Hasan Çelebi
Hasan Çelebi (1937 – 24 February 2025) was a Turkish master of Islamic calligraphy. He was a student of Hamid Aytaç.
Life and career
Çelebi was born in Erzurum, Turkey. In 1954, he moved to Istanbul for religious education, attending school to learn Arabic and study Islam.[1] He devoted his whole life to calligraphy, and was described by Caryle Murphy of The Washington Post as one "of the most celebrated masters of classical Ottoman calligraphy style".[2] His work was included in an exhibition of Iranian and Turkish calligraphy at the Saba Institute in Tehran.[3] His former student, Mohammed Zakariya, is an American master calligrapher who lectures in the USA and in the Middle East.[2]
Çelebi died in Istanbul on 24 February 2025, at the age of 88.[4] His life was depicted in the documentary "Hattın İzinde Bir Ömür" (A Lifetime in Pursuit of Calligraphy).[1]
See also
- Soraya Syed, a British Islamic calligrapher and artist, and one of Hasan Çelebi's students
- Hasan Çelebi (Ottoman era), a disciple of Ahmed Karahisari
References
- ^ a b AA, Daily Sabah with (25 February 2025). "Hasan Çelebi: Turkish calligraphy master who left his mark worldwide". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ a b Murphy, Caryle (2003) "Expressing Faith In Written Word; Islamic Calligrapher Shows His Devotion In Elegant Script Sanctified by Tradition", The Washington Post, 26 October 2003
- ^ "“Art Bridge from Istanbul to Tehran” coming to Saba institute", Tehran Times, 22 September 2009, retrieved 22 January 2010
- ^ Hattat Hasan Çelebi vefat etti (in Turkish)
External links
- Hatvesanat.com (mainly (in Turkish))
- Calligraphers' Biographies (mainly (in Turkish))
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