Seyyid Ahmet Depeler

Ahmet Depeler was born in Konya in 1986. In 1999, with the encouragement of his grandfather Deceased Calligrapher Abdullah Rıza Bey, he received lectures from calligrapher Tahir Güçlü Bey. In 2000, he started to take sülüs lessons from Calligrapher Hüseyin Öksüz Bey. In 2010, he graduated from Selçuk University, Faculty of Fine Arts, and Department of Traditional Turkish Arts. Here, he started to take Divâni and Celi Divâni lessons from the calligrapher Fatih Özkafa.

He benefits from his valuable teachers in particular from Mehmed Özçay, Osman Özçay, Davut Bektaş and Ali Toy. In national and international competitions, the artist has a total of 11 awards and continues his ta’lik classes with his teacher Hüseyin Öksüz Bey.

Study 1

وَلْتَنظُرْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍ

‘‘Herkes, yarın için önceden ne göndermiş olduğuna baksın.’‘(Haşr Sûresi 18)

Calligraphy: Seyit Ahmet DEPELER

O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah. And let every soul look to that which it sendeth on before for the morrow. And observe your duty to Allah! Lo! Allah is informed of what ye do. (Haşr Sûresi 18)

Illuminated manuscript (ornamentation): Belgin BALIKÇI (TUNA)

Study 2

هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ

‘‘O, kendisinden başka hiçbir ilâh bulunmayan Allah’tır. ‘‘ (Haşr Sûresi 23)

Calligraphy: Seyit Ahmet DEPELER

He is Allah, than whom there is no other God, the Sovereign Lord the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, and the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him). (Haşr Sûresi 23)

Illuminated manuscript (ornamentation): İsmail ÇÖKÜK