Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hülya Tezcan was the former Curator of the Sultans Costumes and Textiles Section of the Topkapı Saray Museum. She retired from museum in 2005. She has published extensive works on old Ottoman textiles, in addition to her dissertation on the antique and Byzantine structures located at site of the Topkapı Palace, and numerous articles.
Silks from the Topkapı Palace, Topkapı Palace Museum, April 19–22, 2007
Imperial kaftans were presented in kaleidoscopic patchworks of silk that were works of art in their own right
Issue 60, January 2020
Istanbul: The Ultimate Museum Guide
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