Istanbul Technical University Summer School

*OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHY AND PALEOGRAPHY l - II*

YILDIZ SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITY*

*ISTANBUL/TURKEY*

*Intensive Summer School/15 June-31 July 2015

1. *OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHY AND PALEOGRAPHY l*

This course begins with teaching the alphabet of Ottoman Turkish. Lecturing about Ottoman Calligraphy and Paleography uses it. On top of that, passages from published and handwritten programs receive. This degree obtains 160 hours of training (7 days: classes plus rehearse hours) throughout the system. Ottoman Calligraphy and Paleography I is focin Istanbulused on building the ability to read, transcribe, and convert printed Ottoman texts mainly from the 19th-20th century.

2. *OTTOMAN -ALLIGRAPHY AND PALEOGRAPHY ll*

In Ottoman Calligraphy and Paleography II lessons we're going to focus on reading printed and handwritten Ottoman documents such as archives, magazines, chronicals and an such like. There is aditional reading products due to the interest of students based on their area of study. The classes will begin with common handwriting style called Rik'a and can
continue steadily to read various other handwriting designs eg Celi, Sülüs, Divani. This amount obtains 154 hours (7 weeks) : (guidelines, training hours and studying within the State Archives of Ottoman Empire during program.

*PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES*
*1. *Seminars on Turkish tradition and History