| ID | 183742 |
| Title Proper | İbnülemin Mahmud Kemal İnal – the epitome of late Ottoman culture |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tanvir Wasti, Syed |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | İbnülemin Mahmud Kemal İnal was born in Istanbul as the son of a Pasha and, spending his entire working life as a bureaucrat, reached the highest levels in the Ottoman Civil Service. His career spanned the last years of the Ottoman Empire as well as the first decades of the Turkish Republic. As a result, he became uniquely qualified to write about people and events he had witnessed. He had a remarkably keen memory, and a high level of accomplishment in Arabic, Persian and French. With deep interests in literature, history, calligraphy, art and Turkish classical music, he almost became a one-man cultural institution. As a lifelong bachelor, he spent much time and effort in order to produce several encyclopaedic works on late Ottoman history, literature, music and culture. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 58, No.1; Jan 2022: p.19-31 |
| Journal Source | Middle Eastern Studies Vol: 58 No 1 |
| Key Words | Ottoman ; İbnülemin Mahmud Kema ; History of Late Ottoman Poetry ; Lives of the Ottoman Grand Viziers ; Turkish Music ; Islamic Calligraphic Art |