Państwowa Biblioteka Bejazyda w Stambule
Beyazit State Library in Istanbul

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the history of the Beyazıt State Library in Istanbul, the oldest library in Turkey, created on the initiative of the Turkish state in 1884. This is a research library, visited by both Turkish and foreign patrons, whose number has now exceeded 100,000. The institution has preserved and provided access to a number of valuable collections of press, manuscripts, as well as copies of every Turkish publication that has been printed in Turkey from 1934. Over 1 million items have been made available to patrons, of which over 800,000 are printed books. The collections of the library are one of the most treasured in Turkey and of particular importance forhistorical research. It is located in the centre of Istanbul, near Beyazıt Mosque, the Istanbul University, the Süleymaniye Mosque, the Grand Bazaar, the Antiquarian Market, and the Museum of Calligraphic Art.

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