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Rumi's poetry & religious writings were mostly in Persian.  Persia (now Iran) put great emphasis on calligraphy, so when Persia became part of the Ottoman Empire, so did calligraphy  
   

Rumi's poetry & religious writings were mostly in Persian. Persia (now Iran) put great emphasis on calligraphy, so when Persia became part of the Ottoman Empire, so did calligraphy

Turkey

September 3rd 2002
Turkey, September 2002 ... read more
Middle East » Turkey

Turkish Flag Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more
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