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Sami Efendi

Sami Efendi
Born Mehmed Sami
1837
Ottoman Empire
Died 1912 (aged 74–75)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Known for Calligraphy
Notable work
Imperial tughra of Sultan Abdulhamid II. It reads: Abdul Hamid Khan bin Abdul Majid, al-muzaffar daima. Dated 1298/1881, Istanbul.
writes the essay on Europe

Sami Efendi (Ottoman Turkish: سامى افندي‎, Modern Turkish: Hattat Mehmet Sâmi Efendi) (1837-1912), was an Ottoman calligrapher. The Tughra found its definitive shape in the era of Abdulhamid II in the hands of Sami Efendi.


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