‎Autographes‎

‎CELÂL SAHIR EROZAN, (Turkish author, poet, politician, known as 'poet of the love and the women', one of four founders of the Turkish Language Society), (1883-1935).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Celâl' on a paper with very calligraphic 'Celâl Sahir' letterhead.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter signed 'Celâl' on a paper with very calligraphic 'Celâl Sahir' letterhead. 22x14 cm. In Ottoman script. Five lines. A short manuscript letter to an unnamed friend, dated March 18, 1926, Istanbul. Celâl Sahir was a Turkish author, poet, politician, known as 'poet of the love and the women', one of four founders of the Turkish Language Society. He is the son of Fehime Nüzhet Hanim, one of the leading Turkish female poets, and the father of Berin Nadi, one of the owners of the Cumhuriyet newspaper.‎

‎NUMAN MENEMENCIOGLU, (Turkish diplomat and politician), (1893-1958).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Numan', addressed to Ahmed Ihsan Bey [Tokgöz], (1868-1942), who was a Turkish publisher, translator.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph letter signed by Numan Menemencioglu, (1893-1958), as 'Hariciye Müstesâri', addressed to Ahmed Ihsan Bey [Tokgöz], (1868-1942), who was a Turkish publisher, translator. 20x14 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. on bifolium. Fourteen lines with extra autograph annotations. Hüseyin Numan Menemencioglu was a Turkish diplomat and politician. His father, Rifat, from the Aydin Province (west Turkey), was a civil servant and a Minister of Finance in the Ottoman Empire. His mother Feride, of Albanian origin, was the daughter of Namik Kemal, a well-known 19th-century intellectual. During his father's various service places, he was born in Baghdad (now in Iraq), graduated from the junior high school in Thessaloniki (now in Greece), and graduated from the high school in Istanbul. Then he traveled abroad to study in the law school of Lausanne University. After graduation, he began serving in the foreign office of the Ottoman Empire. After the occupation of Istanbul by the Allies of World War I, he began serving for the newly founded Turkey. He served in Bern, Bucharest, Budapest, and Beirut. After 1929 he was appointed as the secretary-general of the Ministry. He was a brilliant diplomat and he participated in such negotiations as the Straits issue (Treaty of Montreux) and Hatay issue (Hatay Republic). He went into politics and was elected as the Republican People's Party MP from Gaziantep Province. Between 9 July 1942 and 16 June 1944, in the 13th and the 14th government of Turkey, he was appointed as the Foreign Minister of Turkey. His term coincides with the Second World War. After politics, he resumed his diplomatic mission and was appointed as the ambassador to Paris and then Lisbon. After retirement, he returned to politics in the 1957 general elections and was elected as a Democrat Party MP from Istanbul Province.‎

‎IBRAHIM EDHEM PASHA, (Ottoman statesman, who held the office of Grand Vizier in the beginning of Abdul Hamid II's reign between 5 February 1877 and 11 January 1878), (1919-1893).‎

‎Autograph letter signed, in French, addressed to 'Monsieur la Consul General de la Legation de S. M. Royal d'Italie a Constantinople'. Greek born Turkish statesman, Grand Vizier 1878).‎

‎Very Good French Original manuscript letter / document signed by Edhem Pasha sent to Italian ambassador in Constantinople. 35x22 cm. In French. 18 lines. Bifolium. 1 p. "Monsieur le Consul Général, J'ai l'honneur de porter a votre connaissance que le pecheurs de côte de Foundoukly ont porte plaintes contre un navire battant le pavillion Italien qui est alle mouiller hier precisement ou ces pauvres gens avaient leurs fillets et leur a fait un grand domage. Je viens par conséquent vous prier de vouloir bien donner des ordres necessaires, pour que ce navire change de mouillage. Je saisis l'occasion pour vous reiterer l'assurance de ma parfaite consideration. Le prefet du Port Imperial. It's English translation is "Mr. Consul General, I have the honor to bring to your knowledge that the fishermen of the coast of Foundoukly lodged a complaint against a ship flying the Italian flag which went to anchor yesterday precisely where these poor people had their daughters and made them a great shame. I therefore come to ask you to give the necessary orders for this vessel to change its anchorage. I take this opportunity to reiterate the assurance of my full consideration. The prefect of Port Imperial.". Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, (1819-1893) was an Ottoman statesman, who held the office of Grand Vizier in the beginning of Abdul Hamid II's reign between 5 February 1877 and 11 January 1878. He resigned from that post after the Ottoman chances on winning the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) had decreased. He furthermore served numerous administrative positions in the Ottoman Empire including minister of foreign affairs in 1856, then ambassador to Berlin in 1876, and to Vienna from 1879 to 1882. He also served as a military engineer and as Minister of Interior from 1883 to 1885. In 1876-1877, he represented the Ottoman Government at the Constantinople Conference. Ibrahim Edhem Pasha was the father of Osman Hamdi Bey, a well-known archaeologist and painter, as well the founder of the Istanbul Archaeology Museum and the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Another son, Halil Edhem Eldem took up the archaeology museum after Osman Hamdi Bey's death and has been a deputy for ten years under the newly founded Turkish Republic. Yet another son, Ismail Galib Bey, is considered as the founder of numismatics as a scientific discipline in Turkey.‎

‎ALI ÇETINKAYA, (Ottoman-born Turkish army officer and politician, who served eight terms in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey), (1878-1949).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Ali Çetinkaya ve Refikasi ve Kizi', sent to Turkish doctor Ethem Akif Battalgil.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original manuscript autograph letter signed (ALS) by Ali Çetinkaya sent to Turkish doctor Ethem Akif Battalgil who was the father of Fahire Battalgil (Battalgazi), who was the first Turkish zoologist. For Battalgil's brother's death, Çetinkaya is conveying his condolences. The letter was written and signed by Ali Çetinkaya, but, he added his wife and daughter. Dated 11. IV. 1942, Ankara. Ali Çetinkaya, also known as "Kel" Ali Bey was an Ottoman-born Turkish army officer and politician, who served eight terms in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, including a period in 1939-40 as his country's first Minister of Transport. He was born in Kara Hisâr-i Sâhib (present-day Afyonkarahisar) in Hüdavendigâr Vilayet as the son of Ahmed Efendi. He studied in the Bursa Military High School (Bursa Askerî Idadisi ). After graduating from military high school, he entered the Ottoman Military Academy (Mekteb-i Füsûn-u Harbiyye-i Sâhâne ) In 1898 he graduated the academy and joined the Ottoman military as a Second Lieutenant (Mülâzim-i Sani ). During World War I, he served for the army in the Caucasus and Galicia fronts. When the Greek forces were landing at Smyrna on May 15, 1919, he was a lieutenant colonel and the commander of 172nd Infantry Regiment stationed in the Aegean coastal town of Ayvalik. His regiment was under the command of the 56th Division of Hürrem Bey. Ali played a key role in the first stage of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922, starting with the opening battle. He was briefly able to hold back the advance into the city of Greek occupation forces. His action is considered to mark the first shots fired by regular forces in the 1919-22 Greco-Turkish War, although there were earlier confrontations in which irregular militias participated, including the battle involving Hasan Tahsin in Izmir, as well as actions in Urla and Ödemis. The hill in Ayvalik from where the first shots were fired is now called Ilk Kursun Tepesi (First Bullet Hill). Today there is a military rehabilitation center on that hill. After the war, Ali Çetinkaya was elected to the Turkish Grand National Assembly for eight successive terms and served until 1942, holding ministerial posts in six different governments, including, with the formation of a Ministry of Transport, becoming Turkey's first Minister of Transport. Ali Çetinkaya is considered a hero in Turkey. Cunda Island of Ayvalik was renamed Alibey Adasi (Ali Bey Island) after him, although the old name remains in common use.‎

‎ELLA MABEL "MILLS" GRAHN MILBAUER, (American Circus Performer known as 'Fat Lady'), (1889-1964).‎

‎Photograph signed by Ella Mills.‎

‎Very Good English Original b/w printed photograph signed by Ella Mills. 13x9 cm. Signed and inscribed by Mills.‎

‎HALDUN TANER, (Turkish story, theater and cabaret writer, lecturer and journalist, one of the leading writers of Turkish literature in the Republican era), (1915-1986).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'H. Taner', sent to Ulvi [Uraz].‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original autograph letter signed by Haldun Taner. 30x21 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. 16 lines in Turkish with a legible manuscript. On a hotel paper with the advertising of German Lufthansa Airways in Bonn. Rheinhotel engraved. Addressed to Ulvi Uraz, (1921-1974), who was a famous Turkish theater and cinema actor and director. Taner was a well-known Turkish playwright and short story writer. He was born on March 16, 1915, in Istanbul. After graduating from the Galatasaray High School in 1935, he studied politics and economy at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, until a serious health problem forced him to return to Turkey, where he graduated from the Faculty of German Literature and Linguistics in 1950. He also studied theatre and philosophy at the University of Vienna between 1955 and 1957 under the direction of Heinz Kindermann (1894-1985), an Austrian theater and literary scholar. As a well-disciplined writer accumulating a rich blend of culture, Taner wrote a great number of stories, generally humorous; essays, newspaper columns, travel writings and theatre plays, in particular, brought him several important awards including the New York Herald Tribune Story Contest First Prize (1954), the Sait Faik Story Award (1954), the International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera Award (1969), and so on. Among his plays, the most popular is Kesanli Ali Destani (Epopee of Ali of Keshan). His stories have been translated into German, French, English, Russian, Greek, Slovenian, Swedish, and Hebrew. Taner affected Turkish theater with the so-called Haldun Taner Theater named after his school of cabaret theater style. In 1967, together with Metin Akpinar, Zeki Alasya, and Ahmet Gülhan, he founded the Devekusu Kabere ("Ostrich Cabaret Theater"). He educated and worked with many actors and directors. In addition, he has a distinguished place in Turkish literature due to his essays, and newspaper articles.‎

‎EKREM BORA, (Turkish cinema actor), (1932-2012).‎

‎Original photograph signed 'Ekrem Bora'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original b/w portrait photograph signed by Ekrem Bora. 14x9 cm. Stamp of photo studio on verso. The photo was taken Foto Stil located in Beyoglu, Istanbul in its period. Ekrem Bora was born on March 4, 1932, in Ankara, Turkey as Ekrem Serif Uçak. He was an actor, known for Sürtük (1965), Kadin düsmani (1967), and Bir atesim yanarim (1966). He died on April 1, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.‎

‎HIKMET BIRAND, (Turkish botanist, academician, author), (1904-1972).‎

‎[CONDOLENCES FOR A CUT TREE BY FAMOUS TURKISH BOTANIST] Autograph letter signed 'H. Birand'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original autograph letter signed by Hikmet Birand. 28,5x20 cm. In Turkish. 2 p. Letterhead of "Ankara University Faculty of Science Botany Institute Directorate". To 'Münevver Hanim'. Birand was a Turkish academic, university administrator, botanical scholar, and author. He was the first botanist who worked on plant sociology in Turkey. He made efforts to establish the METU-Atatürk Forest, which was established in 1960.‎

‎SEMIHA BERKSOY, (Turkish soprano, opera singer and painter), (1910-2004).‎

‎Concert pamphlet signed 'Semiha Berksoy'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original concert program signed and inscribed by Semiha Berkdoy. 24x12 cm (Folded size). Folded. 8 p., fully ills. Signed and inscribed by Berksoy. Semiha Berksoy was a Turkish opera singer and painter. Berksoy started her acting career in the role of Semiha in the first Turkish sound movie Istanbul Sokaklarinda directed by Muhsin Ertugrul in 1931. She was cast in operettas in Istanbul theaters early in her career. She sang in the first Turkish opera Özsoy in 1934 (commissioned by Kemal Atatürk, composed by Adnan Saygun). She was honored as the First Turkish Opera Singer and awarded the opportunity to go to Berlin Music Academy for further training. She started her international singing career in 1934, performing in Turkey, Germany, and Portugal, becoming known as a Wagnerian soprano. In 1939, for the 75th birthday of Richard Strauss in Berlin, she sang the role of Ariadne in Ariadne Auf Naxos, becoming the first Turkish prima donna to perform on stage in Europe. Back in Turkey, she worked with Carl Ebert helping him in his efforts to create the Turkish State Opera and Ballet. This initiative leads to the creation of the Experimental Stage of the Ankara State Conservatory 1940. She retired from the Istanbul Opera in 1972. She was decorated with the "Atatürk Opera Award" at the 50th-anniversary ceremonies commemorating the introduction of women's rights to vote and to be elected. She received the title of "State Artist" in Turkey in 1998. Following her retirement, she remained active mostly as a theater artist. Four years preceding her death, at the age of 90, she appeared in a dramatic scene singing Liebestod in Robert Wilson's opera The Days Before: Death, Destruction and Detroit III at the Lincoln Center in New York City (1999).‎

‎MUSTAFA ZEKI PASHA, (The Grandmaster and Commander of Artillery - Tophane-i Amire Müsiri), (1849-1914).‎

‎Autograph letter sealed 'Mustafa Zeki', sent to Mazhar Pasha who was the commander of naval forces located in Chios Island (Sakiz Adasi) in the Archipelago, for the fortification to Chios fortress and around, and preparation of an exploration report and a map.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph letter/document signed/sealed by Mustafa Zeki Pasha who was Tophâne-i Âmire müsiri [i.e. Grandmaster and Commander of Artillery / Brigadier and Ministry of Military Schools], sent to Mazhar Pasha who was the commander of naval forces located in Chios Island (Sakiz Adasi) in the Archipelago, for the fortification to Chios fortress and around, and preparation an exploration report and a map. 34x21 cm. In Ottoman script. Folded. 1 p. It's written in a beautiful and legible riq'a script. Including 23 lines. Full. Zeki Pasha was one of the most trusted Ottoman generals and statesmen of Sultan Abdulhamid II. He served as Tophane Counselor for 18 years during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II. In 1899, Italian architect Alexandre Vallaury built the 'Tophane Müsiri Zeki Pasa Mansion (Yali)', one of the most valuable estates of Istanbul, on his behalf. In 1908, he fell out of favor with the declaration of the Second Constitutional Monarchy by Union and Progress Society (Ittihad ve Terakki Cemiyeti) and was deported first to Büyükada and then to Rhodes. (Source: Wikipedia). Minor stains on paper. A very good manuscript on a fine watermarked paper with a letterhead "Tophâne-i Âmîre Müsireti".‎

‎HALIL ETHEM [ELDEM], (Turkish archaeologist and the director of Müze-i Humayun, son of Sadrazam Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, brother of painter and archaeologist Osman Hamdi), (1861-1938).‎

‎Autograph document / letter signed 'Halil', addressed to Köprülüzâde [Mehmed] Fuad, (1890-1966), requesting the return of books (listed on letter) borrowed from the museum's library.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph letter/document signed by Halil Edhem Eldem as the director of Müze-yi Humâyûn [i.e. The first Ottoman / Turkish Archaeological Museum] sent to Mehmed Fuaad Köprülü, (1890-1966), requesting the return of books (listed on letter) borrowed from the museum's library. 35x21 cm. In Ottoman script. Includes 10 lines. Water stain on a big area on the paper. The script is fine and legible. A couple of punch-holes on the left side. Otherwise a good paper. Mentioned books are written at the beginning of the letter as a list: 1. Mongol history in French. 2. Jornal Azbatin (?). 3. Hun tarihi [i.e. History of Huns]. 4. A manuscript on the Ottoman geography. An interesting and rare manuscript. Halil Bey is an important figure in Turkish cultural history who operated in the late Ottoman period and the beginning of the Republic period. As he was the head of the Asari Atîka Museum, he was mostly interested in ancient works, but also worked on Turkish-Islamic inscriptions and coins. Halil Bey, who made important contributions to the development of Turkish museums, made efforts to collect and publish hundreds of inscriptions in Anatolia and to protect and restore Turkish architectural works.‎

‎IBRAHIM EDHEM PASHA, (Ottoman statesman, who held the office of Grand Vizier in the beginning of Abdul Hamid II's reign between 5 February 1877 and 11 January 1878), (1818-1893).‎

‎Autograph letter signed 'Edhem Ibrahim' in French.‎

‎Very Good French Original autograph manuscript letter signed (ALS) 'Ibrahim Edhem'. 18x12 cm. In French. 3 p. on bifolium. To an unnamed recipient, mentioning a Mme. M. Neville, her interest in Egypt, and acknowledging receipt of a parcel. 2 1/2 sides 8vo, no place or date but dated 1839 to the reverse; usual. Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, (1819-1893) was an Ottoman statesman, who held the office of Grand Vizier at the beginning of Abdul Hamid II's reign between 5 February 1877 and 11 January 1878. He resigned from that post after the Ottoman chances of winning the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) had decreased. He furthermore served in numerous administrative positions in the Ottoman Empire including minister of foreign affairs in 1856, then ambassador to Berlin in 1876, and to Vienna from 1879 to 1882. He also served as a military engineer and as Minister of Interior from 1883 to 1885. In 1876-1877, he represented the Ottoman Government at the Constantinople Conference. Ibrahim Edhem Pasha was the father of Osman Hamdi Bey, a well-known archaeologist, and painter, as well as the founder of the Istanbul Archaeology Museum and the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Another son, Halil Edhem Eldem took up the archaeology museum after Osman Hamdi Bey's death and has been a deputy for ten years under the newly founded Turkish Republic. Yet another son, Ismail Galib Bey, is considered as the founder of numismatics as a scientific discipline in Turkey.‎

‎EROL BÜYÜKBURÇ, (Turkish singer-songwriter, pop music composer, and actor), (1936-2015).‎

‎[TURKISH ELVIS] Printed photograph signed and inscribed 'E. B.'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original color printed photograph signed and inscribed by Erol Büyükburç. 16x12 cm. 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.‎

‎HASAN VECIH BEREKETOGLU, (Turkish painter, influenced by impressionistic aesthetics, who took painting lessons from Halil Pasha and at the Academie Julian), (1895-1971).‎

‎Two autograph letters and one manuscript autobiography signed 'Vecih Bereketoglu', addressed to 'Sami Bey'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original two manuscript ALSs and one manuscript autobiography including 30 lines. 1 p.; 2 p.; 2 p. In Ottoman script. Only one letter with date and letterhead of 'Vecih Bereketoglu'. In his first letter dated April 26, [19]44, he talks about the painting and oil painting he is working on. He states that he has met Fazil Bey since 1923. Another paper includes a two-pages autobiography. Second ALS includes 19 lines. Hasan Vecih Bereketoglu was a Turkish painter, influenced by impressionistic aesthetics, who took painting lessons from Halil Pasha and at the Julian Academy in Paris. He is one of the painters of the 1914 Generation. He was the son of Kazasker Bereketzade Cemil Bey. Since his father was a civil servant, he completed his primary education in Egypt. He completed high school in Rhodes. He studied at Istanbul Darülfunun Law Faculty. He took his first lessons in painting from Halil Pasha between 1916 and 1920. He became one of the names that supported the establishment of the Fine Arts Union. He was in Paris between 1922-1923 and continued at the Art Academie Julian. Upon his return to Turkey in 1923 he became the Chairman of Kadikoy Halkevi. When he moved to Ankara in 1943, he became the Presidential office manager. During these years, he produced still life works. He produced such works by adopting the impressionist understanding of his art life in general. It was seen that he was influenced by Halil Pasha, Hikmet Onat, and Nazmi Ziya Güran in his works on Istanbul. He was mostly remembered as an 'open-air painter' with his paintings with the views of Fenerbahçe, Kurbagalidere, and Göksu. In these paintings, he did not see the light element as the element that determines the color and presented it with the reflection it's created in nature.‎

‎BAFRALI YANKO, (Ottoman / Turkish doctor and author in Greek origin), (?-1936).‎

‎Autograph manuscript prescription signed 'Yanko'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph manuscript prescription signed by Yanko. 19 x 12 cm. Latin script medicines with partly print letterhead and addresses are in Ottoman script. 2 p. Pharmacy stamp on verso. Chipped on margins, weak extremities, slight stains on paper. A good paper. 1311 AH dated, and then dated 1937 in another stamp. It's written Yanko's surgery clinic opposite the Kanaat Publishing House at the Sublime Port. Dr. Yanko of Bafrais one of the Ottoman / Turkish historians who carried out political essays, literary stories, and translations as well as books and manuscripts he wrote about medicine as a physician. Also known as Bafrali Orduluoglu, Dr. Yanko worked at the Bab-i Vâlâ-yi Seraskerî Hospital, and he was a member of the Cemiyet-i Tibbiye-i Osmaniye, which was established in 1867 and operated as a medical association of the period. Turkey Association is now known as the Academy of Medicine. The name Yanko of Bafra is mentioned in the 1867/1911 records of this organization. He was in the publishing board of the first pediatrics magazine published in Turkey titled 'Emraz-i Pediatri' and who agreed his patients at the number 22 in Mahmudiya Street office, retired from being a doctor lieutenant colonel and died in Istanbul on 28 December 1936. In addition, he wrote his travel memories titled 'Yozgat Seyahatnamesi' published in 1889 [AH 1306]. (Source: DR. YANKO OF BAFRA AND HIS YOZGAT JOURNEY BOOK, by Ulutürk, Muammer).‎

‎KEMAL EDIB [KÜRKÇÜOGLU], (Turkish poet), (1902-1977).‎

‎Unpublished autograph poem signed 'Bende-i Mevlânâ Kemal Edib'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript unpublished autograph poem signed by Kemal Edib. 20x14 cm. In Ottoman script. 18 verses. This unpublished poem by Kemal Edib is titled 'Su-yi tarih'. Dated only 1361 AH. Signed as 'Bende-i Mevlânâ Kemal Edib' [i.e. Slave to Mawlana Kemal Edib]. Mevlana is a title given to people who are seen as leaders in the religion of Islam or who are successful in Islamic sciences. Although it is frequently used by Islamic scholars and religious leaders especially in the Indian Subcontinent, it is not used much in West Asia. It is often used in Turkish and Persian literature to refer to Jalaluddin Rûmî and is therefore mistakenly understood as part of that person's name or as his own specific nickname or title. Derived from the word Mawla, this word means "our master". Although the Swahili language in Africa, like other languages, derives the word from its origin in Arabic, it uses it in a much more general sense: the word is generally given to people respected by their community and does not have to bear religious emphasis, it can be used in a secular context. In this signature, the poet might this title to refer to Rumi. Kemal Edip Kürkçüoglu, (1902-1977), who had taught history, literature, and Islamic mysticism in high schools and faculties and done administrative services, was a poet and scholar whose fifteen books about religion, history, and literature had been published. Only a few of his poems had been published until today. (Source: The Poem Of Kemal Edip Kürkçüoglu Eulogizing Jalâl Al-Dîn Al-Rûmî, by Emine Terzioglu).‎

‎ABDULLAH RIZA ERGÜVEN, (Turkish poet), (1925-2001).‎

‎Unpublished autograph poem signed 'Abdullah Riza Ergüven'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original manuscript unpublished autograph poem signed by Abdullah Riza Ergüven, titled 'Ankara Üstüne'. 30x21,5 cm. In Turkish. 12 verses and a title with signature. Ergüven was a Turkish poet, writer, essayist. He was born in Avanos, died in Sweden. He went to Sweden in 1967; He studied Swedish between 1968 and 1971. After working as a translator between 1972 and 1977, he worked as a lecturer, Turcologist, and researcher at Stockholm University between 1978 and 1990, and retired in 1990. He published poetry, translation, analysis, research, criticism, essay, and scientific articles in various publications. He was convicted for the claim of insulting religion in his novel titled 'Yasak Tümceler' [i.e. Forbidden Sentences].‎

‎MOUSTAPHA RECHID PASHA THE GREAT, (Ottoman statesman and diplomat), (1800-1858).‎

‎[FATHER OF THE OTTOMAN REFORM / TANZIMAT] Autograph letter signed 'Rechid' with his original engraved portrait.‎

‎Very Good French Original ALS / ADS signed by Koca Moustapha Rechid Pasha the Great with his an engraved portrait in the same fine frame. 1 p. on bifolium. In French. 12 lines. It's written from Paris, when he was appointed as an Ottoman ambassador to France five years later from the Ottoman Reform in 1839. Koca Mustafa Pasha was an Ottoman statesman and diplomat, known best as the chief architect behind the Ottoman government reforms known as Tanzimat. Born in Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1800, Mustafa Resid entered public service at an early age and rose rapidly, becoming ambassador to France (1834) and to the United Kingdom (1836), minister for foreign affairs (1837), and once again ambassador to the United Kingdom (1838) and to France (1841). In the settlement of the Oriental Crisis of 1840, and during the Crimean War and the ensuing peace negotiations, he rendered important diplomatic services to the Ottoman state. He returned a third time as ambassador to France in 1843. Between 1845 and 1857, he held the office of Grand Vizier six times. One of the greatest and most versatile statesmen of his time, thoroughly acquainted with European politics and well-versed in national and international affairs, he was a convinced partisan for reform and the principal author of the legislative remodeling of the Ottoman administration known as Tanzimat. His efforts to promote reforms within the government led to the advancement of the careers of many other reformers, such as Fuad Pasha and Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha. After the conclusion of the Oriental Crisis of 1840 due to Muhammad Ali in Egypt, Muhammad Ali Pasha bribed the Ottoman Porte to remove Mustafa Rechid Pasha from his post as Foreign Minister. He returned to his post as Ambassador to Paris soon after where he mainly focused his efforts on solving the Lebanon Question, which resulted from a dispute between a Christian group called the Maronites based out of Lebanon and an extremist Shia group called the Druzes who came from Syria and Lebanon.‎

‎HASAN MUTLUCAN, (Singer of Coup - Turkish folk music singer), (1926-2011).‎

‎Original photograph signed by Hasan Mutlucan.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original b/w photograph signed and inscribed by Hasan Mutlucan. 14x cm. Hasan Mutlucan was a Turkish folk music (ballad) singer. His father died while he was six. In Istanbul he began working in a theatre group as an assistant decorator. Soon he took several small roles. But he preferred a music career. In the late 1940s, he attended to the conservatoire of Istanbul municipality. With his exceptionally low bass voice he was offered a position in the opera. But he preferred to sing folk songs. Among the folk songs, especially those with epic lyrics, were his favorites. After 1973, he began singing epic style songs in Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. After the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, his songs were played so often that he was nicknamed the "singer of the coup", though he rigorously denied any association to military government and announced that he was a democrat.‎

‎HIKMET MÜNIR EBCIOGLU, (Turkish author, journalist and translator), (1907-1985).‎

‎Typescript letter signed 'Hikmet Münir Ebcioglu' sent to Halide Nusret Zorlutuna, (1901-1984) who was Turkish poetess.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original TLS by Hikmet Münir Ebcioglu sent to Turkish poetess Halide Nusret Zorlutuna, (1901-1984). 30x21 cm. In Turkish (Modern). 1 p. 18 lines. Dated July 4, 1967, Istanbul. Ebcioglu mentions his article which would be published in 'Hayat' [i.e. Life] magazine and he thanks Zorlutuna. He started journalism in Vakit newspaper in 1927. He worked for various newspapers. He worked as an announcer and reporter at Ankara Radio. He won the Burhan Felek Press Service Award in 1984.‎

‎HALIDE NUSRET ZORLUTUNA, (Turkish female poet), (1901-1984).‎

‎Autograph poem signed 'Halide Nusret Zorlutuna' titled 'Kerkük'e gazel'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph poem signed by Halide Nusret Zorlutuna. 23,521 cm. In Ottoman script. 17 lines. Some corrections. 1 p. Zorlutuna was a Turkish female poet. She is referred to as "the mother of women writers". She has syllabic poems and novels written in basic spoken Turkish. She is the mother of novelist Emine Isinsu, elder sister of writer Ismet Kür (1916-2013), and aunt of writer Pinar Kür. This manuscript probably has an early sketch of her poem titled 'Kerkük'e gazel' [i.e. Ghazal to Kirkuk]. It has a few differences of the poem's last form. It is known that she lived in Kirkuk with her officer father for a while and she loved this city, where a large number of Turcomans lived. An annotation on the bottom of the paper with two lines including an emotional inscription to her brother who passed away while he was in Kirkuk and to her other relatives and friends. Under the annotation a signature: 'H. N. Z.'.‎

‎OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT LAND REGISTER].‎

‎[MANUSCRIPT - OTTOMAN BALKANS - SANJAK OF GORICE - QAZA OF KASTORIA] Manuscript Ottoman deed / land register with "Tayyare" postal stamp dated 25 Zilkadde 1288 = 1872.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript deed / land register. [Balkans - Greece - Albania]. 40x25,5 cm. With a "Tayyare Cemiyeti" postal stamp. "Sebeb-i tahrir-i tevkii' humâyûn oldur ki; Defterhâne-yi Hâkânî'ye vürûd eden. Görice Sancagi, Kesriye Kazasi, Kermeni Karyesinde...". Dated fî 25 Zilkadde [1]288 [1872]. Bureaucratic cnfirmations. [MANUSCRIPT - OTTOMAN BALKANS - SANJAK OF GORICE - QAZA OF KASTORIA] Manuscript Ottoman deed / land register with "Tayyare" postal stamp dated 25 Zilkadde 1288 = 1872.‎

‎[OTTOMAN DOCUMENT - TAXES].‎

‎"Harb Kazançlari Vergisi Hakkinda Ihtarnâme" [i.e. Written warning on the Tax on War Profits]: Sent by "Tarh Komisyonu Mihr-i Resmiyesi" to the owner of "Izmir Basturak Subesi Incir Mahsûlleri Sirketi" in [1920 AD] 1336 AH, March, 8.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original document partly printed and manuscript. Oblong: 15,5x18 cm. In Ottoman script. A tear to blank outer margin of title-page (no loss and not affecting to the printing area). The tax on war profits was on the agenda already in 1918 but it became effective only in 1919. During World War 1, the revenues procured from taxes covered only 10 percent of the government expenses. [WW I] (1914-1918 Online).‎

‎[OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT - LAW DOCUMENT].‎

‎[OTTOMAN NOTABLES - ESTABLISHED FAMILIES / ILMÜHABER] Manuscript law document for Ibn Hüseyin of "Kastamonu Topçuönü Mahallesi" in 1318 Rûmî [1900 AD].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript law document. 23x10 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. It starts with "Bâd ilmühaber oldur ki". [ILMÜHABER] Manuscript law document for Ibn Hüseyin of "Kastamonu Topçuönü Mahallesi" in 1318 Roûmî [1900 AD]. Stamped and sealed.‎

‎[OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT - LAW DOCUMENT].‎

‎[OTTOMAN NOTABLES - ESTABLISHED FAMILIES / ILMÜHABER] Manuscript law document for Ibn Hüseyin of "Kastamonu Topçuönü Mahallesi" in 1318 Rûmî [1900 AD], Sealed "Kastamonu".‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript law document. 23,5x13,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. It starts with "Bâd ilmühabber oldur ki". [ILMÜHABER] Manuscript law document for Ibn Hüseyin of "Kastamonu Topçuönü Mahallesi" in 1318 Rûmî [1900 AD], Sealed "Kastamonu".‎