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The
Turkish and Islamic Museum exhibits
Turkish and Islamic culture.It is
located in Hippodrome,
Sultanahmet,facing
Hagia Sophia.It was
situated in the complex of Suleymaniye
Mosque,which is in Beyazit until 1983.In
1983 it has been moved to Ibrahim Pasa
Palace,in Sultanahmet,today still it is
located in Ibrahim Pasa Palace.Its
beautiful building has been given to the
Grand Vizir Ibrahim Pasha as a gift from
Sultan Suleyman in 1520. Turkish and
Islamic Works Museum exhibits almost all
periods and all types of Islamic art. It
has a collection exceeding forty
thousand works.
The carpet
section in the museum is very rich and
people use to call the Turkish and
Islamic Art Museum the "Carpet Museum".
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In the carpets
collection there are some of the oldest carpets
in the world, rare Seljuk carpets, prayer rugs
and animal figured carpets belonging to the 15th
centuries, Anatolian carpets between the 15th
and 17th centuries, Iranian and Caucasian
carpets and palace carpet samples.
The
most important part of this collection is the
Anatolian wood art dated from between the 9th
and 10th century. You can also see Anatolian
Seljuks art work, mother-of-pearl, ivory,
tortoiseshell ornamented wooden works from the
Ottoman Empire,
Koran part cases, book rests and drawers.
Stone works belonging to Emevi, Abbasi, Memluk,
Seljuk, Ottoman
periods. You will be able to see grave stones
with hunting scenes, figures like sphinx,
griphon, dragon, etc.
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In this
section you will see ceramics of early
Islamic period and glasses belonging to
the Anatolian Principalities,
Ottoman
tiles and ceramic art samples, Seljuk
Period samples and ornaments of
Konya Kilicaslan Palace. You can
see glass collection starting from the
9th century, 15th century memluk candles
and
Ottoman glass art samples.
The
museum exhibits Korans from the 7th to
the 20th century. Rare collection of
calligraphies, |
books from different
subjects, imperial edicts with
Ottoman
signatures and Turkish and Iranian miniature
writings.
You
will see Seljuk Empire period art, the door
knockers of Cizre Ulu Mosque, 14th century
candelabrum ornamented with constellation and
planet symbols,
Ottoman metal art samples from the 16th
century until the 19th century on silver, brass,
tombac (ornamented with valuable stones) crests,
candles, rose water cans and censers.
You
will be able to see carpets - kilim looms
collected from various regions of Anatolia, wool
painting techniques, weaving and ornaments,
clothes in their regional enhancements, house
goods, hand made arts and nomad tents. |
