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CEVRÎ IBRAHIM ÇELEBI, (1596-1654).
[ASTRONOMICAL PROPHECIES ON THE CALENDAR AND FORECAST IN PROSE] Malhâma-i Cevrî, aleyhi rahmet ül-Bârî. Calligraphed by Isfahanîzâde Mehmed Riza. [i.e. Cevrî's book of star prophecy].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) In contemporary brown cloth bdg. with marbled boards. Spine re-backed masterfully. Minor fading on edges. Pages are clean. Demy 8vo. (21 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 178, [1] p. Litho. Melhame (c. Melâhim) as a term used to mean the great and bloody war that resulted in many casualties; the prophecies based on a prophecy on the future and destiny of the world, the universe, religions, states and societies, the astrologers making predictions based on astrology, and the saints based on discovery and inspiration; It means expressing big, important, terrible, horrible events or their symptoms that will take place in the future as well. In addition, melhâmes are weather forecasts based on meteorological observations. Daniel is said to be the originator of these works. Melhâmes are widespread in the Middle East, particularly in Mesopotamia. The most famous of melhâmes in Turkish is Yazici Salih's "Melhâme-i Semsiyye". This mathnawi [i.e. in prose], which is one of Cevri's well-known works, was composed of the rewriting of Semsiyye, written by Yazici Salih in 811 (1408), in 1044 (1635). This melhâme of Cevrî is smaller than the original (which is 4788 couplets) with its 3617 couplets, which include very interesting astrological and astronomical prophecies in prose. Cevrî Ibrahim Çelebi, (1596-1654), was a Mevlevî Turkish / Ottoman diwan poet and calligrapher. It has a decorative and ornamental head (serlevhâ) with traditional flowers including the calligraphic title "Melhâme-i Cevrî, aleyhi rahmet ül-Bârî", and it starts with Basmala. During the book, the text is separated into two blocks except for subheadings. Some pages have marginal texts and words originally. On the ketebe page, it's stated that the calligrapher of this book is Isfahanîzâde Mehmed Riza. A good example of lithography. Only two copies in OCLC (Harvard University, University of California, Los Angeles) 81057529.; National Library of Turkey 001255744.; TBTK 7482.
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NIZÂMEDDIN BEY, MEHMED VEHBÎ [SARIDAL] BEY, (1886-1969).
[FIRST REPUBLICAN TURKISH THEORY ON THE REORGANIZING OF THE STOCK-EXCHANGES] Borsalarin tevhîdi meselesi hakkinda rapor. [i.e. Report on merging exchanges].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Minor fading on pages. Otherwise a fine pamphlet. Original red wrappers. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish in Arabic letters). 12 p. At the introduction of this treatise, the authors state that exchanges are generally divided into two and that these are collective and dispersed types. In other sections, it emphasizes how new the Turkish stock market is compared to the world stock markets and how important it is to make the arrangements carefully in this context. The origin of an organized securities market in Turkey has its roots in the second half of the 19th century. The first securities market in the Ottoman Empire was established in 1866 under the name of "Dersaadet Securities Exchange" following the Crimean War. Dersaadet Exchange also created a medium for European investors who were seeking higher returns in the vast Ottoman markets. Following the proclamation of the Turkish Republic, a new law was enacted in 1929 to reorganize the fledgling capital markets under the new name of "Istanbul Securities and Foreign Exchange Bourse". In this rare pamphlet, argued earlier this reorganization only one year ago from the new law in 1929. Nizameddin Bey was an Ottoman / Turkish clerk of the stock exchange. Mehmed Vehbi Saridal, (1886-1969), was a Turkish / Ottoman politician. He is a graduate of Istanbul Law School and Berlin University Faculty of Philosophy. He was a professor of Turkish Economics and Trade Doctrines and Social Economics. This is the first theoretical book on the reorganizing of the Republican stock exchanges after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Turkish National Library 000788854.; Özege 2529.; TBTK 6728.; Not in OCLC. Extremely rare. First and Only Edition.
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Z[AFER] TASLIKLIOGLU
Tanri Apollon ve Anadolu ile münasebeti.
Fine Turkish Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 84 p. An untrimmed and uncut copy. Tanri Apollon ve Anadolu ile münasebeti. Apollon cult and its roots in the Anatolia. With a nice index and bibliography. First Edition.
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AHMET TEKIN.
Ottoman Istanbul in flames: City conflagrations, governance and society in the early modern period.
New English Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. 174 p. Ottoman Istanbul in flames: City conflagrations, governance and society in the early modern period. Fires are significant to study due to the immense change they brought to urban life which make it possible to trace the policies, approaches, and regulations of the city rulers. When it comes to fires in the 18th century Istanbul, the Ottoman Empire's responsibility to return the city to pre-fire conditions, and bring normalcy to city life played a crucial role. This study is an inquiry into the Ottomans' perception of fires and urban regulations. Analyzing official sources, such as court records and archival sources, this study aims to understand the Ottomans' role and mindset toward the city reconstruction after fires. Also, by cross-checking official with non-official sources, i.e. traveler accounts, the reports of diplomats (official, non-Ottoman records), drawings and secondary sources, this study provides a broader picture on the manner in which the Ottomans dealt with the outcome of fires in the capital.
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Edited by ALTUG YILMAZ.
Kayseri with its Armenian and Greek cultural heritage.= Ermeni ve Rum kültür varliklariyla Kayseri. Introduction by Zeynep Oguz.
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (31 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. 261 p., color and b/ ills. Kayseri with its Armenian and Greek cultural heritage.= Ermeni ve Rum kültür varliklariyla Kayseri. Introduction by Zeynep Oguz. The book traces the buildings that have been left behind by the Armenian and Greek communities of Kayseri through statistical information and visual sources, and, as such, presents a glimpse into the region's sociocultural past. The 'photograph' of this cultural heritage as it exists in 2015 attests to how Kayseri that we know today is a product of historical complexity, and cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity. At the end of 19th century, non-Muslims constituted one-third of the population of the Kayseri Province, and a significant number of their buildings have unexpectedly withstood to this day despite destruction that they were exposed to. However, this buildings are deteriorating at an alarming pace. The cultural heritage of the peoples who have been forcefully expelled from their homelands should not be neglected, but should instead be protected like other cultural heritage and provided with the conditions necessary for its survival. These are crucially important for the processes of facing the past. This work in your hands was prepared with the hope that it may contribute to efforts in this direction.
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MUSTAFA KAYMAKÇI, CIHAN ÖZGÜN, FUAT YALDIZ.
Turkish foundations in Rhodes and Kos.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 304 p., ills. Turkish foundations in Rhodes and Kos. Turks living in the Aegean islands of Rhodes and Kos under Greek sovereignty have a multitude of problems at present. These can be summarized under various headings such as Citizenship, the Right to Education in Turkish, Free Practice of Religion, Environment of Hatred and Oppression, Foundations (Waqfs) and Protection of Cultural Heritage Inherited from the Ottoman Turks. Greece has been implementing various policies for the cultural assimilation of Island Turks. Part of cultural assimilation policies adopted by Greece was its actions towards cutting off all ties between the Turkish foundations and island Turks, and consequently destroying architectural monuments inherited from the Ottomans. It is known that establishment of the foundations on the islands started with the Ottoman conquest of Rhodes and Kos in 1522. Over the centuries, foundations led to the development of a feeling of unity and solidarity among the island Turks. Foundations have provided opportunities for island Turks in important areas from worship services to education and has also contributed to the preservation of common traditions. After the end of the Second World War, the island was assigned to the sovereignty of Greece in 1947, Greece started launching a policy for the gradual destruction of Muslim Turkish foundations. Unlike other foundations in Greece, foundations in Rhodes and Kos are subject to heavy taxes in addition to the same property taxes as commercial institutions. On the other hand, the Greek governments compelled the foundations to sell part of their properties by continuously forcing the Foundation Administration to make huge payments. By dwindling the Turkish foundations, Greece has been trying to bring the Turkish presence in Rhodes and Kos to an end. In summary, the Turks living in Rhodes and Kos today are on the brink of losing their Turkishness let alone preserving their cultural identity, including foundations. An atmosphere of fear prevails among the island Turks and they feel intimidated. We wish that the book Turkish Foundations in Rhodes and Kos will be beneficial to researchers who will conduct studies on this subject and also raise awareness in the international arena on the assimilation policies implemented by Greece.
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ODTÜ MIMARLIK FAKÜLTESI MIMARI FOTOGRAMETRI MERKEZI.
Examples from cultural heritage. Photogrammetric documentation from Anatolia.= Kültür mirasimizdan seçmeler. Anadolu'dan fotogrametrik belgeleme örnekleri.
Fine English Paperback. Folio. (45 x 31 cm). In English and Turkish. 10 folio photogrammetric plates. 1. Cappadocia, Ortahisar, General silhoutte.; 2. Göreme, Tokali Church.; 3. Göreme, Tokali Church (2).; 4. Bursa - Mudanya, 12 Eylül Street.; 5. Topkapi Palace, Sofa Kiosk.; 6. Antalya, Harbour District.; 7. Adiyaman, Samsat, Nazif Toprak House.; 8. Izmir, Bergama, Dere Street.; 9. Antalya, Inner City (Kaleiçi).; 10. Izmir, BErgama, Dere Street (2). 10 plates in special sheet. Examples from cultural heritage. Photogrammetric documentation from Anatolia.= Kültür mirasimizdan seçmeler. Anadolu'dan fotogrametrik belgeleme örnekleri.
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KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AL-MADINAH AL-MUNAWWARAH RESEARCH & STUDIES CENTER.
Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah in Ottoman documents = Al-Madînah al-Munawwarah fî al-wathâ'iq al-'Uthmânîyah. Pt. 2.
Fine Arabic Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Text in only Arabic; bilingual title in English and Arabic on the cover. [18], 158 p. Al-Madînah al-Munawwarah fî al-wathâ'iq al-'Uthmânîyah = Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah in Ottoman documents. Pt. 2.
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Edited by SINAN KUNERALP.
Nineteen years of Ottoman diplomatic telegrams, 1889-1908. Vol. 5: 8 July 1889 - 28 December 1901.
New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 660 p. Tome 41 Tome 42 Tome 43 Tome 44 Tome 45 Subject index Name index.
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DAVUT KAPLAN.
Smintheion Studies I: The Roman baths and related structures.
New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (29 x 22 cm). In English. 113 p., b/w ills. Smintheion Studies I: The Roman baths and related structures. This project was carried out with permission from the Turkish Ministry of Culture under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities and Museums. Especially important was the support of Coskun Ozgunel, the director of excavations at Smintheion (Sanctuary of Apollo Smintheus) since 1980, who allowed me to excavate at the site. After I became a member of the archaeological team in 2003, I began to specialize on the Roman use of the sanctuary by placing special emphasis on the Roman Baths and other water-related buildings that were important for the operation of the sanctuary. My first work was to excavate the water distribution/storage/settling basins located to the west of the temple of Apollo Smintheus in the course of the 2006 and 2007 field seasons. Then, I excavated Large Baths between 2008 and 2013 and determined that ali the water distribution basins supplied Large Baths with water from the sacred spring next to the temple. My last work was to excavate Small Baths, located about 50 meter north of the temple between 2014 and 2017. This structure was partially dug in the l 970s as part of a rescue excavation by Çanakkale Archaeology Museum as it was a Roman villa. I re-excavated the structure and established that this was the second major Roman bath built in the sanctuary. With the excavations of these two Roman baths at Smintheion, I wanted to contribute to our general knowledge on the function of the 'sanctuary baths' and the monumentalization of the Greek sanctuaries during the Roman era. I am hoping that these works will shed new light on those studies dealing with the use of the Hellenic sanctuaries during the Roman era. Coskun Özgünel, my tutor and advisor throughout my Ph.D. course at Ankara University, also provided support during the years of excavation at the sanctuary. My experience working alongside him during excavations of a Roman bath at Salamis on Cyprus was an important reason for me to work on the Roman baths of Smintheion. His lovely wife Nese Ozgünel has become a mentor for me throughout my stay at Smintheion. Special thanks are due to my colleagues Turan Takaoglu, Erhan Oztepe, Tolga Ozhan, Tayyar Gürdal, and Oguz Koçyigit for sharing their thoughts on the finds recovered from the excavations of the Roman baths at the sanctuary. In addition, my warm thanks are due to Fikret K. Yegül who kindly shared his insights on the finds with me during his visit to the sanctuary in 2016. I am also deeply grateful to him for honoring me by contributing to this work with an introduction highlighting the importance of the Roman baths at the sanctuary of Apollo Smintheus. Davut Kaplan.
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HASAN DUMAN.
A bibliography and union catalogue of Ottoman - Turkish serials and newspapers from beginning to the introduction of the modern Turkish alphabet, 1828-1928.= Baslangicindan harf devrimine kadar Osmanli - Türk süreli yayinlar ve gazeteler bibliyografyasi ve toplu katalogu, 1828-1928. English texts by Christopher Bailey. Arabic texts by Cengiz Ketene and Musa Yildiz.
As New As New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Mint. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). In English, Turkish, and Arabic. 3 volumes set ([xii], 654 p.; [viii], 665-1199 pp.; [xv], 867 p.), ills. A bibliography and union catalogue of Ottoman - Turkish serials and newspapers from beginning to the introduction of the modern Turkish alphabet, 1828-1928.= Baslangicindan harf devrimine kadar Osmanli - Türk süreli yayinlar ve gazeteler bibliyografyasi ve toplu katalogu, 1828-1928. English texts by Christopher Bailey. Arabic texts by Cengiz Ketene and Musa Yildiz.
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EVANGELIA BALTA.
Rural and urban population in the Sancak of Euripos in the Early 16th Century.
Fine English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. [2], 56-185 pp., [2], [58] p., Ottoman archival documents. Rural and urban population in the Sancak of Euripos in the Early 16th Century.
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Edited by SURAIYA FAROQHI, CHRISTOPH K. NEUMANN.
Ottoman costumes. From textile to identity.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In English. 336 p., color and b/w ills. The study of clothes and dressing has great potential for social and cultural history. Typically Ottoman urbanites situated their fellow men after a glance at the clothing worn by the latter. As to the women, such conclusions were more difficult to draw, as all females were to be modestly covered up and ideally almost invisible. Yet in practice, at least from the eighteenth century onwards, it was often possible, at least in Istanbul, to distinguish fashionable from soberly pious women. To be aware of people's modes of dressing thus was part of knowing one's way around in Ottoman society. But clothes were not only part of the informal social order, enforced, as far as the individual was concerned, by relatives and neighbours. In addition the Ottoman state took a major interest in regulating the public appearance of its subjects; thus the adherents of the empire's varying religions were to be immediately distinguishable through their clothing. At the same time, particularly but not exclusively in the nineteenth century, the unification of costume among public officials and military men was another state concern. Official regulation of costume, enforced or merely attempted, thus should be studied as part of the public image of Ottoman society, as it existed in the heads of bureaucrats and also of the sultan himself. From a moderately wealthy Ottoman subject's point of view, clothes formed an essential part of the presentation of self. This becomes clear once photography had become popular in these circles during the later nineteenth century. As people could usually choose what clothes they wore when having their pictures taken, these images can be taken as statements concerning official position, wealth, modernity or elegance. Moreover clothes might refer to cultural relations with the outside world that the wearer was involved in, perhaps in real life but at least in his/her imagination. Conversely Polish gentlemen of the seventeenth century developed a preference for kaftans visibly inspired by Ottoman prototypes. These were meant to project a synthetic identity described as 'Sarmatian', but certainly also to advertise the fact that its wearers possessed connections to Istanbul. Given the power and wealth of the sultans' court, features of Ottoman dress also were imitated among other European aristocrats, including King Henry VIII. of England. Thus apart from everything else, the history of Ottoman clothing possesses numerous intercultural dimensions, that the contributors to this volume have attempted to explore.
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Edited by JEAN-LOUIS BACQUE-GRAMMONT, AKSEL TIBET.
Cimetieres et traditions funeraires dans le monde Islamique.= Islam dünyasinda mezarliklar ve defin gelenekleri. Actes du Collogue International du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique organise par l'Universite Mimar Sinan. Istanbul, 28-30 Septembre 1991. 2 volumes set.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Mint. 4to. (30 x 24 cm). 45 articles in French, Turkish, Italian, English, and German. 2 volumes set: ([12], 385 p.; [4], 265 p.). The papers delivered at the colloquium are subgrouped under the titles of cemeteries in the Islamic world; cemeteries in Turkey; Turkish and Ottoman cemeteries outside Turkey; the cemetery and the city; burial traditions, decoration and symbols; a supplement on the Ottoman cemetery in Trieste and a proposal for international bibliography on the cemeteries and burial traditions in the Turkish and Islamic world. The works comprises the acts of the international colloquium of the CNRS, France, organized by Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, under the auspices of Turkish Society for History, IRCICA, and the French Institute of Anatolian Studies, Istanbul. Organized in two volumes, the papers delivered at the colloquium are subgrouped under the titles of cemeteries in the Islamic world; cemeteries in Turkey; Turkish and Ottoman cemeteries outside Turkey; the cemetery and the city; burial traditions, decoration and symbols; a supplement on the Ottoman cemetery in Trieste and a proposal for international bibliography on the cemeteries and burial traditions in the Turkish and Islamic world.
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WOLFGANG-E. SCHARLIPP.
Sherlock Holmes und Mike Hammer in der Türkei. Genre und Subgenre in der türkischen Kriminalliteratur.
New German Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In German. 56 p. Sherlock Holmes und Mike Hammer in der Türkei. Genre und Subgenre in der türkischen Kriminalliteratur. Pera-Blatter 21. [i.e. Sherlock Holmes and Mike Hammer in Turkey. Genre and Subgenre in Turkish Crime Fiction].
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MEHMET TÜTÜNCÜ.
Turkish Jerusalem, (1516-1917). Ottoman inscriptions from Jerusalem and other Palestinian cities. [With a CD].
Fine English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 267, [5] p., 157 numerous b/w plts., 3 maps, 1 CD. Turkish Jerusalem, (1516-1917). Ottoman inscriptions from Jerusalem and other Palestinian cities. From the year 1071 until 1917 Turks ruled Jerusalem. Between the Jews, Christians and all others who claim Jerusalem as their history holy city, the Turkish rule was longest in the history of the Holyland. First Seljukids, Artuqids and Zangids, and after that Mamluks from (1250 to 1516) and lastly Ottoman Turks ruled (from 1516 to 1917) in Jerusalem and surroundings. But despite this long rule, the Turkish heritage and contribution to Jerusalem is often overlooked or underestimated in the literature. In this book there are 122 inscriptions from Jerusalem and other parts of Ottoman Palestine mostly published for the first time. All the inscriptions are accompanied by recent photos on paper and CD-Rom, so that one can check the inscriptions and the authors interpretation and reading. There are also detailed maps of the location of the inscriptions.
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MEHMET DEMIRYÜREK - GÜNER DOGAN.
Boundary letters: Ottoman officials to Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, 1699-1701.
New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In English and abstract in Turkish. 127 p., numerous color plts. Boundary letters: Ottoman officials to Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, 1699-1701. Book of Project of 'Between Ottoman pashas and L. F. Marsigli: Letters and contracts / Boundary letters: Ottoman officials to Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli'. Marsili:I threw myself into a mosque in the city of Buda that is burning up. It was previously a metropolitan bishop dedicated to S. Stefano, the king of Hungary. I picked up books on two small shelves there. Marsili entered a cultural atmosphere that began with Hezarfen Efendi during his time in Istanbul. Because of his many political, diplomatic, cultural, military aspects allowed him to increase communication with different ethnical and intellectual environments such as Armenian, jewish, slav and greek people. To Marsili, the danube river was a natural border that divided the Orient world and the western world. The Turks would soon sea that he was right. The Turks could not move along the danube much and did not capture Vienna which was on the other size of the danube. Marsili always made stratetic plans based on his observations of the danube river. Marsili was known by the English politicans and scientists, as an important researcher, cartographer and scientist in his own right. Therefore, the English scientists and readers were informed about him and his work. Moreover, the two dictionaries published in the 18th century in English included in his biography. OTTOMANIA Ottoman history Letters.
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Edited by ZEYNEP ÇELIK, BAHATTIN ÖZTUNCAY, EDHEM ELDEM, FRANCES TERPAK, PETER LOUIS BONFITTO.
Camera Ottomana: Photography and modernity in the Ottoman Empire, 1840-1914.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). English Edition. 256 p., color and b/w ills. Camera Ottomana: Photography and modernity in the Ottoman Empire, 1840-1914. From its birth in 1839, photography has participated in modernity as much as it has symbolized it. Its capacity to record and display and its claim to accuracy and truth intricately linked the new technology to the dynamism of the modern world. The Ottoman Empire embraced photography with great enthusiasm. In fact, the impact and meaning of photography were compounded with the thrust of modernization and westernization of the Tanzimat movement. By the turn of the century, photography in the Ottoman lands had become a standard feature of everyday life, of public media, and of the state apparatus. This volume explores some of the most striking aspects of the close connection between photography and modernity with a particular focus on the Ottoman Empire. Much of the material concerns the display of modernity through photography, as was so often the case in the photographs and albums commissioned by the Sultan to showcase his empire for Western audiences. Nevertheless, modernity was often embedded in the photographic act, transforming it into a common and mundane practice. Be it in the form of images disseminated through the illustrated press, postcards sent out to family members or anonymous collectors, portraits presented to friends and acquaintances, or pictures taken of employees and convicts, photography had started to invade practically every sphere of public and private life. The visual world we live in today was born some 150 years ago. Camera Ottomana is both a homage to, and a critical assessment of, the local dimension of one of the most potent and transformative technological inventions of the recent past.
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SÜHA ÖZKAN, RICHARD PLUNZ.
Turgutreis, 1974. [EDITION IN ENGLISH].
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Oblong small 4to. (22 x 26 cm). In English. 340 p., b/w and color ills. Turgutreis, 1974. Turgutreis 1974 is a pioneering study of late 20th century urbanization engaging the evolution of a new municipality on the Bodrum peninsula along the Turkish Southeast Aegean coast. Since 1974, in less than four decades, three small villages with 2,464 inhabitants grew to a new city comprising more than 250,000 summer residents. This study documents in detail the timeless material culture of the original inhabitants, heavily grounded in subsistence agriculture and without modern infrastructure, and with a predominance of livelihoods related to grain and citrus production and traditional building crafts. By the turn of the millennium there had been a complete transition to a service economy for tourism with little left of the original built environment that was displaced by second homes and condominiums. The massive transformation of the original lifeworld typifies the urbanization of much of the Mediterranean coast during this same period, including the entire Bodrum peninsula. The story unfolds through an exacting documentation of the lives and livelihoods of fifteen of the original families including textual material and 140 original drawings and 250 photographs. Also included is an account of the historical development of the peninsula culled from a formal record of more than two thousand years. The research pushes the normative boundaries of built environment studies to include a lexicon of the traditional local building elements and methods, and their transition to modern practice. The field research entailed study over the entire period by the authors with teams from Columbia University and Middle East Technical University. Co-authors of the study are Suha Ozkan, Emeritus Professor of Architecture at METU; and Richard Plunz, Professor of Architecture at Columbia. Ozkan has been Deputy and Secretary General of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture between the years 1982 and 2006; and is presently founder of the Bodrum Architecture Library. Plunz has been Professor of Architecture at Columbia since 1974, where he has directed the Division of Architecture and the Urban Design Program. He is presently Director of the Urban Design Lab at Columbia's Earth Institute. CONTENTS: Preface: Turgutreis Now.; Introduction: What We Did.; The Environment in History.; Agriculture and Water.; The Grain Cycle. Ali and Nesibe Yavuz. Rabia Tolgar. Mehmet and Ayten Türk. Mehmet Ali and Ayten Gümüs. Hüseyin and Niyase Keskin; Mehmet and Hesna Keskin. Hakki and Zeynep Alkaç. Ali and Zeynep Karakas. Ayse Saygi.; Hatice Atilla.; Aydin and Nurten Dengiz.; Hasan Girgin.; Ahmet and Hatice Muglali.; Sevki and Zehra Bagci.; Muharrem Çaputçu, Hasan and Fatma Çaputçu.; 1974-1997 House Form and Cultural Displacement.; Fifteen Families in 1997.; Lexicon of Local Terms.; List of Illustrations.
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Edited by HALIL INALCIK, ISIL AKBAYGIL, OKTAY ASLANAPA.
Iznik throughout history.
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (30 x 24 cm). In English. [6], 312 p., color and b/w ills. Known as the City of sages in Otoman times, Iznik's history goes back to antiquity. The city has played an important role in world and Turkish culture, being best known for the two Ecumenical Councils held here in early Christian era, and for the Iznik ware tiles and ceramics produced during the Ottoman period. Metochites described the city as 'surrounded by gardens of paradise', and the 17th century Turkish writer Evliya Celebi said that it had five seasons.
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CENAB SEHABEDDIN, (1870-1934).
[HAJJ TRAVEL / ARABIA THROUGH THE EYES OF A MODERN TURKISH POET] Hac yolunda. [i.e. On the way of Hajj].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script. 238 p. Hac yolunda. The late nineteenth and early twentieth-century poet Cenab Sahabeddin (1870-1934) narrated his journey observation in the "Hac yolunda" [i.e. On the way of Hajj], which was composed of his 17 letters written in the course of the journey to Mecca, traveling by steamer from Istanbul to Alexandria, and then passing through Cairo, Suez, and Tih. These travel memoirs were completed in 1909. Hegira 1341 = Gregorian 1925. Özege 6535 / 2. Second Edition.
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DUKAGJIN-ZADEH BASRI-BEY [DUKAKINZÂDE BASRI].
L'Albanie independante et l'empire khalifal Ottoman. Preface de Claude Farrere, (1876-1957).
Very Good French Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In French. [8], [1 frontispiece with a portrait], [xvi], 81, [2] p. Chipped on extremities of wrappers. Spine repaired by restoration tape. Overall a good copy. The Dukagjini were an Albanian feudal noble family. They may have been relatives or descendants of the earlier Progoni, who founded the first Albanian state in recorded history, the Principality of Arbanon. Their domain extended from northern Albania to western Kosovo. The city of Lezhe was its most important holding. The Dukagjini evolved from an extended clan (farefisni) to a feudal family in the late 13th century, when their first known progenitor Gjin Tanushi who became known as a dux (duke) and thus his descendants took the surname Dukagjini. By the early 15th century, they had evolved in one of the most important feudal families in the country. After the Ottoman conquest of Albania, a branch of them found refuge and settled in Venetian Koper, where they became known as the Docaini family which held the governorship of the town until the early 17th century, when the last male line Docaini died. Another branch, converted to Islam from Catholic Christianity and remained in the Ottoman Empire, where they reached the high ranks of Ottoman leadership and produced many governors (pashas) in the Middle East, where descendants of them live in the modern period. Basri Bey, together with names such as Enver Bey and Kazim Karabekir, he was among the founders of the Manastir organization of the Union and Progress Society, which played an important role in the declaration of the Constitutional Monarchy. Basri Bey went to the opposition ranks with the claim that the Unionists, whom he thought was under the influence of a small clique, were moving away from the reforms and ideals, and expressed heavy criticism against them. Albania and the Ottoman Empire are important in terms of witnessing firsthand the approach of the Unionists on the eve of the Balkan War and Albanian independence, as well as the world of feelings and thoughts of the people of the region and especially the rebel Albanians. In this book, Basri Bey explained his thoughts on the nature of the Albanian revolt and the motives of the rebels against the Ottoman Empire.
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MEHMED IZZET, (1835?-1889).
[FIRST EDITION OF THE ALGEBRA IN MUHENDISHANE BY DARUSSAFAKA MUALLIM] Ilm-i cebir.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original 1/3 leather bdg. with original boards, raised four to gilt title and decorative flowers at spine. Ottoman Turkish ex-library stamps on title page, Cr. 8vo. (19 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script. 270, [2] p. Mehmet [Muhammed] Izzet, who was born in the Kulaksiz district of Istanbul at the beginning of the 18th-19th century, taught mathematics and algebra at the Mühendishane between 1274-1275. He worked as a translator at the Mühendishane for a while. He was later assigned to repair Jeddah waterways. He passed away while on this duty. There is a beautiful Medine-i Münevvere painting in the Hirka-i Sa'adet flat (Topkapi Palace) by Muhammed Izzet, who also has the rank of the district governor. This work was prepared by Darüssafaka "Cebr-i Ala and Hendese-i Resmiye" with teacher Mehmet Emin Bey, under the provincial Idadiye schools and to be taught in the seventh classes. Özege 08841 / 01. First Edition. Very rare.
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HRAND D. ANDREASYAN.
Polonyali Simeon'un seyahatnâmesi, 1608-1619.
Fine Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [vii], [2], 206 p. Polonyali Simeon'un seyahatnâmesi, 1608-1619.
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THOMAS WEIBERG.
Mein Sultan möge lange leben!.= Padisahim çok yasasin!: Sultan Abdül Hamid II. und Kaiser Wilhelm II. Eine deutsch-osmanische Freundschaft. Die politischen Gedanken und Erinnerungen Sultan Abdül Hamids II.
Fine German Paperback. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In German. 516 p., ills. "Die politischen Gedanken und Erinnerungen Sultan Abdül Hamids 2. aus dem Französischen übersetzt und kommentiert von Thomas Weiberg. Sultan Abdül Hamid II. und Kaiser Wilhelm II. - eine deutsch-osmanische Freundschaft "Aber wer im Okzident kennt unsere Geschichte? Wer unterzieht sich der Mühe, sie kennenzulernen?". So fragte Sultan Abdül Hamid II. (1842 - 1918) vor einhundert Jahren und zielte damit vor allem auf die Bereitschaft der Europäer zu einer tieferen Auseinandersetzung mit Osmanen oder Türken. Erstmals liegen nun die 1914 erschienenen "Gedanken und Erinnerungen" dieses bis heute umstrittenen Sultans vollständig in deutscher Sprache vor. Abdül Hamid II. entwirft ein komplexes Bild seines Reiches im Umbruch, schreibt über Lebensgefühl, Korruption und die Rolle der Frau, aber auch über Religion, seinen allgegenwärtigen Geheimdienst - und die massive Einflußnahme der Großmächte Europas. Während die meisten europäischen Monarchen und Politiker in Abdül Hamid II. den irrsinnigen Mörder sahen, der zahlreiche Armenieraufstände blutig niederschlagen ließ, suchte Wilhelm II. die Bekanntschaft des Sultans. Gemeinsam leiteten beide Monarchen die rund dreißig Jahre andauernde Phase der deutsch-osmanischen Freundschaft ein. Neben den Aufzeichnungen des Sultans stehen die Besuche des deutschen Kaisers 1889 und 1898 im Mittelpunkt des Buches. Dazu kommen die Berichte deutscher Politiker und Diplomaten, die ihrem Kaiser teils mit großem Engagement, teils nur widerwillig, auf dem "Weg in den Orient" folgten. Persönliche Erinnerungen Wilhelms II., das Reisetagebuch der Großherzogin Elisabeth von Oldenburg und Memoiren osmanischer Prinzessinnen gewähren zudem interessante Einblicke in Politik und Hofleben. Das spannungsreiche Zusammentreffen von Orient und Okzident um 1900 am Bosporus zeichnet das Buch nach. Wie die jüngsten Ereignisse zeigen, ist das Thema noch immer von brennender Aktualität.".
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Edited by KUTLU ASLIHAN YENER.
Tell Atchana, Ancient Alalakh. Volume I. The 2003-2004 Excavations Seasons.
New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (30 x 23 cm). In English and Turkish. 283 p. B/w ills. Contents: Yener, K. Aslihan / Introduction. Yener, K. Aslihan - G. Bike Yazicioglu / Excavation Results. Mullins, Robert / A Comparative Analysis of the Alalakh 2003-2004 Season Pottery with Woolley's Levels. Kozal, Ekin / Cypriot Pottery. Koehl, Robert / Mycenaean Pottery. Lauinger, Jacob / Epigraphic Report. Collon, Dominicfue / Report on the Seals and Sealings Found During the Excavations at Teli Atchana in 2003. Yener, K. Aslihan / Small Finds. Boutin, Alexis / The Burials. Riehl, Simone / Flourishing Agriculture in Times of Political Instability: The Archaeobotanical and Isotopic Evidence from Tell Atchana. Deckers, Katken / Anthracological Research on Charcoal Samples from Atchana. Çakirlar, Canan - Stine Rossel / Faunal Remains from the 2003-2004 Excavations at Tell Atchana. Selover, Stephanie / Metallurgical Analysis of Pins from the 2004 Season. Batiuk, Stepken - Mara Horowitz / Temple Deep Sounding Investigations 2001-2005.
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RINALDO MARMARA.
Lexique etymologique (et encyclopédique). Des mots Grecs empruntés au Turc-Ottoman.
New English Original bdg. HC. Large Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In French. 196 p. "Ne a Istanbul en 1949, dans une ancienne famille genoise etablie en Orient, Rinaldo Marmara a fait son apprentissage dans ce carrefour de civilisations ou la tolerance et le multilinguisme sont innes. Diplome en economie de l'actuelle Universite Marmara, il se dans le monde des affaires comme exportateur et industriel. Quelques annees apres son mariage, il s'etablit en France et se consacre a la recherche. Ce levantin, italien de naissance et français par mariage, a centre son interet sur sa ville natale, a laquelle il est tres attache, et sur l'histoire de ses habitants. A l'universite Paul Valery de Montpellier, le sujet de son DEA porte sur les emprunts turcs-ottomans dans le grec vulgaire du Levant, et sa these de Doctorat en Histoire et Civilisations sur la nissance, l'apogee et le declin des Levantins. Auteur de plusieurs articles, d'ouvrages sur Pangalti et le Bagne de Constantinople, il poursuit la redaction de l'Histoire de l'Eglise latine en Turquie. Jean XXIII, Ami des Turcs, ecrit en l'honneur de la beatitication de l'anicen pape, vient d'etre publie par le ministere de la Culture de la Republique de Turquie. Pere de trois filles, il reside a Marsillargues (Herault), dans le sud de la France.".
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NADEZHDA VASILEVA VASILEVA.
The rivalry between Russia and Great Britain in Eastern Rumelia, 1878-1885.
New English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 456 p. The rivalry between Russia and Britain over the autonomous Province of Eastern Rumelia is a historical fact. This study examines tis fact via two historical events concerning the development of the Province - the process of establishment and administrative organization of Eastern Rumelia (1878-1879) and the event of unification between the Province and the Principality of Bulgaria. It argues that the British authorities created the Province of Eastern Rumelia and later they defended the act of unification with the purpose to thwart the Russian political advancement in the Balkans. The British political aim was successfully accomplished as Russia achieved to preserve its political domination in the Province only until 1885 when it opposed the act of unification. This research is based on archival documentary sources and secondary sources. The archive collections used for preparation of this work are the collections of the Foreign Office of the National Archive. The existing historiography on the issue of Eastern Rumelia is very limited as regards the variety of examined topics, though a considerable number of researches are dedicated to the act of unification and the political, cultural and economic development of the Province from 1878 to 1885.
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HAKAN ERTUGRAL.
History of chemistry in ancient Turks.
New English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 176 p. Generally, outside of the academic word, nomads are not considered as the part of the civilization process. Most of the times, due to the Eurocentric thoughts that were developed in the 19th century, scientific and technological improvements of the humanity were considered unique to Europe. Therefore, other people that were conquered by European armies were thought that they were completely out of the civilization process and the lived as 'barbarians' because they did not live or think like Europeans. According to this view, if they will civilize or they can be considered as 'developed nation', they had to live like Europeans, at least, they had to have same cultural attitudes or they must mimic. This bias made hard to understand how other cultures lived and what they developed in their material culture. However, during the 20th century, this linear and positivist understanding of history have been changed. In this book, first of all intellectual process on scientific progress was evaluated and then, the place where the Turks could be placed in this progress was examined.
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AHMED DAI, (14th-15th century).
Adam and before: Hazrat Adam and Can tribe.= Adem ve öncesi: Hz. Adem ve Can kavmi. [English and Modern Turkish Edition of 'Çengnâme']. Translation from the Ottoman Turkish by Rasim Deniz. Translated into modern Turkish by Mete Deniz. Translated into English by Ahmet Kaldirim.
New English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English and Turkish. 133 p. Adam and before: Hazrat Adam and Can tribe.= Adem ve öncesi: Hz. Adem ve Can kavmi. [English and Modern Turkish Edition of 'Çengnâme']. Translation from the Ottoman Turkish by Rasim Deniz. Translated into modern Turkish by Mete Deniz. Translated into English by Ahmet Kaldirim.
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Edited by KUTALMIS GÖRKAY.
Zeugma: Between two worlds: The houses and tombs of Zeugma from life to eternity. [IN SLIP-CASE].
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. In publisher's special slip-case. Oblong folio. (24 x 33 cm). In English. 412 p., color and b/w ills. Zeugma: Between two worlds: The houses and tombs of Zeugma from life to eternity. [IN SLIP-CASE]. Contents: Preface.; Zeugma in History, Kutalmis Görkay.; Research History, Kutalmis Görkay.; New Research at Zeugma, Kutalmis Görkay.; An Overview of Roman Houses in Zeugma, Kutalmis Görkay.; Convivia and Spaces, Kutalmis Görkay.; Residents, Divided Houses, Spaces and Lives, Kutalmis Görkay.; Traces of Military Culture in Houses and Tombs, Kutalmis Görkay.; Walls that Speak: Pictorial and Written Graffiti in Houses, Kutalmis Görkay.; Living in Colour: Wall Decorations in the Houses of Zeugma, Kutalmis Görkay.; Mosaics in the Roman Houses of Zeugma, Kutalmis Görkay .; Little Things With Big Meanings: Small Finds in Houses, Çigdem Gençler-Güray.; Religious Festivals and Traditions: An Assessment of Terracotta Figurines in Domestic Contexts, Ilter Tanriverdi.; Changing Economic Balances on the Eastern Frontier of Rome: Coin Finds in Zeugma, Fatich Toumpan .; Culinary Culture and Eating Habits in Zeugma Through Pottery Finds, Ayse Fatma Erol - Safiye Aydin .; Shaping Light and Colour: Glass Finds from Zeugma, Öznur Semiz.; The Houses of Zeugma in Late Antiquity: Social, Cultural and Economic Changes, Mesut Dilaver.; Houses of Eternity: The Necropolises and Tombs of Zeugma, Hüseyin Yaman.; The Family Tomb of Areisteos, Kutalmis Görkay.; Glossary Bibliography Index.
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Prep. by IBRAHIM ATES.
Deed of trust for free water supply endowed by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.= Kanunî Sultan Süleyman Han'in su vakfiyesi.
Fine English Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English, Turkish and reprint of original vakfiyye in Ottoman Turkish with Arabic letters. [vi], [3], 58, 57, [3] p. A bilingual preface in Turkish and English by Ates; pp. 1-19 transcription; pp. 20-34 text in modern Turkish; pp. 35-58 translation into English; pp. [57] facsimile of original vakfiyye. This book is compiled and published to interest readers in the deed of trust concerning water supply to the city of Istanbul [Constantinople - Kostantiniyye] -known as Kagithane waters- made by Sultan Suleyman theMagnificent -the greatest philanthropist ever and a man peerless in magnanimity. There have been innumerable such water supply projects large and ssmall for which deeds of trust were penned -as part pf a collection or in an overall charity. But Sultan Suleiman was the first and the only person to found a work of charity for the sole purpose of supplying his capital with"... clean, pure, healthy and sweet fresh waters". Amongst host of other deeds of trust that allocate revenues for the maintenance, repair and restoration of water works, public fountains, Turkish baths etc. that of Sultan Suleiman's philanthropy, allocation ad infinitum of revenues of a sizeable township and five villages with most extensive lands, is unique. This man of greatest magnanimity laid down conditions to keep the water supply system in good working order. Parts of revenues and incomes from his other pious foundations were to be used should revenues from this township and five villages prove insufficient. A careful study of this book will display the most exalted consciousness of this truly great sovereign in matters related to man's destiny.
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NICHOLAS VASILEV MICHOFF.
Sources bibliographiques sur l'histoire de la Turquie et de la Bulgarie avec une preface en franc?ais.= Bibliografski iztocnici za istorijata na Turcija i Bulgarija.
Very Good French Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In French and Bulgarian. 119 p. An untrimmed andd uncut copy in original wrappers. Only one copy in OCLC: 219525858 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Germany). Sources bibliographiques sur l'histoire de la Turquie et de la Bulgarie avec une preface en franc?ais.= Bibliografski iztocnici za istorijata na Turcija i Bulgarija: [Auch m. franz. Titel.:]. The first volume in Michov's rare work. The complete work has three volumes and it contains a total of 1585 titles of books and articles. A rare and comprehensive thematic bibliography. First Edition.
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AKDES NIMET KURAT, (1903-1971).
A short survey of Turko-British relations.= Türk- Ingiliz münasebetlerine kisa bir bakis, (1553-1952).
Very Good English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish and English. 23 p. A short survey of Turco-British relations.= Türk- Ingiliz münasebetlerine kisa bir bakis, (1553-1952).
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OGUZ TEKIN, CHRISTOPHER H. ROOSEVELT, ENGIN AKYÜREK.
Philanthropy in Anatolia through the ages: The First International Suna and Inan Kirac Symposium on Mediterranean Civilization - March 26-29, 2019, Antalya.
New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). Articles in English. [iv], 262 p., color and b/w ills. The articles of this volume offer a rich diversity of perspectives on philanthropy as practiced in Anatolia over some 2500 years. From such an extensive set of investigations, one would expect to compose a coherent synthetic statement on the nature of Anatolian philanthropy as well as some proposals for how to develop further a meaningful program of research on the topic. It turns out that the latter is far easier than the former; although this volume contains twenty original studies, they do not ultimately clarify either the definition of philanthropy or any essential aspect of Anatolia. The reflections below address first what might be called "the problem with philanthropy" and "the ambiguity of Anatolia." Once these waters are sufficiently muddied, it nonetheless emerges that a program of research on the topic is possible and even promising. Foreword, Introductory Comments: Philanthropy in Anatolia through the Ages., Greco-Roman Philanthropy. Benjamin Gray / Debating the Benefits and Problems of Philanthropy in Later Hellenistic Anatolia Pierre Fröhlich / Philanthropia in Context: Civic Virtues and Praise of Officials in the Poleis of Hellenistic Asia Minor, Tønnes Bekker-Nielsen / Civic Philanthropy in the Cities of Roman Anatolia, Christina Kokkinia / Large Epigraphic Dossiers and Euergetism in Roman Asia Minor, Mustafa Adak / Civic Notables and Their Honorific Titles in Roman Pamphylia and Pisidia , Mustafa H. Sayar / Local Donors and Euergetism in the Cities of Cilicia Pedias between the First Century BC and Second Century AD, Askim Özdizbay / Euergetists of Italic Origin in the City of Perge and Their Contributions to Urban Development, Recai Tekoglu, Taner Korkut / Activities of Euergesia from the Ancient City of Tlos, Angelos Chaniotis / Benefactors of Aphrodisias and the Socio-Cultural Limits of Philanthropy, Matthias Haake / Philosophy and Philanthropy: Diogenes of Oenoanda and an Act of Mega-Euergetism.; Early Christian and Byzantine Philanthropy, Christian Marek / Philanthropy and Early Christianity in Asia Minor, Rustam Shukurov / Barbarians, Philanthropy, and Byzantine Missionism, Esra Güzel Erdogan / Philanthropia in the Byzantine Monasteries of Constantinople.; Medieval Islamic and Ottoman Philanthropy, Suzan Yalman / Hospitals and Philanthropy in Seljuk Anatolia, A. C. S. Peacock / Waqf Inscriptions from Medieval Anatolia, Leslie Peirce / Sultans, Saints, and Philanthropy: Selim I and the Province of Aintab, Lucienne Thys-Senocak / (Re)presenting Royal Ottoman Women through "Other" Sensory Modalities, A. Hilâl Ugurlu / Philanthropy in the Form of a Hair Strand: Sacred Relics in Nineteenth Century Ottoman Lands, Efi Kanner / Education as Philanthropy within the Ottoman Modernization Project: Aspects of Educational Activity in Greek Orthodox Communities During the Reform Era, Eyal Ginio / The Use of Sultanic Philanthropy under Constitutional Rule: New Perceptions and Directions.; Epilogue: Amy Singer / Concluding Reflections: Philanthropy in Anatolia / Anatolian Philanthropy? Contributors, Index.
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BINNUR GÜRLER, EMRE TASTEMÜR.
Glass works in the East Thrace Museums.= Dogu Trakya Müzeleri cam eserleri.
New English Paperback. 4to. (27 x 20 cm). Bilingual in English and Turkish. 468 p., color and b/w ills. Glass works in the East Thrace Museums.= Dogu Trakya Müzeleri cam eserleri.
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FEHMI EDHEM KARATAY, (1888-1968).
Istanbul Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi Arapça yazmalar katalogu. Vol. I - Fascicle I: Kuranlar ve Kuranî ilimler.
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [4], [vi], [2], 136 p., 10 numerous b/w plates of some manuscript Quran examples. Istanbul Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi Arapça yazmalar katalogu. Vol. I - Fascicle I: Kuranlar ve Kuranî ilimler. Fehmi Edhem Karatay was an Ottoman / Turkish librarian who had important services in the establishment of modern Turkish librarianship. This catalogue is a descriptive and annotated bibliography including only manuscripts of Quran and Quranic sciences in Arabic preserved in the Library of Istanbul University. Signed and inscribed by Fehm Ethem Karatay to Macit Gökberk, (1908-1993), who was a Turkish philosopher.
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BÜKE URAS.
The Balyans: Ottoman architecture and Balyan archive. [LIMITED - HC - ENGLISH EDITION].
New English Original cloth bdg. Folio. (31 x 26 cm). Edition in English. 352 p., color and b/w ills. Printed to 600 copies. FOREWORD Looking into the Balyan Architecture Archive / Arsen Yarman With Respect to the Balyan Family and Imperial Architects HAYCAR Solidarity Association of Architects and Engineers for the Revitalization and Research of Cultural Assets Remembering the Balyans / Kevork Özkaragöz PROLOGUE Chapter 1 BALYAN ARCHITECTURE ARCHIVE Beyond Function: Balyan Architecture with Myths and Prejudices Balyan Archive: Pile of Memories and Journey of Classification Architect Balyans Chapter 2 BALYAN FAMILY: PERSONAL HISTORIES Balyan Family and Its Origins Krikor Bal(i)yan (1764-1831) and the Birth of a Family Practice Senekerim Balyan (1768-1833) The Last Amira Architect Garabed Balyan (1800-1866) Education of Garabed Balyan's Children A Young Genius: Nigogos Balyan (1826-1858) Architect, Engineer and Versatile Tanzimat Elite Sarkis Balyan (1831-1899) Death of the Great Patron, Stroke of Fate and Final Period of Balyan Practice Sarkis Balyan as an Engineer-Mechanician and Inventor Art Patron and Intellectual Architect: Hagop Balyan (1837-1875) A Drawing Master and Imperial Draughtsman: Simon Balyan (1846-1894) Last Architect of the Balyan Practice: Levon Balyan (1855-1925) Chapter 3 BALYAN ARCHITECTURE AND ITS REPRESENTATIONS Imperial Palaces and Organization of Large Scale Construction Sites: Silence of the Construction Sites A Pledge of Progress and a Visual Negotiation: Photography in the Representation of Sarkis Balyan's Architecture Portrait of the Architect Chapter 4 BALYAN ARCHITECTURE IN THE TANZIMAT [REFORM] ERA Beyond Time and Geography: Multiple Sources of Balyan Eclecticism Balyan Practice as a Pioneer of Neo-Gothic Elements in Tanzimat Architecture History as an Encyclopedic Source An Egalitarian Demand: Influences on Çiragan and Beylerbeyi Palaces New Methodologies in the Search of a National Style and Ottoman Renaissance From Imperial Architect to Imperial Palace Master Builder: The Position of Architect in the Architectural Organization of Tanzimat Period Chapter 5 BALYAN ARCHIVE CATALOGUE Ottoman Palace and Residential Architecture in the Tanzimat Era Imperial Palaces on the Banks of Bosphorus The Çiragan Palace of Sultan Mahmud II Dolmabahçe: The Absolute Model of Tanzimat Palaces The Design Model Integrating the Old Palace into the New Complex: Beylerbeyi Nigogos Balyan's Facade Proposal for the New Çiragan Palace and Horror Vacui Sarkis and Hagop Balyan's Eastern, Polychrome Facade Proposals for the New Çiragan Palace The New Çiragan Palace Monumental Coastal Line from Çiragan to Fer'iye Palaces Sarkis Balyan's Expansion Project for Yildiz Palace Büyük Mabeyn Kiosk The Balyans and Imperial Feasts in the Tanzimat Period A Project by Antoine Bourgeois in the Balyan Archive In the Pursuit of an Ideal Plan: Kiosk and Pavilion Designs Kabatas Esma Sultan Mansion An Exception of Balyan Architecture: Middle Class Housing Designs Decoration for the Empire Decoration of the 19th Century Ottoman Palaces Perspective Drawings by "Serkis Bey" in the Nubar Library, Paris Parisian Furniture, Chandelier and Furniture Designs in the Balyan Archive A Conceptual Spolia: Re-use of Çiragan Palace's Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Doors in Yildiz Sale Kiosk's Dining Hall New Spaces of the Ottoman Diplomacy Sarkis Balyan's Reorganization for Chamber of Deputies Sarkis Balyan's Bâb-i Âli Building Plan Proposals After the 1878 Fire Religious Buildings Tanzimat Period Mosques and Contributions of the Balyans Sarkis Balyan's Four-Minaret Selâtin Mosque Design: Aziziye Mosque The Second Set of Mosque Drawings in the Balyan Archive Church Designs Between the Imperial Capital and the East New Spaces of the Public Life Sarkis Balyan's Display Plan for the Collection of Antique Weapons at Hagia Irene Education Buildings Sarkis Balyan's Galatasaray Imperial High School Plan The Hospital Project in the Balyan Arc.
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MUSTAFA BÜYÜKKOLANCI, (1945?-).
Fragmente der Bauplastik des Artemisions von Ephesos: Funde aus den Grabungen bei der Johanneskirche in Selçuk [Sonderdruck - Separatum]. [SIGNED AND INSCRIBED COPY].
Very Good German Paperback. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In German. 95-104 pp., b/w plates. Signed and inscribed by Büyükkolanci as "Nadir beye en derin saygilarimla". Fragmente der Bauplastik des Artemisions von Ephesos: Funde aus den Grabungen bei der Johanneskirche in Selçuk [Sonderdruck - Separatum]. [SIGNED AND INSCRIBED COPY]. Büyükkolanci is a Turkish archeologist who is an excavations director of Ayasuluk Tepesi ve St. Jean Sculpture Excavations.
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AHMED CEVAD [EMRE], (1876-1961).
Osmanli lisani. [i.e. The language of the Ottomans].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Modern cloth bdg. Cr. 8vo. 19 x 13 cm). In Ottoman script. 212 p. TBTK 9847. Ahmed Cevad Emre was a famous Turkish linguist and publicist. He had been active in the Young Turkish movement and spent some time as an exile in Paris. He was born in Crete. While he was a student at Military Academy in 1897, he was arrested on the grounds that he was a pro-Constitutional Monarchy and exiled to Fizan. He fled from Tripoli to Europe in 1905 and participated in the political activities of the Young Turks. Between 1915-1919, he first worked as the assistant of F. Giese in Darülfünun and then gave language lessons as an assistant teacher. He went to the Soviet Union during the Armistice Period, worked with Mustafa Suphi there. After the Republic, he participated in language and letter revolution studies and took part in the Alphabet Commission. In 1910, he wrote Lisan-i Osmanî Sarf and Nahiv, who initiated his name to be called as "Gramerci Cevat" [i.e. Cevat the Gramarrian]. Another genre that should be counted among Ahmet Cevat's literary activities are the translations of Odysseia, Iliada, Pinguins Island and Agememnon.
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KALDONE G. NWEIHED, (Ankara ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela), (1929-2020).
The world of Venezuelan Nogales Bey.= Venezuelali Nogales Bey'in dünyasi.
Fine English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (30 x 22 cm). In English and Turkish. 180 p., color and b/w photos. The world of Venezuelan Nogales Bey.= Venezuelali Nogales Bey'in dünyasi.
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BEKIR SIDKI, (Ottoman - Turkish lieutenant), (19th-20th century).
[FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF THE BALKAN WARS] Garb Ordusu Harekâti Cavid Pasa Kolu ve Vardar Ordusu. [i.e. Western Army Operation, Cavid Pasha Branch and Vardar Army in the Balkan War].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 158 p., 4 plans. Occasionally stains on cover, pages, and edges; chipped on extremities of front cover and spine. Overall a good copy. Some uncut pages. First and Only Edition of this rare first-hand account tells the failures, deficiencies of the Ottoman army in the Balkan War (1912-1913), and the conflicts between the commanders during the war. Bekir Sitki [or Sidki] participated in the war with the rank of lieutenant. The wars and struggles fought by the Vardar army, a branch of the Western army called Câvîd Pasha branch affiliated to it, are explained day by day with four plans in this work in a plain language, and information is given about the situation of the Ottoman army, its deficiencies, the difficulties experienced during the war, and thus the difficulties of the war and the deficiencies of the Ottoman army. Only one paper copy could be found in OCLC: 283477138 (Universita?tsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universita?t).; Özege 6039.; TBTK 5822.; Not in ATYB. First Edition.
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MUSA KÂZIM, (Naqshbandi Sheikh al-Islam of the Ottoman Empire), (1858-1920).
[6910 YEARS OF WORLD HISTORY THROUGH THE EYES OF AN OTTOMAN REFORMIST CLERIC] Muhtira-i ricâl ve siyâsîyyûn. [i.e. Memorandum of statesmen and poltics].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. Spine completely worn. Uncut and untrimmed pages. Overall a good copy. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 546 p. First and Only Edition of this book through the eyes of an Ottoman reformist Islamist cleric, on 6910 years of human history which Kazim says he personally accepts the five thousand years before Christ and uses Diruz, Levi and Buwayh as the main sources. In this work, 6910 years of historical events have been divided into four chapters. The first chapter starts with the creation of the realm and includes 4200 years of events. The second chapter includes events of eight hundred years, and the centuries and years of these numbers/dates will be followed, based on the history of when and when the events described in this section occurred. The third chapter is the milestones between the times of Jesus and Muhammad. It includes six hundred and twenty-two years between Muhammad's migration. The fourth chapter includes the events starting from the year when the Ottoman state emerged with the migration. This chapter covers six hundred and seventy-seven years. Musa Kazim supported the idea of social and political reforms provided these reforms were not against the basic Islamic principles. For instance, he advocated liberties and freedom that were within the context of Islamic laws. He defended the schooling of women but did not think they needed to obtain higher education. One of Musa Kazim's most argued thoughts is his support for the constitutional monarchy since he took constitutionalism as an inference of Islamic political understanding. He obviously judged absolutism as a non-Islamic establishment and praised constitutionalism, which also meant an appraisal for the 1908 revolution and the CUP rule. Similar to the other Islamists of the Constitutional Era, Musa Kazim had some apologetic ideas about the so-called conflict between religion and science, or the religion-civilization relationship. He refused the idea that Islam as a religion was an obstacle against the progress of humanity as Christianity was. He also defended Muslim society, saying that Islam helped Muslims create one of the highest civilizations of human history. (Source: Daily Sabah: Musa Kazim Efendi: Sheikh al-Islam with reformist Islamic thoughts). Özege 14324. OCLC 21640310. First and Only Edition.
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LEO TAXIL, [Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès], (1854-1907).
[EARLY OTTOMAN EDITION OF TAXIL'S JESUIT BOOK] Jezvit (Cizvit) tarihi. [i.e. History of the Jesuits]. Translated by Ahmed Rasim.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. 12mo. (16 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script. 44 p. Hejra-Hijri: 1304 = Gregorian: 1887. Extremely rare first edition of this Ottoman edition of 'history of the Jesuits'. This book has been abridged and translated from Taxil's work. Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès, better known by the pen name Léo Taxil was a French writer and journalist who became known for his strong anti-Catholic and anti-clerical views. He is also known for the Taxil hoax, a spurious expose of Freemasonry and the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to it. Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès was born in Marseille, and at the age of five, he was placed into a Jesuit seminary. After spending his childhood years in the seminary, he became disillusioned with the Catholic faith and began to see the religious ideology as socially harmful. Taxil first became known for writing anti-Clerical or anti-Catholic books, notably "La Bible amusante" (The Amusing Bible) and "La Vie de Jesus" (The Life of Jesus), in which Taxil satirically pointed out inconsistencies, errors, and false beliefs presented in these religious works. In his other books Les Debauches d'un confesseur (with Karl Milo), Les Pornographes sacrés: la confession et les confesseurs, and Les Maîtresses du Pape, Taxil portrays leaders of the Catholic Church as hedonistic creatures exploring their fetishes in the manner of the Marquis de Sade. In 1879, he was tried at the Seine Assizes for writing a pamphlet A Bas la Calotte ("Down with the Cloth"), which was accused of insulting a religion recognized by the state, but he was acquitted. In 1885, he professed conversion to Catholicism, was solemnly received into the church, and renounced his earlier works. In the 1890s, he wrote a series of pamphlets and books denouncing Freemasonry, charging their lodges with worshiping the devil and alleging that Diana Vaughan had written for him her confessions of the Satanic "Palladian" cult. The book had great sales among Catholics, although Diana Vaughan never appeared in public. In 1892, Taxil also began to publish a paper, La France chrétienne anti-maçonnique (Christian Antimasonic France), with his staunch anti-Masonic publishing friend, Abel Clarin de la Rive. In 1887, he had an audience with Pope Leo XIII, who rebuked the bishop of Charleston for denouncing the anti-Masonic confessions as a fraud and, in 1896, sent his blessing to an anti-Masonic Congress of Trent. Doubts about Vaughan's veracity and even her existence began to grow, and finally, Taxil promised to produce her at a lecture to be delivered by him on 19 April 1897. To the amazement of the audience (which included a number of priests), he announced that Diana was one of a series of hoaxes. He had begun, he said, by persuading the commandant of Marseille that the harbor was infested with sharks, and a ship was sent to destroy them. Next, he invented an underwater city in Lake Geneva, drawing tourists and archaeologists to the spot. He thanked the bishops and Catholic newspapers for facilitating his crowning hoax, namely his conversion, which had exposed the anti-Masonic fanaticism of many Catholics. Diana Vaughan was revealed to be a simple typist in his employ, who laughingly allowed her name to be used by him. The audience received these revelations with indignation and contempt. Afterward, Taxil left the hall, where policemen escorted him to a neighboring café. He then moved away from Paris. He died in Sceaux in 1907. An extremely rare first translation in Ottoman Turkish. Özege 9775. First Edition.
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MUHTASAR HIRISTIYAN TALIMATI [= CONCISE CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTONS].
[JESUIT INSTRUCTIONS IN TURKISH / OTTOMAN LITERATURE] Muhtasar Hristiyan [sic] [Hiristiyan] talimati. Translated by A. M. K. (Cizvit tarikatindan).
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Contemporary red cloth bdg. 16mo. (15 x 11 cm). Text in Ottoman script; some terminological words in French in text. 80 p. First, only, and early Turkish Edition of this extremely rare tractate on Jesuit instructions. There's a description on verso of imprint page like: "Memanat yoktur; J. B. Kosta J. T.'den 23 Kanun-u Sâni 1926'da tâb olunmustur"; means it's printed from [original title] 'J. B. Kosta J. T.' in 1926, January 23. 'J. B.' should be Jerusalem Bible. This note is written by A. Rota according to the descriptive continuing text, and it goes on as 'Hasmetlü Papa hazretleri Dersaadet vekili, 25 Mart 1927' means 'The Pope the Great, his majesty, Dersaadet (Constantinople) delegate; 1927, 25 March'. This tractate was translated from the early Jesuit Christian instructions according to the Paris bishopric during the 17th century. It's printed by Jesuit Monks' Church in Beyoglu, Ayazpasa, in Constantinople. Just one copy in Bogaziçi University Library in OCLC: 949501963. Not in Özege. Extremely rare book on Jesuit literature in Turkey.
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SÜLEYMAN FAIK PASHA, (Ottoman general and admiral, Naval historian), (1845-1909).
[EARLY NAVAL GUIDE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SHORES AND THE ARCHIPELAGO FOR SEAFARERS AND MARINERS] Rehber-i derya: Sevâhil ve Cezâyir-i Bahr-i Sefîdin ta'rifatini havîdir. [i.e. A guide to sea: Including an account and guide to the Mediterranean and Aegean shores].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback with original wrappers. Restored wrappers and spine masterfully. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters. 171, [1] p. Maps are missing. First and Only Edition of this early naval guide to the Mediterranean and Aegean Islands and shores prepared by Ottoman Admiral Süleyman Faik. Süleyman Faik, (1845-1909), was a general, after admiral and Chairman of the Turkish / Ottoman Navy General Staff, divisional. A comprehensive early printed guide to the Cezâyir-i Bahr-i Sefid [i.e. Ottoman Province of Archipelago] including the Aegean shores, the Archipelago, the Dardanelles, Rhodes, Cyprus, et alli. Only six copies in OCLC: 773143926, 67075343.; Özege 16579.; Not in ATYB: Askerî Tarih Yayinlari Bibliyografyasi [= Bibliography of Turkish History of Military Books].
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SÜLEYMAN TEVFIK [ÖZZORLUOGLU], (Turkish / Ottoman journalist, war reporter, translator, lexicographer and intellectual), (1861-1939).
[ACCOUNT OF THE TRAVEL TO THESSALY OF A TURKISH WAR CORRESPONDENT DURING THE 1897 GRECO-TURCO WAR] Tesalya'da bir cevelân ve dört aylik seyahâtim. [i.e. A tour in Thesally and my four-month voyage].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) In contemporary aesthetics 1/3 leather bdg. Raised five bands to spine. Third and fourth compartments have lettered gilt title and a personal name (Fikri) in Ottoman script. Other ones have decorated gilts. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 359 p. First and Only Edition of Süleyman Tevfik's travels to Thessaly, who participated in the Turco-Greco War in 1897 as a war correspondent to watch the war in the Thessaly Front between April 27 - May 20, 1897. The Greco-Turkish War of 1897 or the Ottoman-Greek War of 1897, also called the Thirty Days' War and known in Greece as the Black '97. It was a war fought between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire. Its immediate cause was the question over the status of the Ottoman province of Crete, whose Greek majority had long desired union with Greece. Despite the Ottoman victory on the field, an autonomous Cretan State under Ottoman suzerainty was established the following year (as a result of the intervention of the Great Powers after the war), with Prince George of Greece and Denmark as its first High Commissioner. This was the first war effort in which the military and political personnel of Greece were put to test in an official open war since the Greek War of Independence in 1821. For the Ottoman Empire, this was also the first war effort in which the reorganized military personnel were put to test. The Ottoman army was under the guidance of a German military mission led by Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, who had reorganized it after the defeat in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). In Thessalian Front, war was declared on 18 April when the Ottoman ambassador in Athens, Asim Bey, met with the Greek foreign minister announcing the cutting of diplomatic ties. Heavy fighting occurred between the 21-22 April outside the town of Tyrnavos but when the overwhelming Ottoman forces converged and pushed together, the Greek general staff ordered a general withdrawal, spreading panic among soldiers and civilians alike. Larissa fell on 27 April, while the Greek front was being reorganized behind the strategic lines of Velestino, in Farsala. Nevertheless, a division was ordered to head for Velestino, thus cutting Greek forces in two, 60 km apart. Between 27 and 30 April, under the command of Col. Konstantinos Smolenskis, Greek forces checked and halted the Ottoman advance. On 5 May three Ottoman divisions attacked Farsala, forcing an orderly withdrawal of Greek forces to Domokos, while on the eve of those events Smolenskis withdrew from newly recaptured Velestino to Almyros. Volos fell into Ottoman hands-on 8 May. At Domokos, the Greeks assembled 40,000 men in a strong defensive position, joined by about 2,000 Italian "Redshirt" volunteers under the command of Ricciotti Garibaldi, son of Giuseppe Garibaldi. The Ottoman Empire had a total of about 70,000 troops, of whom about 45,000 were directly engaged in the battle. On 16 May the attackers sent part of their army around the flank of the Greeks to cut off their line of retreat, but it failed to arrive in time. The next day the rest of their army made a frontal assault. Both sides fought ferociously. The Ottomans were held at bay by the fire of the defending infantry until their left flank defeated the Greek right. The Ottoman formation broke through, forcing a renewed withdrawal. Smolenskis was ordered to stand his ground at the Thermopylae passage but on 20 May a ceasefire went into effect. Suleyman Tevfik was there in the frontline himself during this war. He shared his anecdotes about how to receive news from the battlefield and how to deliver them to Istanbul. Also, he wrote about professional conversations with journalists from other countries. First Edition. Özege 20762.; OCLC: 65794449 / 775132812.
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ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, (1850-1894).
[FIRST TURKISH EDITION OF "NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS"] Intihar Kulübü ve Sraçenin elmasi. Translated by Salime Servet Seyfi, (1868-1944). [i.e. The Suicide Club and the Rajah's diamond].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Contemporary 1/4 black leather bdg. raised four bands to spine. Occasionally minor stains and foxing on pages extremities, restored spine, and re-backed boards. Otherwise a good copy. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 246 p. Exceedingly rare first edition of this first translation of Stevenson in any Turkish / Turkic language, of 'New Arabian Nights' including the short stories Stevenson's 'The Suicide Club' and 'The Rajah's Diamond'. Translated by Salime Servet Seyfi (1868-1944), who was a female author and translator who wrote books during the period of the Constitutional Monarchy (after 1908) and National Struggle for Independence (1919-1922). Having published two books, poetry and a novel, her place among the women author is notable. She among the rare women authors to contribute to war literature. She mainly wrote didactic prose and poems. Her works attract attention for they inspire readers about national conscience. Salime Servet, who wrote mainly during the years of the Balkan Wars (1911-1912), played an active role in Müdafaa-i Milliye Cemiyeti [i.e. National Resistance Community]. Furthermore, she contributed to the literature with her journal of Seyyale [i.e. Fluid]. She translated Stevenson's short stories shortly after the Balkan Wars (1911-1912). She used a gorgeous but simple language in Ottoman Turkish including Persian and Arabic words carefully selected by her in her translation. "New Arabian Nights" by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1882, is a collection of short stories previously published in magazines between 1877 and 1880. The Suicide Club is a collection of three 19th century detective fiction short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson that combine to form a single narrative. First published in the London Magazine in 1878, they were collected and republished in the first volume of the New Arabian Nights. The Rajah's Diamond is a cycle of four short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in 1878 in a serial periodical London Magazine, they were republished in the first volume of New Arabian Nights. The stories are: "Story of the Bandbox", "Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders", "Story of the House with the Green Blinds", "The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective". First Edition. Özege 9271.; OCLC 780204146.
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MEHMED ESREF (Binbasi [i.e. Major]), (1846-1912).
[PLATE / DEMOGRAPHY / ORIGINS OF THE PEOPLES IN EUROPE & USA] Hükûmât-i muhtelîfede mevcûd akvâmin kavmiyetini gösterir levha. [i.e. showing the origins of existing communities in various countries [in Europe & USA]].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color litographed plate. 18x41 cm. In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). Two-paged plate. A rare color lithographed plate from Mehmed Esref's 'Muhtasar Umûmî Atlas'. A very detailed plate showing Europe's and the US' demographic structure in 1922 with very attractive detailed statistical schemes. Besides the usual demographic scheme, there are 28 European states on the plate: Germany, France, Spain, Russia (Soviets), England, Italy, Poland, Romania, Holland, Norway, Estonia, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Lithuania, Yugoslavia, Portugal, The United States of America, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Belgium, Greece, Finland, Avrupa-yi Türkî [i.e. Turkey in Europe], Albania. Mehmed Esref (1846-1912) was a Turkish / Ottoman military cartographer and educator in the Ottoman military school [Mekteb-i Harbiye] active in the first part of the 20th century, and he prepared and published many separate maps and atlases more besides this one.
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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).
[A LIFE GUIDE FOR CHILDREN / BAKU IMPRINT] Ögüdlerim. [i.e. My advices].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). [3], 158 p. Occasionally minor age-toning on pages and cover. Spine restored. Uncut and untrimmed copy with sensitive extremities. Otherwise a good copy. First Edition and extremely rare Baku imprint of Karabekir's book including his advices to children, printed in Baku in the same year when the Red Army captured Azerbaijan. Printing types are peculiar to the Caucasus imprints. The author wrote this book in his own words to teach children "the first facts of life". Kâzim Karabekir Pasha, who took care of thousands of children who lost their parents during the First World War, is a statesman and soldier who was also closely interested in the education of these children. "My Advice" book purposes to reach teachers and parents as well as primary and secondary school students. The rights and wrongs that every child should know about life are explained in a sweet way. The book contains more than a hundred moral and other advices on issues such as the importance of being friendly, how to spend money, hospitality rules, spies, paying attention to cleanliness, helping each other, and respecting elders. Musa Kazim Karabekir Pasha 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 appointed commander of the 2nd Corps on the Caucasian front (Erzurum, Kars, and Baku) 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. OCLC 13180947.; Özege 16062.
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