Calligraphy

If five prominent Ottomans had not understood the importance of printing Ottoman Turkish books in 1727, many decades would have passed before the right circumstances happened again

?brahim Müteferrika.

Turkey will be the guest of honor at the 21st Beijing International Book Fair scheduled from between Aug. 27-31.

“There will be around 3,000 books from classical and contemporary Turkish literature on three stands covering an area of 932,000 squaremeters,” said Onur Arıcı, deputy minister of Culture and Tourism, at a press conference in Istanbul on Aug. 6.

BELGRADE – An exhibition of traditional Persian painting and calligraphy and contemporary fine art and graphic design of Iran has opened at the Kombank Art Hall in Belgrade.

Visitors have a unique opportunity to view works by three Iranian artists, namely, Jalil Jokar (1971 ), Gholam-Ali Taheri (1956 ) and Saber Safai (1978 ).