Turkey, Signed (24 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very good. 268p. Signed by author on half title page. Cover corners lightly worn, pucker on top front cover. Collection of folklore, Bible, and humorous stories about life in Huntsville, Illinois. [WorldCat] B&w illustrations and photographs. (9"x6").

Turkey Press (illustrator). 25 x 17 cm. full illustrated paper-covered boards, in protective clear mylar jacket. 43, (5) pages. Limited to 400 copies, of which this is one of 100 numbered copies signed by the poet, printed on Ragston paper, and handbound using Turkey Press handmade paper. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Harry Reese. The type is Palatino, Neuland, and Neuland Inline. full illustrated paper-covered boards, in protective clear mylar jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Original typescript letter which is a celebration of festal (Seker Bayrami) sent to Tevfik Savas, signed 'Bülent Ecevit'. 25x17,5 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Typescript letter signed 'Bülent Ecevit' sent to Tevfik Savas. Mustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister of Turkey in 1974, 1977, 1978-79, and 1999-2002. He was the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) between 1972 and 1980, and in 1989 he became the leader of the Democratic Left Party (DSP). Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Original print document signed 'K. Taskent'. 22x15 cm. In Turkish. It includes a presentation of his new book titled 'Atatürk Aydinliginda Yasamak'. Sent to Mehmet Salihoglu. Dated 7.8.1981. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Original typescript letter signed 'A. Kâzim Taskent' and its response by 'Fethi' (TLS). 30x23 cm. In Turkish. 2 p. A condolence letter and its response. Correspondent's name is 'Fethi'. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Original typescript invitation signed by Bedrettin Tuncel. 13,5x21,5 cm. In Turkish. Six lines. 1 p. A formal invitation for the general director B. S. Hollinshead's visit to Turkey with the letterhead of "UNESCO Turkey Commission of the United Nations Science and Culture Foundation in Ankara". Bedrettin Tuncel was a former academic and a politician in Turkey. Born in 1910 in Tirebolu of Giresun Province, he graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1932. For higher education, he went to France to study French literature. He graduated from the Lumière University Lyon 2 in 1936. In Turkey, he served at Ankara University for 35 years. He also lectured on the history of Art in the conservatory of Ankara for 10 years. After 27 July 1963, he served as the speaker of the Turkish National Committee of UNESCO. After the 1960 Turkish coup d'etat in addition to his academic works, he was also appointed as the representative of universities in the Constituent Assembly of Turkey. In the 24th government of Turkey, he served as the Minister of National Education. But during the democratic regime after 1961, he returned to his academic life. Signed by Author(s).

Turkey Press (illustrator). 8vo. cloth spine over illustrated paper-covered boards, paper spine label. unpaginated. Limited to 200 numbered copies signed by the author. A fine copy. The book was designed by Harry and Sanda Reese, letterpress printed on mouldmade Japanese and German papers, and hand bound at Turkey Press. There are 44 poems accompanied by 24 wood engravings by M. L. Breton from '' DICTIONAIRE INFERNAL'', originally published in Paris, 1818. cloth spine over illustrated paper-covered boards, paper spine label.

Turkey Press (illustrator). 26 x 17 cm. full cloth boards, illustrated paper dust jacket. 43, (5) pages. Limited to 400 copies, of which this is one of 100 numbered copies signed by the poet, printed on Arches Text paper, and handbound in cloth over boards.A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Harry Reese. The type is Bembo and was handprinted on a Vandercook 219 by Sandra Reese. full cloth boards, illustrated paper dust jacket.

First edition. Octavo. pp vii, 315, 32 adverts. Four folding maps. Original red cloth. Scarce. The author was the most famous war correspondent of his time and was present during the Greco-Turkish war of 1897. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title: "To Sir Charles Dilke from the Author". The recipient was an Liberal and Radical politician at one point touted as a future prime minister. His political aspirations were dashed by a notorious and well-publicised divorce case. Spine a little stained and snagged at head of spine. Prelims a little spotted. Two of the maps have been carelessly opened with long tears at the folds but are complete. Very good.

Cloth. Condition: Very good. From the library of Prime Minister Anthony Eden, the first edition of Turkey by Arnold J. Toynbee and Kenneth P. Kirkwood, with Eden's pencil notes and signed endpaper. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, xiv, [2], 329pp, [2], [map]. Green cloth, title stamped on spine, embossed logo on front cover. Occasional notes in pencil from Anthony Eden, solid text block. Includes fold-out map at rear. Bookplate of Anthony Eden affixed to the front endpaper. Dust remnant along top edge of text block. Signed on the front free endpaper in pencil: "Anthony Eden, November, 1926." Provenance: Bellmans Fine Art Auctioneers, the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden, 2023. Sir Anthony Eden (1897-1977) served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1955-1957, following the retirement of Winston Churchill. Before World War II, Eden served as Foreign Secretary for Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, but resigned in protest of his appeasement policy towards the Axis powers. He returned to the office of Foreign Secretary during World War II, and retained that post for the remainder of the war. During his time as Prime Minister, Eden presided over the Suez Canal Crisis, which ended with the withdrawal of Western powers from the region and the eventual resignation of Eden. Signed.

Narrow 4to, illustrations (5 double-page) in colors, original white and terracotta handmade paper over boards, pictorial onlay on front cover, publisher's plastic sleeve. As new, without dust-jacket, as issued. As new, without dust-jacket, as issued First edition. One of 145 press-numbered copies, signed by the author and the artist (the entire edition), designed and printed letterpress by Sandra Liddell Reese.

Oblong folio (488 x 292 mm). 1 leaf (calligraphic ink title), 21 salt paper print photos including two panoramas. Near-contemporary Qajar lacquered papier-mâché binding, likely Persian, with court motifs on both panels, front flyleaf with sticker of "E. Picart, Papétier, 14 Rue du Bac, Paris". Pink and silver decorative floral endpapers. Early, uncommonly extensive album of photographs of Constantinople (including some of Athens and Crimea), most signed by the photographer, James Robertson, created during his stay in Istanbul between 1853 and 1857. Of the 21 photographs present, no fewer than 14 show Constantinople and Scutari: they include a magnificent panorama of the city and across the Golden Horn, seen from Camp Daoud Pasha, sweeping views of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the Hagia Sophia and other mosques, the ancient hippodrome with its obelisks, views of the Seraglio, Nusretiye Mosque and Tophane Square, the Fountain of Ahmed III, Süleymaniye Mosque, street scenes, etc. Comparable albums with Constantinople photographs by Robertson are located at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (including the magnificent four-volume album of the Comte de Paris), the Getty Research Institute, Harvard (12 photographs, of which only a few show Constantinople), and other institutions with loose prints such as Princeton (four photographs, one of Constantinople) and the State Library of Victoria (31 photos, of which only four are of Constantinople). In all this is one of the strongest albums known with Constantinople content. The five photographs of Athens include a view of the Acropolis, the Tower of the Winds, the Erechtheion, the Parthenon, and the Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion); the latter two photographs are also in the large Robertson album at the Getty. Two final images show Sevastopol in Crimea (the docks and a large, cloth-backed panorama). Each image is accompanied on the opposite leaf by a handwritten French caption of the place recorded. - Far too little is known about the pioneering Scottish photographer James Robertson (1813-88), who moved at an early date to Constantinople to take the position of Chief Engraver for the Royal Mint, as part of the modernization of the country. He was related by marriage to the younger Felice Beato, a pioneer of 19th century photography, with whom he later opened a studio and recorded the Crimean war, the earliest conflict to be thus recorded. It is possible that the Beato brothers - Felice and Antonio - learnt their craft from Robertson; this album, however, pre-dates that partnership, as the photographs are signed by Robertson only. From 1853 onwards, a collection of Robertson's photographs was published with the title "Photographic Views of Constantinople" (by Joseph Cundall at the Photographic Union). - Upper cover shows severe chipping to polychrome lacquer; lower cover in better condition though also with defects. In excellent condition internally, photographs in general in good to very good prints, a few a little faded. - N. Perez, Focus East: Early Photography in the near East (1839-1885), New York, 1988, pp. 210f. R. Taylor, Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860, p. 363. J. Hannavy, Encyclopedia of 19th Century Photography, pp. 1200f.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 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 Bak?rköy 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. Signed by Author(s).

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

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original typescript letter with autograph signature by Füreya Koral. Recipient is Turkish female painter 'Tiraje Dikmen'. 28x21,5 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. 22 lines. Including Koral's request the donation of a painting from painter Tiraje Dikmen for an exhibition which is organized by the Amnesty International Istanbul Section in the Bedri Rahmi Gallery between the dates of December 6-17, 1979. Füreya Koral is one of the pioneering ceramics artists in Turkey. Known for her wall panels, Koral worked in a variety of media such as tiles, statuettes, plates, and also created household items. She started working on ceramics after she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, while receiving treatment at a sanatorium in Switzerland. She was a self-taught artist and her works were mostly ignored during her lifetime. Seeking to push the limits of ceramics beyond its function, she was inspired by the art of ancient civilizations of Turkey, Mexico and East Asia-Japan in particular. Her work is commonly known to carry a mix of Western and Eastern artistic elements. Tiraje Dikmen was born in Istanbul in 1923. After finishing at Isik High School in 1940, she graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Istanbul University in 1946. She continued her study in the workshop of Leopold Levy at the State Academy of Fine Arts. In 1947, Dikmen went to Paris to pursue her doctoral degree in Economics at the Faculty of Law and Economics. She continued painting at Leopold Levy's studio, and studied History of Art and Museology at the Ecole du Louvre. In 1956, she had her first solo exhibition at Galerie Edouard Loeb. In 1964, she was invited to "The Origins, History and Relationships of Surrealism" exhibition, viewed today as one of the most important exhibitions of the history of Surrealism. Dikmen had her first solo exhibition in Turkey at the Gallery I in Istanbul in 1970. She has also participated in many group exhibitions in Paris and Ankara. In 2002, her book "Zamanlarin Hafizasi" (Les Traces memoriales) was published by Norgunk Publications in Istanbul. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original autograph letter signed as 'Sezai' by Samipasazade Sezai to Türkgeldi family. In Ottoman script. 4 p., last page has Ali Fuat Türkgeldi's autograph note on Samipasazade Sezai's death as: "[Samipasazade] Sezai Bey; 26 Nisan 1936 Pazar aksami saat dokuzu yirmi geçe [21:20] ölmüstür.". Sezai's letter starts as 'Pek muhterem kardesim'. Used blue ink with a fountain pen. Ali Fuat Türkgeldi, (1867-1935) was an Ottoman historian and politician. He is the son of Celâl Bey, the undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior and the son of Cemal Bey in the Reform period (Tanzimat - Westernization) period), the director of Translation Chamber. Sezai Turkish realist storyteller, novelist. He is the author of Sergüzest (Adventure) which is one of the first realistic novels of Turkish literature. Also he was pioneer of the modern short story in Turkish literature with Küçük seyler 'Little things' he wrote in 1892. Between 1885 and 1901 he lived in Istanbul (this letter dated probably in that period) and had a literary period. He was close friends with Abdülhak Hamit and Recaizade Ekrem. He met with Namik Kemal whom he met when he was 17-18. He did not produce many works like other Tanzimat writers; wrote one novel, two small story books, and travel memoirs. In 1888, he published a novel called Sergüzest (A story about a Pasazade and his love story), after which he became one of the first writers of Turkish literature after Semseddin Sami, Namik Kemal and Ahmet Mithat Efendi. He translated Alphonse Daudet's 'Jak' into Turkish. For thinking that he was being held under 'surveillance' for his novel, he went to Paris in 1901 and stayed there until the declaration of the Constitutional Monarchy in 1908. He met the Young Turks in Paris; He joined the Committee of Union and Progress and came to a respected place in the community in a short time. Upon the declaration of the Constitutional Monarchy, he returned to Istanbul and was appointed as ambassador to Madrid. As WW 1 began, he moved from Madrid to Switzerland, where he stayed until the end of the war. His only novel, Serguzest, was the first novel in Turkish literature to deal entirely with captivity; the novel, in which the system of concubinance and slavery was criticized, was his most famous work. It was translated into French by Besim Ömer Pasha. e combined romance and realism in her writings. He combined romanticism and realism in his writings. He gave works with the motto of "l'art pour l'art". Signed by Author(s).

One page each, 8vo, minor stains and creasing, good condition. (1847) He describes a colleague, a "M. de La Roquette", for some years Secretary to the "Societe de geographie". whom he understands to be working on Turkey. "Je me [?] de lui indiquer un ouvrage Special sur Constantinople, son historie, ses monuments . . . " He wishes to avail himself of his correspondent's knowledge of "bibliographie" to help his colleague. ([1854?]) He has left with his correspondent's concierge two books loaned by the latter, a copy of the map which accompanies his book "Voyage dans la Turquie d'Europe" and a letter from "M. Elie[?] de Beamont "qui fera bonne figure dans votre collection d'autographes". He gives his response to the books which were lent to him. Note from BnF: "Géologue,ses travaux embrassent également la météorologie, la géographie, l'ethnographie. Membre (1833), trésorier (1843) et enfin président (1858) de la Société Géologique de France. Fondateur de la Société de météorologie de France (1850), membre de la Société Philomathique. Il s'occupe essentiellement de la partie continentale de la Turquie (Macédoine, Albanie, Thessalie.) et de la Thrace (1847-1848)." Two letters,

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Original typewritten autograph letter signed 'C. Bayar'. 30x22 cm. Punch-holes on left side. 1 p. In Turkish. 'Celâl Bayar' letterhead. Dated 5/6/1974. Sent to Agatangelos Kalaycioglu. Includes response to birthday celebration. Mahmut Celâl Bayar was a Turkish politician, who was the third President of Turkey from 1950 to 1960; previously he was Prime Minister of Turkey from 1937 to 1939. Bayar, as the Turkish President, was decorated with the Legion of Merit by the President of the United States, as a result of Turkey's participation in the Korean War. He is considered to be the longest-lived former head of state and was the longest-lived state leader until 8 December 2008 (when he was surpassed by Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum). Celal Bayar died on 22 August 1986 at the age of 103 after a brief illness. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Original TLS by Münir Rasid Öymen with autograph signature. 29x23 cm. In German. 1 p. Full. Typescript letter signed 'Münir Rasid Öymen'. ritten on a paper 'Extra Strong' watermarked. Öymen was a Turkish pedagogue and one of the earliest educators of Republican Turkey. One of 'Öymen family' of Turkey. Sent to Prof. Brinkmann due to 55th Sociology Congress held in Istanbul in 1952. Carl Brinkmann, (1885-1954), was a German sociologist and economist, focusing on socioeconomics and the history of political economy. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Original autograph document by Cemil Topuzlu. 21x14 cm. In Turkish; text on verso in Ottoman script. Also a stamp of 'Ingiliz Kanzuk Eczahanesi' on verso. On a paper [.]ndard Bond watermarked. Folded. Professor Cemil Topuzlu, also known as Cemil Pasha, was a Turkish social democratic politician and a leading surgeon in Turkey, who was internationally recognized for his pioneering work in several areas, including open chest cardiac massage, and described in several papers published in Ottoman Turkish (later in modern Turkish), French and German. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Original autograph letter signed 'President Ismet' and by president of 'Cemiyet-i Tedrisiye-i Islamiye'. 4to. (32 x 21 cm). In Ottoman script. 1 p. Dated July, 28, 1927. It's written from Bursa city. Letterhead of Turkish Presidency. Inönü was a Turkish general and statesman, who served as the second President of Turkey from 10 November 1938 to 27 May 1950, when his Republican People's Party was defeated in Turkey's second free elections. He also served as the first Chief of the General Staff from 1922 to 1924, and as the first Prime Minister after the declaration of the Republic, serving three terms: from 1923 to 1924, 1925 to 1937, and 1961 to 1965. As President, he was granted the official title of "Millî Sef" (i.e. National Chief). When the 1934 Surname Law was adopted, Mustafa Kemal gave him a surname taken from ?nönü, where he commanded the forces of Army of Grand National Assembly as the Minister of the Chief of the General Staff (Erkân-i Harbiye-i Umumiye Reis Vekili) during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922. Afterwards these battles became to be known as the First Battle of Inönü and Second Battle of Inönü. Ismet graduated from the Imperial School of Military Engineering (Mühendishane-i Berrî-i Hümâyûn) in 1903 as gunnery officer, and received his first military assignment in the Ottoman Army. He joined the Committee of Union and Progress. He won his first military victories by suppressing two major revolts against the struggling Ottoman Empire, first in Rumelia and later in Yemen, whose leader was Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din. He served as a military officer during the Balkan Wars on the Ottoman-Bulgarian front. During World War I, he served with the Ottoman military rank of Miralay (arbitrarily the equivalent of Colonel or Senior Colonel (Brigadier)) and worked under Mustafa Kemal Pasha during his assignments at the Caucasus and Palestine fronts. During the war, on 13 April 1916, Ismet married Mevhibe, who was a daughter of an Ashraf (Esraf) of Zistovi (present day Svishtov) Zühtü Efendi. They had three children: Ömer, Erdal and Özden (married to Metin Toker). After losing the Battle of Megiddo against General Edmund Allenby during the last days of World War I, he went to Constantinople (Istanbul) and was assigned Undersecretary of the Ministry of War and then General Secretary of the Documentation in the Military Council. After the military occupation of Constantinople on 16 March 1920, he decided to pass to Anatolia to join the Turkish National Movement. He and his chief of staff Major Saffet (Arikan) wore soldier uniform and left Maltepe in the evening of 19 March 1920 and arrived at Ankara on 9 April 1920. (Source: Wikipedia). This letter has been written in the Republic period. Signed by Author(s).

Ankara/ Istanbul, Baglam Yayincilik, 1987/ 1992, 2 volumes, 1st Turkish edition, 331,(1); 201,(4) pag., unif. paperbacks. = The first work with SIGNED DEDICATION by the author (dated "Nijmegen, 1988"). Zürcher was awarded the very honorable "Medal of High Distiction" on behalf of president Erdogan in 2005, but he later returned it out of dissatisfaction with the dictatorial course of the president. With the original invitation for the award ceremony and buffet at the Turkish Embessy, 9th June 2005.

ALI FETHI OKYAR (1880-1943) türkischer Botschafter und Ministerpräsident / Turkish diplomat and politician, who also served as a military officer and diplomat during the last decade of the Ottoman Empire . He was also the second Prime Minister of Turkey (1924?1925) and the second Speaker of the Turkish Parliament after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk . Albumblatt (1 S. 8 to) in Tinte eigenhändig signiert : A. FETHI, Turkish ambassador - RARE ! BEILAGE : E.Original-Briefumschlag dazu, Poststempel : London, 14.V.1934 - als türkischer Botschafter in London.

Slim folio. Condition: Fine. Slim folio. Packet of finely-printed material for participants in the 1977 World Energy Conference in Istanbul, including an invitation to a dinner and dance, a menu, and two original signed woodblock prints by Barry Moser, "Leander's Tower" and "Nasradin Hodja," all housed in the original printed paper folder.