Museum of Calligraphy
The Beyazid Medresesi (Educational Instituon), which was used as the municipality
library since 1945 was evacuated, restored and rearanged as the Turkish Foundations
Calligraphic Arts Museum where the objects displayed in the Sultan Selim Medresesi on
Vatan Street previously are exhibited today. The Korans, imperial seals, diplomas, Hilye-i
serif (descriptions of the Prophet), equipment and apparatus for calligraphic writing,
samples of bookbinding, holy relics, miniatures are some of the object displayed. |