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A complete collection of 20 books of Ibrahim Muteferrika

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24 volumes of 20 books, all printed by Ibrahim Muteferrika printing house between H. 1141 and 1200 during the 3 times of the printing house estaplishment.

1) Vankulu Lugatı, Arabic-Turkish dictionary prepared by Mehmed al-Vani, (d. 1529) known as Vankulu, from Cevheri's well-known Arabic dictionary. It was published as two volumes on 31 January 1729, 500 copies.

2) Tuhfetü'l-kibâr fî esfâri'l-bihâr (Kâtib Çelebi's work on Ottoman naval wars) includes 5 maps and images. On 29 May 1729, 1,000 copies were published.

3) Târîh-i Seyyâh der Beyân-ı Zuhûr-ı Ağvâniyân ve Sebeb-i İnhidâm-ı Binâ-i Devlet-i Şâhân-ı Safaviyân (The Afghan Invasion of Iran and the Reasons for the Downfall of Safavid Dynasty). Author J. T. Krusinski (d. 1756). Although the translator from Latin to Turkish seems to have been done by İbrahim Müteferrika, it has been asserted that it was translated by Krusinski himself. On 26 August 1729, 1,200 copies were published.

4) Târîhu'l-Hindi'l-garbî el-müsemmâ bi-Hadîsi nev (The History of Western India, the New World). The first illustrated work to be published, including 17 pictures, maps and table. On 5 April 1730, 500 copies were published.

5) Acâibü'l-makdûr fî nevâîbi Timûr (The History of the Calamity of Timur). Translated into Turkish by Nazmizade Hüseyin Murteza (d. 1720) from İbn Arabşâh's (d. 1450) Arabic work, relating the conquests of Timur. On 18 May 1730, 500 copies were published.

6) Târîhu'l-Mısri'l-cedîd ve kadîm (The History of Old and New Egypt). The history of Egypt from its earliest days to 1515 and from the Ottoman conquest to 1628/1629. Written by Ahmed bin Hemdem (d. 1632), known as Süheylî; 500 copies were published on 17 June 1730.

7) Gülşen-i Hulefâ (The Rose Garden of the Caliphs). The history of the Muslim dynasty from the time of the Abbasid caliphs to the Ottoman sultan, Ahmed III. 500 copies were published on 16 August 1730.

8) Grammaire turque ou méthode courte & facili pour apprende la langue turque (Turkish Grammar or the Shortest Path to Learn Turkish Easily). Prepared by Jean-Baptiste Holderman (d. 1730), 1000 copies of this book were published between March and November, 1730.

9) Usûlü'l-hikem fî nizâmi'l-ümem (Rational Suggestions on the Nation's Array). Written by İbrahim Müteferrika; 500 copies of this work was published on February 1732.

10) Füyûzât-ı Mıknatisiyye (The Benefits of the Compass). 500 copies were published on 27th of February, 1732. A picture of the compass was included in the book.

11) Cihannümâ (Observer of the World). On 3 July, 1732, 500 copies of this work were published by Kâtib Çelebi. Holding a special place in the Müteferrika publications, this work presents 52 maps and images, and 40 tables that were later colored by hand.

12) Takvîmü't-tevârîh (The Almanac of Histories). 500 copies of this work by Kâtib Çelebi were published on 14 June 1733.

13) Târîh-i Naîmâ. Ravzatü'l-Hüseyin fî hulâsati ahbâri'l-hâfikeyn (The History of Mustafa Naîma (d.1716)). 500 copies of this work, which consisted of two volumes and was concerned with events between 1574 and 1655, were published in October 1734.

14) Râşid Târihi (The History of Mehmed Raşid Efendi (d. 1735)). This work recounts the events between 1660 and 1721/1722. On 17 February 1741, 500 copies were published in two volumes.

15) Çelebizâde Târihi (The History of Küçükçelebizade İsmail Asım Efendi (d. 1760)). This work includes events between 1722 and 1727/1728. 500 copies were published on 17 February 1741.

16) Ahvâl-i Gazavât der Diyâr-ı Bosna (The Case of the Battles of Bosnia). 500 copies of this work by Qadi Ömer Efendi from Bosnia, which is about the battles along the Bosnian front during the Austro-Turkish War (1736-1739), was published on 19 March, 1741. Bosna Tarihi (The History of Bosnia) was the best-selling work published by Müteferrika.

17) Ferheng-i Şuûrî: Lisânü'l-Acem (The Persian Dictionary of Hasan Şuûrî (d. 1693-94). It was the last book of the Müteferrika Press. 500 copies were published on 1 September 1742.

18) Târîh-i Sâmi ve Şâkir ve Subhî. Published in H. 1198 (1783-1784).

19) Târîh-i İzzî. Published in H. 1199 (1784-1785).

20) İ'râbü'l-Kâfiye. A book of Arabic grammar, prepared by Güzelhisârî Zeynîzade Hüseyin b. Ahmed, based on İbn Hacîb's work, el-Kâfiye. In H. 1200 (1785-1786), this work was the first Arabic book been published by Muslims.

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A complete collection of 20 books of Ibrahim Muteferrika
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1729
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