The Turkish and Islamic Art Museum is housed in the 1524 palace of Ibrahim Pasha, Sultanahmet |
Door handles of the 12-13C door of the Great Mosque of Cizre |
Door of the Great Mosque in Cizre on the Tigris, SE Turkey |
Warrior relief, Anatolian, Seljuk period, 12th C. |
Prayer carpet, Konya (Bellini type) 18th C., Mosque of Sheyh Baba Yusuf, Sivrinisar-Eskisehir |
Prayer carpet, Konya (Bellini type) 18th C, Tomb of Haseki Hürrem Sultan, Istanbul |
Candlestick with Dragons, Emirates-Early Ottoman Period, 14-15th C. |
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Kaaba Key, Ottoman period, 1818-1819 |
Objects from the Kaaba in Mecca, Ottoman Period |
Quran, Persian, Safevid period, 16th C by calligrapher Giyaseddin bin Abdulvahab |
Tile panel with a picture of the Kaaba, Ottoman, last qtr 16th C, Neslisah Sultan Mosque |
Tombak Ewer-Basin Set, Ottoman Period, 1286 A.H. (1870) |
Gold Embellished Orb, Ottoman, 1219 A.H. (1804-1805) |
Ewer and Basin, Ottoman, 18th C. |
Prayer Carpet, Usak (Transylvanian type) 17th C., Mosque of Sinan Bey, Bastamonu |
Calligraphic panel, Ottoman 1319 A.H. (1901-1902), calligrapher Sami Efendi |
Calligraphic panel, Ottoman, 1251 A.H. (1835-1836), calligrapher Hafiz Mehmed |
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate |
Calligraphic panel, Ottoman, 1250 A.H. (1834-1835), calligrapher Mustafa Hilmi |
Tughra of Sultan Osman III, 1170 A.H. (1756-1757) |
Detail of map of Istanbul from a larger map of the Ottoman Empire, 1901 |
Mulkname of Sultan Mehmed IV, Edirne, 1081 A.H. (1670) |
Writing box, Ottoman period, 19th C. by Al-Sayyid Omar al-Rajai |
Qiblanuma, Ottoman period, 1151 A.H. (1738) by Barun al-Muhteri |
Detail of the 1738 Qiblanuma, an astronomical instrument for finding the direction of Mecca |
Detail of the 1738 Qiblanuma, an astronomical instrument for finding the direction of Mecca |
Letter congratulating Sultan Abdulhamid II on the 25th year of his reign by Orthodox Patriarch Abdulmesih, 1901 |
Berat of Sultan Mehmed IV, 1080 A.H. (1670) |
Bergama Carpet, 17th C, from the Tomb of Sultan Aleaddin Keykubad, Konya |
Sinirname of Sultan Selim II, 976 A.H. (1569) |
Tile with geometric pattern, Seljuk period, 13th C |
Zubdat At-tawarikh "Cream of Histories" Ottoman period 993 A.H. (1583) calligraphy by Sayyid Loqman |
The Great Hall of the palace has massive Turkish carpets |
Medallion Usak Carpet, 16th C, Sultan Selim Mosque, Konya |
Medallion Usak Carpet, Ottoman period, 16th C., Piyale Pasha Mosque, Istanbul |
Shahname of Talikizade Subhi Celebi, Ottoman period, 1596-1603 |
Makel-i Al-i Resul (Killing of the Prophet's Family) Ottoman period Baghdad, 1602 |
Detail of Siyeri-i Nebi (Life of the Prophet), Ottoman period, mid 17th C, illumination by Sayyid Suleyman Qasim Pasha |
Siyeri-i Nebi (Life of the Prophet), Ottoman period, mid 17th C, illumination by Sayyid Suleyman Qasim Pasha |
Quran, Ottoman period Istanbul, 1259 A.H. (1843), calligraphy by Sayyid Mustafa Izzet |
Murakka, Ottoman period, 1146 A.H. (1733) |
Rosewater bottle, Ottoman, last quarter 16th C |
Golden aigrette holder, Ottoman, last quarter 16th C. |
Enamelled golden aigrette holders, Ottoman, 2nd half 17th C. |
Bejewelled ivory belts, Ottoman, 1st half 16th C. |
On the lower level of the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is an ethnographic section |
Turkman Yurt |
Turkman Yurt |
Turkman Yurt |
Turkman Yurt |
Anatolian costume |
Interior of Anatolian black nomad tent |
Interior of Anatolian black nomad tent |
Interior of Anatolian black nomad tent |
Equipment for wool production and carpet or kilim weaving |
Carpet loom and wool |
Spinning wool |
Village house of the Yuntdag |
Village house of the Yuntdag |
Village house of the Yuntdag |
Daily life in a house in the Bursa Region, 19th C. |
Daily life in a house in the Bursa Region, 19th C. |
Istanbul parlour |
Clothing for a Turkish bath, or Hamam |
Bathing shoes for the hamam |
Konya cicim, 19th C. |