The book, titled YÂ HAZRET-İ PÎR: Sufi Leaders in Turkish Calligraphy, was published by Marmara University Press and printed at the MAS Printing House. It was released in the prestigious books category.
With a foreword by Prof. M. Uğur Derman and an introduction by the Rector of Marmara University, Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar, the book's author provides a preface examining the close relationship between Sufi culture and calligraphy from a historical perspective. Following the 'Introduction' section, which contains significant observations on the emergence, development and fundamental characteristics of 'Yâ Hazret-i Pîr' panels, as well as an analysis of 'Yâ Hazret-i Pîr' paintings in the visual arts, calligraphic panels associated with each order are analysed from a calligraphic perspective in separate chapters.
The 560-page book contains approximately 300 high-quality images, offering readers a refined aesthetic experience. The calligraphic panel titled 'Câmiu’t-Turuk', written by the author and featuring the names of the thirteen major order founders, is a highlight of this special boxed hardcover edition.
This book is considered the most comprehensive and prestigious publication on the subject in the history of Turkish calligraphy. It brings together calligraphic panels bearing the names of the founding masters of the major Sufi orders, signed by numerous renowned calligraphers:
1. Câmiu’t-Turuk
2. Üveysiyye
3. Kadiriyye
4. Sa’diyye
5. Rifaiyye
6. Ekberiyye
7. Şazeliyye
8. Bektaşiyye
9. Mevleviyye
10. Bedeviyye
11. Nakşibendiyye
12. Halvetiyye
13. Bayramiyye