![The Turkish and Islamic Art Museum is housed in the 1524 palace of Ibrahim Pasha, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615380.TurkeyApr062029.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615328.TurkeyApr061933.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615329.TurkeyApr061934.jpg) Door of the Great Mosque in Cizre on the Tigris, SE Turkey |
![Warrior relief, Anatolian, Seljuk period, 12th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615331.TurkeyApr061937.jpg) Warrior relief, Anatolian, Seljuk period, 12th C. |
![Prayer carpet, Konya (Bellini type) 18th C., Mosque of Sheyh Baba Yusuf, Sivrinisar-Eskisehir](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615332.TurkeyApr061940.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615333.TurkeyApr061942.jpg) Prayer carpet, Konya (Bellini type) 18th C, Tomb of Haseki Hürrem Sultan, Istanbul |
![Candlestick with Dragons, Emirates-Early Ottoman Period, 14-15th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615335.TurkeyApr061944.jpg) Candlestick with Dragons, Emirates-Early Ottoman Period, 14-15th C. |
![TurkeyApr06 1947.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615336.TurkeyApr061947.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1947.jpg |
![Kaaba Key, Ottoman period, 1818-1819](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615338.TurkeyApr061948.jpg) Kaaba Key, Ottoman period, 1818-1819 |
![Objects from the Kaaba in Mecca, Ottoman Period](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615339.TurkeyApr061950.jpg) Objects from the Kaaba in Mecca, Ottoman Period |
![Quran, Persian, Safevid period, 16th C by calligrapher Giyaseddin bin Abdulvahab](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60240423.TurkeyApr061951.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615342.TurkeyApr061957.jpg) 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)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615343.TurkeyApr061958.jpg) Tombak Ewer-Basin Set, Ottoman Period, 1286 A.H. (1870) |
![Gold Embellished Orb, Ottoman, 1219 A.H. (1804-1805)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615344.TurkeyApr061960.jpg) Gold Embellished Orb, Ottoman, 1219 A.H. (1804-1805) |
![Ewer and Basin, Ottoman, 18th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615345.TurkeyApr061962.jpg) Ewer and Basin, Ottoman, 18th C. |
![Prayer Carpet, Usak (Transylvanian type) 17th C., Mosque of Sinan Bey, Bastamonu](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615346.TurkeyApr061964.jpg) Prayer Carpet, Usak (Transylvanian type) 17th C., Mosque of Sinan Bey, Bastamonu |
![Calligraphic panel, Ottoman 1319 A.H. (1901-1902), calligrapher Sami Efendi](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615347.TurkeyApr061967.jpg) Calligraphic panel, Ottoman 1319 A.H. (1901-1902), calligrapher Sami Efendi |
![Calligraphic panel, Ottoman, 1251 A.H. (1835-1836), calligrapher Hafiz Mehmed](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615348.TurkeyApr061969.jpg) Calligraphic panel, Ottoman, 1251 A.H. (1835-1836), calligrapher Hafiz Mehmed |
![In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615349.TurkeyApr061970.jpg) In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate |
![Calligraphic panel, Ottoman, 1250 A.H. (1834-1835), calligrapher Mustafa Hilmi](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615350.TurkeyApr061971.jpg) Calligraphic panel, Ottoman, 1250 A.H. (1834-1835), calligrapher Mustafa Hilmi |
![Tughra of Sultan Osman III, 1170 A.H. (1756-1757)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615351.TurkeyApr061975.jpg) Tughra of Sultan Osman III, 1170 A.H. (1756-1757) |
![Detail of map of Istanbul from a larger map of the Ottoman Empire, 1901](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615352.TurkeyApr061978.jpg) Detail of map of Istanbul from a larger map of the Ottoman Empire, 1901 |
![Mulkname of Sultan Mehmed IV, Edirne, 1081 A.H. (1670)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615353.TurkeyApr061979.jpg) Mulkname of Sultan Mehmed IV, Edirne, 1081 A.H. (1670) |
![Writing box, Ottoman period, 19th C. by Al-Sayyid Omar al-Rajai](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615354.TurkeyApr061981.jpg) Writing box, Ottoman period, 19th C. by Al-Sayyid Omar al-Rajai |
![Qiblanuma, Ottoman period, 1151 A.H. (1738) by Barun al-Muhteri](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615355.TurkeyApr061983.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615356.TurkeyApr061985.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615357.TurkeyApr061986.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615359.TurkeyApr061988.jpg) 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)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615360.TurkeyApr061989.jpg) Berat of Sultan Mehmed IV, 1080 A.H. (1670) |
![Bergama Carpet, 17th C, from the Tomb of Sultan Aleaddin Keykubad, Konya](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615361.TurkeyApr061992.jpg) Bergama Carpet, 17th C, from the Tomb of Sultan Aleaddin Keykubad, Konya |
![Sinirname of Sultan Selim II, 976 A.H. (1569)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615362.TurkeyApr061997.jpg) Sinirname of Sultan Selim II, 976 A.H. (1569) |
![Tile with geometric pattern, Seljuk period, 13th C](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615364.TurkeyApr061999.jpg) Tile with geometric pattern, Seljuk period, 13th C |
![Zubdat At-tawarikh Cream of Histories Ottoman period 993 A.H. (1583) calligraphy by Sayyid Loqman](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615365.TurkeyApr062001.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615366.TurkeyApr062003.jpg) The Great Hall of the palace has massive Turkish carpets |
![Medallion Usak Carpet, 16th C, Sultan Selim Mosque, Konya](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615367.TurkeyApr062006.jpg) Medallion Usak Carpet, 16th C, Sultan Selim Mosque, Konya |
![Medallion Usak Carpet, Ottoman period, 16th C., Piyale Pasha Mosque, Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615368.TurkeyApr062007.jpg) Medallion Usak Carpet, Ottoman period, 16th C., Piyale Pasha Mosque, Istanbul |
![Shahname of Talikizade Subhi Celebi, Ottoman period, 1596-1603](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615369.TurkeyApr062009.jpg) Shahname of Talikizade Subhi Celebi, Ottoman period, 1596-1603 |
![Makel-i Al-i Resul (Killing of the Prophet's Family) Ottoman period Baghdad, 1602](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615370.TurkeyApr062012.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615371.TurkeyApr062014.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615372.TurkeyApr062015.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615373.TurkeyApr062017.jpg) Quran, Ottoman period Istanbul, 1259 A.H. (1843), calligraphy by Sayyid Mustafa Izzet |
![Murakka, Ottoman period, 1146 A.H. (1733)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615374.TurkeyApr062018.jpg) Murakka, Ottoman period, 1146 A.H. (1733) |
![Rosewater bottle, Ottoman, last quarter 16th C](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615375.TurkeyApr062021.jpg) Rosewater bottle, Ottoman, last quarter 16th C |
![Golden aigrette holder, Ottoman, last quarter 16th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615376.TurkeyApr062024.jpg) Golden aigrette holder, Ottoman, last quarter 16th C. |
![Enamelled golden aigrette holders, Ottoman, 2nd half 17th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615378.TurkeyApr062026.jpg) Enamelled golden aigrette holders, Ottoman, 2nd half 17th C. |
![Bejewelled ivory belts, Ottoman, 1st half 16th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615379.TurkeyApr062027.jpg) Bejewelled ivory belts, Ottoman, 1st half 16th C. |
![On the lower level of the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is an ethnographic section](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615381.TurkeyApr062031.jpg) On the lower level of the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is an ethnographic section |
![Turkman Yurt](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615382.TurkeyApr062032.jpg) Turkman Yurt |
![Turkman Yurt](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615383.TurkeyApr062033.jpg) Turkman Yurt |
![Turkman Yurt](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615384.TurkeyApr062034.jpg) Turkman Yurt |
![Turkman Yurt](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615401.TurkeyApr062055.jpg) Turkman Yurt |
![Anatolian costume](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615385.TurkeyApr062035.jpg) Anatolian costume |
![Interior of Anatolian black nomad tent](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615386.TurkeyApr062036.jpg) Interior of Anatolian black nomad tent |
![Interior of Anatolian black nomad tent](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615387.TurkeyApr062038.jpg) Interior of Anatolian black nomad tent |
![Interior of Anatolian black nomad tent](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615389.TurkeyApr062039.jpg) Interior of Anatolian black nomad tent |
![Equipment for wool production and carpet or kilim weaving](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615392.TurkeyApr062043.jpg) Equipment for wool production and carpet or kilim weaving |
![Carpet loom and wool](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615402.TurkeyApr062056.jpg) Carpet loom and wool |
![Spinning wool](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615393.TurkeyApr062044.jpg) Spinning wool |
![Village house of the Yuntdag](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615391.TurkeyApr062042.jpg) Village house of the Yuntdag |
![Village house of the Yuntdag](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615400.TurkeyApr062054.jpg) Village house of the Yuntdag |
![Village house of the Yuntdag](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615394.TurkeyApr062046.jpg) Village house of the Yuntdag |
![Daily life in a house in the Bursa Region, 19th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615395.TurkeyApr062047.jpg) Daily life in a house in the Bursa Region, 19th C. |
![Daily life in a house in the Bursa Region, 19th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615396.TurkeyApr062048.jpg) Daily life in a house in the Bursa Region, 19th C. |
![Istanbul parlour](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615397.TurkeyApr062050.jpg) Istanbul parlour |
![Clothing for a Turkish bath, or Hamam](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615398.TurkeyApr062052.jpg) Clothing for a Turkish bath, or Hamam |
![Bathing shoes for the hamam](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615399.TurkeyApr062053.jpg) Bathing shoes for the hamam |
![Konya cicim, 19th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60615403.TurkeyApr062057.jpg) Konya cicim, 19th C. |