{"id":9233,"date":"2026-01-09T11:44:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/?p=9233"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:52:33","slug":"library-specialists-and-lecturers-from-leading-turkish-universities-visited-the-university-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/?p=9233&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Library specialists and lecturers from leading Turkish universities visited the University Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The guests learned about the history and activities of the University Library and viewed rare and valuable editions in Turkish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9234\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-267x200.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9235\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-2-267x200.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9236\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2-267x200.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Sel\u00e7uk Ayd\u0131n from the Library Diplomacy and Projects Department at Istanbul University presented a lecture on library diplomacy as a new tool for cultural diplomacy. Prof. Alpaslan Hamdi Kuzujoglu spoke about Istanbul Medeniyet University and presented its activities for the preservation of cultural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9237\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-2-267x200.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9238\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-1-267x200.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9239\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-1-267x200.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The director of the Istanbul University Library, Sonay Tahmaz Kaledzhi, gifted the University Library with a facsimile edition of a manuscript created in Istanbul in 1566. &#8222;Divan-i Muhibbi&#8220; contains poems by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566) and is richly illustrated with floral elements, gold and silver decorations, created by the prominent artist Kara Memi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"875\" data-id=\"9242\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-1111-2-1024x875.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-1111-2-1024x875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-1111-2-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-1111-2-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-1111-2-1536x1312.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-1111-2-2048x1749.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-1111-2-234x200.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9243\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-3-scaled.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9244\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-628x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-628x1024.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-184x300.jpeg 184w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-768x1252.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-942x1536.jpeg 942w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-123x200.jpeg 123w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1.jpeg 1099w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The manuscript, considered one of the most interesting Ottoman literary works of the sixteenth century, was transferred from the Topkap\u0131 Palace Library to the Y\u0131ld\u0131z Palace Library, and then, by order of Kemal Atat\u00fcrk, it was transferred to the library of Istanbul University, where it is currently kept. The facsimile edition was printed in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9245\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-3-546x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-3-546x1024.jpg 546w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-3-160x300.jpg 160w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-3-768x1441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-3-819x1536.jpg 819w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-3-107x200.jpg 107w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-3.jpg 1011w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9246\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-3-648x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-3-648x1024.jpg 648w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-3-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-3-768x1213.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-3-972x1536.jpg 972w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-3-127x200.jpg 127w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-3.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9247\" src=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13-1-623x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13-1-623x1024.jpg 623w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13-1-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13-1-768x1263.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13-1-122x200.jpg 122w, https:\/\/libsu.uni-sofia.bg\/UB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13-1.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The guests learned about the history and activities of the University Library and viewed rare and valuable editions in Turkish. 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