Yıldız Holding’s “Talking Scripts” Exhibition Opens in Edirne
20.12.2023
Featuring the most prominent works of traditional Islamic art, the “Talking Scripts” exhibition awaits visitors at Edirne Deveci Han Cultural Center between December 20 – January 10.
Featuring calligraphy works from Yıldız Holding’s Islamic Arts Collection, the “Talking Scripts” exhibition meets art lovers at Edirne Deveci Han Cultural Center with the contributions of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It will be on display between December 20 and January 10, offering visitors the chance to see some of the impressive works featured in the permanent exhibition “Talking Scripts” at Yıldız Holding Exhibition Hall in Çamlıca.
Compiling the most prominent works of traditional Islamic art, this exclusive exhibition features scripts rendered by many esteemed calligraphers, including Hâfız Osman (d. 1698), Mahmud Celâleddin Efendi (d. 1829), Yesârîzâde Mustafa İzzet Efendi (d. 1849), Kazasker Mustafa İzzet Efendi (d. 1876), Mehmed Şefik Bey (d. 1880), and Hasan Rızâ Efendi (d. 1920), Hâmid Aytaç (d. 1982).
Opened with a ceremony hosted by Yıldız Holding Board Member, Global Head of Legal Affairs İbrahim Taşkın and attended by Yunus Sezer, the Governor of Edirne, the free exhibition will be welcoming visitors on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until January 10.
İbrahim Taşkın: “We invite the people of Edirne to share the moral wealth of these exclusive scripts.”
Stating that, having received substantial interest in other Anatolian provinces priorly, the “Talking Scripts” exhibition now meets the people of Edirne, Yıldız Holding Board Member and Global Head of Legal Affairs İbrahim Taşkın said: “On top of making considerable economic contributions to our country, we aim to create social value through our cultural and art activities since the day Yıldız Holding was founded. Thus, we wanted to introduce an exclusive collection from the “Talking Scripts,” on permanent display at our Holding’s Exhibition Hall in Çamlıca Campus and featuring unique calligraphy works, to art lovers across Türkiye. We are delighted to take the “Talking Scripts” exhibition to art enthusiasts of Edirne as it received great public interest in other provinces priorly, with the most prominent works of leading calligraphers. We are here today, inspired by the depths of traditional Islamic art and driven by our intention to offer the art lovers in Edirne an experience that will touch our hearts. We invite all people of Edirne to come and visit the ‘Talking Scripts’ exhibition to share the moral wealth these exclusive scripts reveal.”