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1st Calligraphy Competition

1st International Calligraphy Competition

dedicated to Hamid Aytac (1891-1982), 1986

1272 works were submitted to this competition by 356 participants from 18 countries. 62 works by 43 participants from 17 countries were given awards totaling US$ 30,000. An award ceremony was held on 16 May 1987 coinciding
with the fifth anniversary of Hamid Aytac’s death.

Jaly Thuluth | Prizes

Davut Bektaş - 1st Prize - Türkiye

Illumination: Eda Funda Özkan

Hüseyin Gündüz - 1st Prize (Imitation of Hamid’s writing) - Türkiye

Illumination: Sibel Ak

Jaly Thuluth | Mentions

Hüseyin Kutlu - 1st Mention - Türkiye

Illumination: Ayşe Cömert

Hüseyin Öksüz - 2nd Mention - Türkiye

Davut Bektaş - 2nd Mention (Imitation) - Türkiye

Jasim al-Najafi - 3rd Mention - Iraq

Thuluth Naskh | Prizes

Mehmed Özçay - 1st Prize - Türkiye

Illumination: Fatma Özçay

Thuluth Naskh | Mentions

Hüseyin Kutlu - 1st Mention - Türkiye

Hüseyin Kutlu - 1st Mention (Imitation) - Türkiye

Illumination: Esra Ciğerli

Osman Özçay - 2nd Mention - Türkiye

Naser ben Abdulaziz ben Maymon - 3rd Mention - Saudi Arabia

Jaly Taliq | Prizes

Savaş Çevik - 1st Prize - Türkiye

Illumination: Emel Türkmen

Jaly Taliq | Mentions

Hüseyin Öksüz - 1st Mention - Türkiye

Ali Toy - 2nd Mention - Türkiye

Naser ben Abdulaziz ben Maymon - 3rd Mention - Saudi Arabia

Jaly Diwani | Prizes

Hüseyin Öksüz - 1st Prize - Türkiye

Illumination: Derya Soyyiğit

Jaly Diwani | Mentions

Muhammed al-Qadi - 2nd Mention - Syria

Talib Bakr al-Azzawi - 3rd Mention (imitation) - Iraq

Diwani | Mentions

Osman Hamid Hasan Ibrahim - 1st Mention - Egypt

Husein Ali al-Sirri - 3rd Mention - United Arab Emirates

Jury Members

  • Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Prof. Dr., Chairman of the Organising Committe, Türkiye
  • Ahmed Ziya İbrahim, Master of calligraphy, Saudi Arabia
  • Yousif Thanoon, Master of calligraphy, Iraq
  • Emin Barın, Prof. Dr., Master of calligraphy, Türkiye
  • Mahmud Hilmi, Master of calligraphy, Egypt
  • Mohammed Cherifi, Dr., Master of calligraphy, Algeria
  • Mohammed Yousuf Abu Bakar, Expert of calligraphy, Malaysia
  • Ali Alparslan, Prof. Dr., Master of calligraphy, Substitute jury member, Türkiye
  • Mustafa Uğur Derman, Prof., Expert of calligraphy, Substitute jury member, Türkiye

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