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At the Ottoman Bank Museum Eyüp Potters:
From 15th Century Istanbul to the Present

Prof. Filiz Yenisehirlioglu, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture at Baskent University, will be our guest speaker at Objects and Rituals this month, with a presentation titled, "Eyüp Potters: From 15th Century Istanbul to the Present," scheduled for Wednesday, January 25, at  6:30 p.m. Drawing on the results of surveys carried out in the district, research conducted in museums both in Turkey and abroad, and historical evidence, Prof. Filiz Yenisehirlioglu will present the Eyüp pottery tradition and discuss how it was kept alive for so many years.

"For centuries, the earthenware necessary for every day use in Istanbul was produced in Eyüp," explains Yenisehirlioglu. "All the objects essential to the population of Istanbul, including items as diverse as the plates and cups used in soup kitchens, the special earthenware made for the palace, water jugs used in cemeteries, earthen flowerpots for garden usage, containers to store dry grain, and large water jars, were produced by Eyüp potters who were able to continually meet changing demand by adapting their ware to different functions."

Prof. Filiz Yenisehirlioglu Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture at Baskent University. After graduating from the Arnavutköy American College for Girls in 1968,  Filiz Yenisehirlioglu obtained her BA, MA and Ph.D. in Art History from the Sorbonne in Paris. From 1976 to 2002, she taught Islamic and Ottoman Art courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level in the Department of Art History at Hacettepe University. Yenisehirlioglu, who was a guest researcher at Harvard University in 1986, has been serving as dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture at Baskent University since 2003. Her published works include,  Le Programme Décoratif des Edifices Ottomans au cours du XVI ème siècle, ("The Interior Decoration of Ottoman Structures in the 16th Century"), Ottoman Architectural Works Outside Turkey and Mersin Evleri ("Mersin Houses").

Voyvoda Street Lectures Objects and Rituals Prof. Filiz Yenisehirlioglu Eyüp Potters: From 15th Century Istanbul to the Present Wednesday, January 25, 2006 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Free admission The Ottoman Bank Museum Bankalar (Voyvoda) Caddesi 35/37 (0212) 334 22 70