Davut Bektas

Hattat

Birth Date H. 1382-1383
M. 1963

Birth Place Adana

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Davut Bektaş was born in 1963 in Adana.
During his undergraduate studies at
Istanbul University Faculty of Law, Bektaş
studied thuluth with Yusuf Ergün for a
short while. In 1982, he started studying
thuluth, naskh and riqa with Hasan Çelebi
and received his certificate from him.
Bektaş studied ta’liq and diwani between
2002 and 2006 with late Prof. Ali Alparslan.
He examined the works of great masters,
especially Sami Efendi and Hamid Aytaç,
and focused his studies on jaly thuluth.
He gave calligraphy courses at ISMEK,
Süleymaniye Library and Classical Turkish
Arts Foundation. Bektaş has participated
in innumerable exhibitions in various
countries. His artworks are icluded in
various collections throughout the world.
He is currently teaching at Fatih Sultan
Mehmet Vakıf University and serves as a
juror for various calligraphy competitions.

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