Hasan Çelebi
Turkish calligrapher (1937–2025)
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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