16. YÜZYIL OSMANLI SARAY KUMAŞLARINDA VE TEZHİP SANATINDA ÇİÇEK SEVGİSİ: LÂLE
LOVE OF FLOWERS IN 16TH CENTURY OTTOMAN PALACE FABRICS AND ILLUMINATION ART: TULIP

Summary/Abstract: In nomadic and settled Turkish culture and arts, flowers and love of flowers have always been important. As in other societies, Turks have considered flowers they see in nature and in their living environments as decorative elements. Turks have used flowers that they have turned into motifs, symbols, stamps and icons as decorative elements in Traditional Turkish Arts. They have chosen widely used traditional Turkish motifs from the nature and garden flowers they live in. One of these flowers is the tulip. The tulip flower has an important place in Traditional Turkish Arts in terms of its appearance and meanings. Due to the love, curiosity and interest in tulip flowers in Turkish culture, it has become one of the characteristic motifs of Traditional Turkish Arts since it has been used in every field and every period. Flower culture, love of flowers and cultivation in the Ottoman Empire began in the 15th century during the reign of Fatih Sultan Mehmet. Ottoman Palace Art was shaped under the control of the Palace Nakkaşhanesi and the Ehl-i Hiref Organization established during this period. The Ottoman palace's love of flowers increased even more during the reign of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman in the 16th century. As in all Ottoman Palace Arts from the mid-16th century onwards, flower motifs were used as the basic motifs in palace fabrics and illumination art, and pattern compositions created with flower motifs attract attention. When Ottoman palace arts are examined; it is seen that rose, tulip, carnation and hyacinth are the most preferred motifs in Traditional Turkish Arts with flower depictions. In Ottoman culture, tulips in particular have been one of the most popular flowers due to their symbolic meanings. For this reason, the tulip motif has been frequently used in Ottoman arts in various stylized forms. In this research, the tulip flower used in 16th century Ottoman palace fabrics and illumination art examples will be examined, its depictions will be investigated, and information and opinions on the subject will be brought together.

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