OTTOMAN EXHIBITION OPENED IN UNESCO
PARIS - An exhibition organized within the scope of
400th anniversary of Katip Celebi's birth was opened at UNESCO hall in
French capital of Paris on Monday.
The exhibition "The Ottomans' Worldview: from Piri Reis to Katip Celebi" organized by the Istanbul-based Bahcesehir University Civilization Studies Center (MEDAM) was opened in Paris.
It includes detailed maps from the two prominent men who made some of the most important contributions to Ottoman geography and cartography together with works from other geographers from the same era.
The exhibition will remain open till December 11, 2009.
The show is a tribute to Katip Celebi, the well-known 17th century historian, geographer and bibliographer, on the 400th anniversary of his birth, which is being marked across Turkey throughout the year as part of the 2009 Year of Katip Celebi announced by the Turkish commission of UNESCO.
