, who did a viral investigation and found some corpuscular structures. Behçet, with the symptoms of these three patients whom he had followed for years, then decided that they were the symptoms of a new disease and in 1936, he described th
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