[Bilimsel Haber] New Book: Turkish Palestine (1069-1917) by Mehmet Tutuncu

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NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT:
TURKISH PALESTINE (1069-1917)
Inscriptions from al-Khalil (Hebron), Nebi Musa and Other Palestinian Cities
Under Turkish Rule 
By Mehmet Tütüncü 

CORPUS OF TURKISH ISLAMIC INSCRIPTIONS nr. 2 
TÜRK ISLAM KITABELERI DIZISI no: 2 
ISBN 978-90-6921-004-9 
SOTA PublicAtions, 2008 Haarlem, Netherlands. 
With 163 illustrations and 3 maps. 
320 pages.
Price: € 59.

You can have a look at cover and download some sample pages from next
address: <www.turkistan.org/turkpals.htm>
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>From the Year 1069 until 1917 Turks Ruled in Greater Parts of Middle East
and also in today's Palestine. First The Seljukids, Artuqids and Zangids and
later Mamluks and lastly Ottomans. But despite this nearly 850 years long
rule the Turkish heritage and contribution is often overlooked and
underestimated in the literature. One of the most significant and visible
heritage in the sacred landscape of Palestine are the building activities
and inscriptions that are fixed in these buildings. This book is a follow up
to the in 2006 published Turkish Jerusalem (1516-1917), Ottoman Inscriptions
from Jerusalem and Other Palestinian Cities, (ISBN 90-807403-4-9). Was in
the first volume recorded 122 inscriptions from Jerusalem and 18
inscriptions outside Jerusalem; in this second volume 134 inscriptions are
recorded from towns outside Jerusalem and 9 from Jerusalem. Also the time
range is also wider, was in TJ almost all inscriptions from Ottoman times,
this volume covers inscriptions from the entrance of the first Turkish rule
(1069) of the Saljukids to the end of the Ottoman empire (1917). So
therefore the title of Turkish Palestine (1069-1917) is justified. The
earliest inscription is from the year 476/1083 (Jerusalem nr. 123). From
next places and next number of inscriptions are included. Hebron (73), Safed
(12), Nabi Musa (7) Ramle (8), Nablus (5), Lod (5), Yavne (4), Jaffa(8), and
from Tanturah, Haifa, Beysan, Azariya, Herzlya, Isdud, Dimra and Qalat
Subaybah (1) inscription. There are also recorded 9 inscriptions from
Jerusalem that were missed in the first volume (9) inscriptions. Each
inscription is accompanied by high quality photograps and commentary on
subject and form of inscription. The book is accompanied by a cd-rom with
digital versions of photographs, so that one can compare the readings in
details.

For ordering you can contact SOTA
sota at wanadoo.nl
or write to next address
SOTA
Postbus 9642
2003 LP Haarlem

CONTENTS
Acknowledgement of Illustrations:
.............................................9
Introduction................................................................
.............10
List of Tables and List of Maps
.................................................12
Methodology.................................................................
...........13

CATALOGUE OF CORPUS OF INSCRIPTIONS
Inscriptions from Jerusalem (Addendum).................................16
Inscriptions of Sultan Baybars in 
Palestine................................23
Inscriptions from Zawiya -Al As´adiyya....................................34
Nabi Musa Inscriptions
............................................................42
Safed Inscriptions
.....................................................................64
El-Khalil (Hebron)
Inscriptions................................................86
Nablus Inscriptions
................................................................231
Ramleh Inscriptions
...............................................................239
Lod Inscriptions
.....................................................................253
Yavne Inscriptions
..................................................................260
Jaffa
Inscriptions................................................................
.....267
Nabi Rubin Inscription
..........................................................283
Dor/Tanturah
Inscription.......................................................285
Haifa Inscription
....................................................................286
Beysan
Inscription.................................................................
.287
Al-Azzariya
Inscription...........................................................290
Haram Seyyidna Ali Inscription
.............................................293
Tughra's from Akka, Jaffa and Nablus ....................................295
Ashdod......................................................................
.............298
Dimra
............................................................................
........301
Qalat
Suaybah.....................................................................
...302
Tables (3-13)
..........................................................................30
7
Bibliography................................................................
...........314
Appendix: Cd-Rom with digital version of the illustrations and other
illustrations.
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Mehmet Tutuncu
<m.tutuncu at quicknet.nl>