‎Turquie - ottoman empire‎

‎MEHMED TEVFIK BEY [BIREN], (Ottoman / Turkish governor, minister and last chief of the Council of the State), (1867-1956).‎

‎[THE LAST OTTOMAN CHIEF OF THE STATE COUNCIL] Autograph document signed 'Sûrâ-yi Devlet reisi Tevfik'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph document signed by Mehmed Tevfik Biren. 33,5x20 cm. Folded. 1 p. In Ottoman script. Dated 25 Saban [1]338 [AH]. Letterhead of 'Sûrâ-yi Devlet' addressed to 'Bâb-i Âlî Teshilât Sandigi Komisyonu'. 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).‎

‎[JAMES] SIDNEY JONES, (British composer and maestro), (1861-1946).‎

‎[SHEET MUSIC] Geisha [= Die Geisha]. Muz. Sidney Djonsa (Sidney Jones). (Selection).‎

‎Very Good Russian Original sheet music. Folio. (33 x 26 cm). In Russian and German. 17 p. Musical scores with fine illustrated cover. Tape on spine. Water stains on pages. Otherwise a good copy. [SHEET MUSIC] Geisha [= Die Geisha]. Muz. Sidney Djonsa (Sidney Jones). (Selection). The Geisha, a story of a tea house is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts. The score was composed by Sidney Jones to a libretto by Owen Hall, with lyrics by Harry Greenbank. Additional songs were written by Lionel Monckton and James Philp. The Geisha opened in 1896 at Daly's Theatre in London's West End, produced by George Edwardes. The original production had the second longest run of any musical up to that time. The cast starred Marie Tempest and C. Hayden Coffin, with dancer Letty Lind and comic Huntley Wright. The show was an immediate success abroad, with an 1896 production in New York and numerous tours and productions in Europe and beyond. It continued to be popular until World War II and even beyond to some degree. The most famous song from the show is "The Amorous Goldfish". Stmped by A. Comendinger who was a legendary musical publisher in Constantinople in 19th and 20th century. This is a rare Russian Edition. This "selected" edition is not in OCLC.‎

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

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

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript (handwritten) letter (ALS) signed as an Turkish / Ottoman ambassador in the UK addressed 'Mrs. Darby Griffith', wife of Christopher Darby Griffith M.P. who was a British politician and a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Devizes, 1857-1868. 18x12 cm. In English. 2 p. Deep black borders, the Ambassador's personal seal in black wax transferred from an envelope to the first page. With the separate engraved visiting - business card of l'Ambassador de Turquie. Ellenborough House, Roehampton, 31 August 1867. Konstantinos Mousouros, also known as Kostaki Musurus Pasha, was an Ottoman Greek diplomatic official of the Ottoman Empire who served as ambassador to Greece, Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He was born in 1807 in Constantinople (Istanbul) to a distinguished Phanariote family. His brother, Pavlos Mousouros, also became a diplomat. Mousouros became the first ambassador of the Ottoman Empire to the newly independent Kingdom of Greece in 1840, a position he kept until 1848. In 1847-48 he was a central figure in the events known as Mousourika (??????????), which led to his temporary recall and the breakdown of relations between the two states. On his return to Athens he survived an assassination attempt, leading to his transfer to Vienna. In 1850 he took up the post of Ottoman ambassador to the Great Britain and Ireland, which he kept for 35 consecutive years, until his retirement in 1885. During the same period, he also served as ambassador to the Netherlands (1861-77) and Belgium (1861-75). In 1876-78, he was ex officio a member of the short-lived Senate of the Ottoman Empire. Well educated, in 1883 Mousouros translated Dante's Divine Comedy into ancient Greek. He was married and had a son, Stephanos Mousouros, who later became Prince of Samos.‎

‎A. H. HALIKOV.‎

‎Rus taninan 500 Bulgar-Tatar Türk asilli sülale. Translated by Mustafa Öner. Translated by Mustafa Öner.‎

‎Fine Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 111 p. Rus taninan 500 Bulgar-Tatar Türk asilli sülale. Translated by Mustafa Öner. Translated by Mustafa Öner.‎

‎NUR AKIN.‎

‎Mimarlar Odasi tarihinden portreler: Nur Akin. Prepared by Fatma Öcal Al.‎

‎New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 203 p., b/w ills. 500 copies were printed. Mimarlar Odasi tarihinden portreler: Nur Akin. Prepared by Fatma Öcal Al.‎

‎Edited by HAVVA ISKAN.‎

‎Patara: City - harbor - cult.‎

‎New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. In publisher's special box. Folio. (33 x 25 cm). Edition in English. 430 p., color ills. Patara: City - harbor - cult.‎

‎CIHAD BABAN, (1911-1984).‎

‎Yüzyilin büyük kavgasi Çin-Rus anlasmazligi.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 87 p. Yüzyilin büyük kavgasi Çin-Rus anlasmazligi. A study on Russian-Chinese conflicts. First and Only Edition. Mustafa Cihad Baban was a Turkish journalist, author, and a parliamentary deputy in the 1950s and 1960s. Baban attended Galatasaray High School, Istanbul, and graduated from Istanbul University in 1934. As a journalist, Baban contributed to newspapers including Son Posta, Yeni Sabah, Cumhuriyet, and Tercüman, and he was one of the founders of the Turkish Journalists' Association in 1946. He also wrote a variety of books. Baban was elected in the 1946 general election for the Democratic Party, representing Istanbul. He was re-elected in the 1950 general election and 1954 general election, representing Izmir Province until the 1957 elections, in which he was not elected. He was a member of the constituent assembly which wrote the 1961 Constitution of Turkey, and was Minister of Tourism and Promotion (January to August 1961) in the 1960-1 post-coup government of Cemal Gürsel. In the October 1961 general election he was elected again for the Republican People's Party representing Istanbul, and in the 1965 general election representing Çanakkale. He later served as Minister of Culture in the 1980-3 post-coup government of Bülend Ulusu.‎

‎Edited by JOSEPH STANACH, LUDWIK LYDKO.‎

‎Livre commemoratif illustre: L'Industrie Polonaise et la Turquie.= Ilustrowana ksiega pamiatkowa: Prezemysl polski a Turcja.= Resimli Mecmua: Lehistan (Polonya) sanayi ve Türkiye. Eylül 1924. Istanbul'daki 1. Leh Sergisi münasebetiyle.‎

‎New Polish Original bdg. Folio. (32 x 23 cm). In Polish, Turkish, French, and Ottoman script. 143 p., b/w ills. Livre commemoratif illustre: L'Industrie Polonaise et la Turquie.= Ilustrowana ksiega pamiatkowa: Prezemysl polski a Turcja.= Resimli Mecmua: Lehistan (Polonya) sanayi ve Türkiye. Eylül 1924. Istanbul'daki 1. Leh Sergisi münasebetiyle.‎

‎A. SÜHEYL ÜNVER, (1898-1986).‎

‎Türk yazi çesitleri ve faideli ba'zi bilgiler. Türk hattatlari yazilarindan örneklerle birlikte ba'zi faideli izahat verilmistir.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 44 p., unnumbered b/w plts. Türk yazi çesitleri ve faideli ba'zi bilgiler. Türk hattatlari yazilarindan örneklerle birlikte ba'zi faideli izahat verilmistir. A study on Turkish / Ottoman calligraphic types of writing with examples from famous calligraphers. First and Only Edition. Rare.‎

‎ÖMER FEVZI MARDINÎZADE, (19th century).‎

‎A voice from the East: Fragments from the Turkish thinker Ömer Fevzi Mardin. Translated by Lyman MacCallum.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (22x 15 cm). In English. 63, [1] p. A voice from the East: Fragments from the Turkish thinker Ömer Fevzi Mardin. Translated by Lyman MacCallum. First and Only Edition. Contents: Foreword.; To the mothers of mankind.; A child's prayer.; My daily prayer.; Love save.; Muslim-Christiancooperation.; Article by Peter Howard.; Article by Ömer Fevzi Mardin.‎

‎M. UGUR DERMAN.‎

‎Harflerin aski: Kerem Kiyak ve Mustafa Balci koleksiyonlarindan.‎

‎New Turkish Original bdg. HC. Folio. (33 x 28 cm) In Turkish. Harflerin aski: Kerem Kiyak ve Mustafa Balci koleksiyonlarindan. 443 p., color ills. Masterpieces of Islamic calligraphic art of two private collections.‎

‎R. GÜL GÜRTEKIN-DEMIR, HÜSEYIN CEVIZOGLU - YASEMIN POLAT - GÜRCAN POLAT.‎

‎Keramos / Ceramics. A cultural approach. Proceedings of the First International Conference at Ege University, May 9-13, 2011, Izmir.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (26 x 21 cm). In English. 344 p., b/w ills. Keramos / Ceramics. A cultural approach. Proceedings of the First International Conference at Ege University, May 9-13, 2011, Izmir. Contents: Introduction. Alexandridou, Alexandra / Approaching Early Archaic Attica: Contextual Study Of Its Early Black-Figure Pottery Production Amicone, Silvia / Fourth-Century BC Black And Red Gloss Pottery From Iasos: Technological ApproachBacheva, Galya D. / CIooking And Dining In Late Phrygian GordionCamera, Marco / Sikelo-Geometric" Pottery Between Indigenous Tradition and Greek InfluencesCevizoglu, Huseyin / Klazomenian Sarcophagus Or Bathtub? "He Use Of Bathtubs in Burial ContextsFrancis, Jane E. / Late Roman C Ware/Phocaean Red Slip Pottery from The Cilicia Survey Project (Misis), TurkeyFrasca, Massimo / Grey Ware In Sicily, Between East And WestGiovanni, Vicenzo Di / Roman And Byzantine Pottery From The North-East Area Agora Kyme (Aliaga, Turkey). A Quantitative ApproachGranata, Allessandra / Magenta Ware From Sicilian Funerary ContextsGurtekin-Demir, Gul - Yasemin Polat / Between Lydia And Caria: Iron Age Pottery From Kale-I Tavas. Ancient TabaeHeittze, Lars / Between Adoption And Persistence: Two Regional Types Of Pottery From Late Classical And Early Hellenistic PrieneIlieva, Petya / G 2-3 Ware Cosmetic Vases Reconsidered: Between Mycenaean And Archaic Greece In The Necropolis Of Hephaistia On LemnosJacobsen, Jan Kindberg - Carmelo Colelli - Gloria Mittica - Soren Handberg / Pottery Workshop Organization And Transformation At The Archaeological Site Of Timpone Della Motta Between 800 And 650 Bc A Case Study From Northern Calabria, Southern ItalyKathariou, Kleopatra / The Jena Deposit Under Glass: Investigating The Production Of A Ceramic Workshop In Late Classical AthensTarakci, Seval Konak / Some Remarks On Newly Discovered Graves At KlazomenaiVon Miller, Alexandra Ch. J. / Archaic Pottery From Panaylrdag. Ephesos: New Evidence And First ResultsOzer, Bekir / Archaic Pottery Of Coastal Caria: Finds From A Cremation Burial At BybassosPetrakova, Anna / A Cultural Approach To The Study Of Late Athenian Red-Figure Pottery From The Bosporan Kingdom: Advantages And DisadvantagesDe Simone, Girolamo F. - Caterina Serena Martucci - Gaetana Boemio And Serena D'ltalia / Pottery As A Proxy Indicator For Diet Change In Late Antique CampaniaTirpan, Ahmet Adil - Zafer Korkmaz - Makbule Ekici / A Group Of Band Decorated Ceramics From The Mengefe District In The Caria RegionTulek, Fusun / Late Roman Ceramics Of The Deli Haul Settlement In The East Cilicia PlainZunal, Onur / East Greek Kotylai From Klaros Figures. ARCHEOLOGY Anatolian civilizations Ceramic Tile Greek Roman Hellenism History of art.‎

‎Edited by ALTAN ÇILINGIROGLU, ZEYNEP ÇULHA, KEMALETTIN KÖROGLU, GÜNSIL ÖNCÜ.‎

‎Urartians: A civilization in the Eastern Anatolia. The Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium Held at Istanbul 13-15 October, 2014.‎

‎New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 21 cm). In English. 323 p., color ills. Urartians: A civilization in the Eastern Anatolia. The Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium Held at Istanbul 13-15 October, 2014. Contents: Introduction / Ahu Has.; Foreword / Prof. Altan Çilingiroglu - Prof. Kemalettin Köroglu.; Ayanis Fortress: The Day After the Disaster / Altan Çilingiroglu.; Establishment of the Urartu Kingdom / Armagan Tan.; Urartian and Post-Urartian Periods at Van Fortress Moundin Light of New Excavations / Erkan Konyar.; Iron Age Chronology Issues of Altintepe and the Kingdom of Diauehi Mehmet / Emre Özdogan.; The 3D Virtual Reconstruction of an Urartian Citadel: Erzincan-Altintepe / Serap Kusu - Kemalettin Köroglu.; New Evaluations on the Superstructure of theUrartian Fortification Walls: The Ayanis Case Mahmut Bilge Bastürk.; The Kingdom of Diauehi and the Urartians in Northeast Anatoliain Light of New Findings / Alpaslan Ceylan.; A Unique Female Belt from the Van Museum of Archaeology / Rafet Çavusoglu.; A Review of Zernaki Tepe / Bülent Genç.; The Urartian Presence in the Lake Urmia Region / Ernst Stephan Kroll.; Urartian Kingdom and Trade: A Critical Review / Ali Çifçi.; Archaeoseismic Observations at Ayanis Fortress / Atilla Batmaz.; Urartian Traces in Mus / Malazgirt in Light of Archaeological Data / Hanifi Biber.; 25 Years of Excavations at Ayanis Castle:Recent Developments / Mehmet Isikli.; The Capital City Tushpa / Taner Tarhan.‎

‎JÖRG DE NUREMBERG, (1456-1482).‎

‎Histoire de la Turquie. Traduit du haut-allemand précoce et présenté par Michael Karger.‎

‎New French Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French. 85 p. Histoire de la Turquie. Traduit du haut-allemand précoce et présenté par Michael Karger. Introduction I. Jörg de Nuremberg et son temps. II. Les canonniers et l'artillerie ottoman III. Les motivations et les influences de l'auteur IV. La structure et les particularités du récit V. L'édition du récit et sa postérité VI. Conclusion VII. Documents iconographiques Avertissement [Histoire de la Turquie] [De l'origine des Turcs et ce que chaque empereur accomplit] Item, suit ci-dessous de leur loi ou croyance, de leur jeûne et prière Item, suit ci-dessous comment ils gardent les pauvres captifs, les achètent et les vendent. Chronologie des dynasties Index des noms de personnes et de peuples Index géographique des noms de lieux Cartes Références bibliographiques.‎

‎ENRIQUE SAPORTA Y BEJA.‎

‎Refranes de los Judíos Sefardíes y otras locuciones típicas de los Judíos Sefarcíes de Salónica y otros sitios de Oriente (Biblioteca Nueva Sefarad Volumen V).‎

‎Fine Spanish Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Spanish. [6], [xii], [2], 203 p. Refranes de los Judíos Sefardíes y otras locuciones típicas de los Judíos Sefarcíes de Salónica y otros sitios de Oriente (Biblioteca Nueva Sefarad Volumen V). Sayings of Sephardic Jews and other locutions typical of Sephardic Jews from Thessaloniki and other sites in the East. First and Only Edition.‎

‎A. AZIZ [OGAN], (1888-1956).‎

‎Izmir Müzesi rehberi.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 95, [1], [1] p., 68 numerous b/w plates, b/w ills. Izmir Müzesi rehberi. First Edition. This is the first guide to Izmir Museum prepared by Aziz Ogan, (1888-1956). Ogan was a Turkish archaeologist and museologist. He was the one of the earliest archaeologists of the Turkish Republic. He founded Izmir Archeology Museum and was the director of Istanbul Archeology Museums. He is the father of the first Turkish female archaeologist Jale Inan.‎

‎NECATI, (Ottoman / Turkish military doctor), (19th-20th century).‎

‎[OTTOMAN TOXICOLOGY] Toksikolojiden gayr-i uzvî mevat ile tesemmüm.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. 57 p., b/w plates. Toksikolojiden gayr-i uzvî mevat ile tesemmüm. First Edition. Not in Özege. One of the early toxicology studies in the Ottoman / Turkish medical literature.‎

‎AHMED RIZA, (1858-1930).‎

‎[RARE PUBLISHING AGAINST SULTAN ABDULHAMID RULE PUBLISHED in PARIS] Mechveret: Organe de la Jeune Turquie. Publie dous la direction de Ahmed Riza (Supplement Français). [3 issues: 192, 193, 195. 1er October 1907 - 1er Janvier 1908]. .‎

‎Very Good French Original journals. Folio. (32 x 25 cm). In French. 3 issues: (4 p.; 4 p.; 8 p.). Ahmet Riza Bey was an Ottoman-born Turkish political activist, scientist, statesman, educational reformer and a prominent member of the Young Turks, during the Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire. In 1908 he became the first President of the revived Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Ottoman Parliament, and in 1912, he was appointed as the President of the Senate (the upper house) as well. He also served as Minister of Education from the Liberal Union party, the main opposition party to the ruling Committee of Union and Progress. In 1908, his name was among the candidates' list for the next Grand Vizier. He was the leading negotiator during the failed agreement of coalition between the Ottoman Empire, France, and Britain for World War I. Ahmet Riza has been described as a polymath by some authors. He was born in Istanbul in 1858, the son of Ali Riza Bey. His father was nicknamed Ingiliz ("Englishman") because of his command of the English language and admiration of the British Empire. His mother, Fraulein Turban, was born in Munich but was of Hungarian origin. She moved to Vienna, where she met Ingiliz, and converted to Islam to marry him, taking the name Naile Sabika Hanim. He graduated from Galatasaray High School in Istanbul and subsequently studied agriculture in France. As a young man, he sought to improve the condition of the peasantry in the Empire. He was concerned with the conditions of the farmers and wanted to implement agricultural methods, supporting the ideas of the French sociologist, Auguste Comte. In 1894, he published a series of publications on unification of Islamic and Ottoman traditions of consultation. In 1895, Mesveret (Meshveret, or, Mechveret), the journal that he published, became a locus of the exiled Young Turks movement. Ahmet Riza opposed the maverick Prince Sabahaddin's calls for revolution and European intervention in the empire at the 1902 Congress of Ottoman Opposition in Paris. According to a customized book in 1889, on the pretext of participating in the exhibition organized for the centenary of the French Revolution, there was a customized letter, which indicated he escaped to Paris and did not return. He became an interpreter as he learned French. At the University of Paris, he continued his lectures on positivism, taught by mathematician Pierre Laffitte, as he was influenced by Laffitte's thoughts about Islam and Eastern civilization in particular. Laffitte believed that Islam was the most advanced religion, so it was easy for Muslims to pass through positivism. Ahmet Riza became one of the most active members of the Société Positiviste (Positivist Society), and since 1905 he has appeared as a "representative of Muslim communities" in the Comité Positif Occidental, establishing the spread of positivist international platitudes. During his first years in Paris, he attempted to respond to various newspapers and magazines, which were writing unfavourably about the Ottoman Empire. In 1891, he wrote a letter to the postal and telegraph chronicle in Istanbul as he did not obey the instructions of the center of Paris to return to his country due to his use of the expression "liberty" in a lecture on Ottoman women and stated that he did not belong to any secret cemetery. Ahmet Riza sent his thoughts to Sultan Abdul Hamid II in 1893. He continued to send sheets upon the request of his encouraging response and continuation; he tried to convince him that the constitutional regime was not a bad thing. In the case of sending the sixth party, he began to write political writings in French, which was published by the former Syrian deputy Halil Ganem. (Source: Wikipedia).‎

‎RABIA [RABIHA] RIFAT, (Ottoman female author), (19th century).‎

‎[ALAFRANGA CONFECTIONERY FOR HOUSEWIVES: THE FIRST PASTRY BOOK in the TURKISH / OTTOMAN COOKERY LITERATURE] Ev hanimlarina mahsûs alafranga pastacilik.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. 12mo. (16 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script. 39 p. Ev hanimlarina mahsûs alafranga pastacilik. Therein no definite information about born and death dates of Rabiha Hanim. Her grandfather was Kani Pasha (One of Tanzimat period pashas) grandmother was Russian. Her father Rifat bey who was a diplomat Kani Pasazade Ahmet Rifat bey, (1844-1891), was one the Young Turks according to Mithat Cemal Kuntay (Avrupa'da dokuz Türk ihtilalcisi). Rabiha Hanim's first articles and writings about cookery and recipes appeared in 'Türk hayati' periodical in 1925-26 which published by Selanikli Fazli Necip. She wrote in this periodical for a short time, for the chapter under the title 'Sofra hayati' [i.e. Cuisine life]. This book by her includes 41 recipes of cake and dessert. It's not cataloged in any bibliography related to Ottoman cookery or other. Additionally, she wrote a French edition of this book in 1925 under the title of 'La bonne cuisine Turque, Facile et economique des Mets les plus Usites et Renommesdu Pays (107 recettes)'. Only one copy located in OCLC: 949551637 (Bogaziçi University Library).; Not in Özege.; Kut 34.; Özege Bagis Kitaplari Kat. 3601. First Edition. Extremely rare. This rare book includes 41 pastry recipes with their French names as well as add to their Turkish names. Rabia wrote a cookbook in French printed in 1925 titled 'La Bonne Cuisine Turque' in Istanbul according to Kut.‎

‎[HARITA UMUM MÜDÜRLÜGÜ = MAP GENERAL DIRECTORY].‎

‎Ottoman map of Kayseri [Caesaria] and its around.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map on cloth. A little foxing on cloth. Very good. Folded. Oblong atlas folio. (50 x 67 cm). In Ottoman script. Scale: 1/300.000. Map of Ottoman Kayseri printed in its period. No publisher and map-maker. Physical geography of Kayseri city and its around. It shows Kayseri, Sultan Sazligi, mountains and hills, Malatya borders, etc.‎

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

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

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

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

‎Autograph dedicated business card of Cihad Baban.‎

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

‎ANGELANIT PAULO GRAMATOUPLOU.‎

‎Manuscript document on waqf and execution of a Greek citizen of the Ottoman Empire in Pera, Beyoglu, 1901.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript document on waqf and execution of a Greek citizen of the Ottoman Empire in Pera, Beyoglu, 1901. 33x21 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Four lines and seal. Seal is bilingual in Ottoman script and French: "Chancellerie de la Legatiux Hellenique a Constantinople.". Gramatouplou was wife of Istepan Istepanou according to the document.‎

‎MAZHAR OSMAN [UZMAN], (Mental diseases specialist, physician who founded the first modern Turkish mental health hospital in Turkey), (1884-1951).‎

‎Typescript document signed 'Mazhar'.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original typescript document signed 'Mazhar' with signature. Sent to 'Bakirköy Jandarma Bölük Kumandanligi'. 21x15 cm. In Turkish (Modern). 1 p. This document is a death certificate which is notified to Turkish Gendarmerie Command of Bakirköy. Signed by Mazhar Osman Uzman as 'bastabip' [i.e. chief physician]. Mazhar Osman was a mental diseases specialist, physician who founded the first modern Turkish mental health hospital in Turkey. Bakirköy Psychiatric Hospital (Bakirköy Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Education and Research Hospital), is a mental health hospital of the Health Ministry located in Bakirköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. The hospital is named after Mazhar Osman, who is also considered as the founder of modern psychiatry in Turkey. It was established with the initiative of Dr. Mazhar Osman (1884-1951) and approval of Minister of Health Refik Saydam (1881-1942) in the premises of Resadiye Barracks at Bakirköy, Istanbul on October 15, 1924.‎

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

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

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