MÜTEFERRİKA COLLECTION

Among the most valuable books in the IRCICA Library and Archive's rare books collection are the Müteferrika's volumes. These works were printed in the first Turkish printing house established by İbrahim Müteferrika (d. 1160/1747). Its first book was published in 1729 and by 1743, 17 books in 23 volumes (each with between 500 and 1,000 copies) in different topics such as history, geography, and languages, as well as military were printed. These digitally accessible books are as follows: Lügat-i Vankulu,1729; Tuhfe el-kibar fi esfar el-bihar, 1729; Tarih-i seyyah der beyan-ı zuhur-ı Ağvaniyan ve sebebi inhidam-ı bina-i Devlet-i Şahan-ı Safeviyan, 1729; Tarih el-Hind el-Garbi, el-müsemma bi hadis-i nev, 1730; Tarih-i Timur Gürkan, 1730; Tarih-i Mısr-i kadim ve Mısr-i cedid, 1730; Gülşen-i hulefa, 1730; Grammaire Turque ou methode courte & facile pour apprendre la langue Turque: Avec un recueil des noms, des verbes, des manieres de parler les plus necessaires a sçavoir, avec plusieurs dialogues familiers, 1730; Usul el-hikem fi nizam el-ümem, 1732; Füyuzat-ı mıknatisiyye, 1732; Kitab-ı cihannüma, 1732; Takvim el-tevarih, 1733; Tarih-i Naima, 1734; Tarih-i Raşid Efendi, 1735; Tarih-i Çelebizade, 1741; Ahval-i gazavat der diyar-ı Bosna, 1741; Lisan el-Acem: Ferheng-i Şuuri ve el-müsemmat bi-neval el-fuzala ve lisan el-Acem, 1742.