İbrahim Müteferrika
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İbrahim Müteferrika was an Ottoman diplomat, publisher, and intellectual best known for establishing the first Muslim-run printing press in the Ottoman Empire and promoting modernization and reform in the 18th century.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman diplomat
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intellectual ⓘ person ⓘ political thinker ⓘ printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| activeIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| advocated |
administrative reform in the Ottoman Empire
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adoption of European scientific and technical knowledge ⓘ military reform in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cluj-Napoca
NERFINISHED
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Kolozsvár NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Transylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | Christianity ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Hungarian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic theology
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cartography ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ geography ⓘ political thought ⓘ printing ⓘ publishing ⓘ |
| founded | Müteferrika printing press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Ottoman reformist intellectuals ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European Enlightenment thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing the first Muslim-run printing press in the Ottoman Empire
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introducing movable-type printing to the Ottoman Empire for non-religious works ⓘ printing the first Ottoman Turkish books with movable type ⓘ promoting modernization and reform in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Hungarian ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cihannümâ (printed edition)
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Turkish printed atlas and geographical works ⓘ Usûlü’l-hikem fî nizâmi’l-ümem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
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diplomat ⓘ dragoman ⓘ geographer ⓘ political writer ⓘ printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| printed | religious-legal, historical, and geographical works in Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| printingPressType | movable type printing press ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
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Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| role | müteferrika (court officer) in the Ottoman palace ⓘ |
| significantEvent | obtained imperial permission to operate a printing press for non-religious books in Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| workLocation | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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