John Davison Rockefeller 1927 Ottoman Script Turkish Biography Booklet Turkey

John D. Rockefeller 1927 Ottoman Script Turkish Biography (Great Men Series No. 18)

Description:
This is a rare 1927 Turkish-language biography booklet about John Davison Rockefeller, one of the most influential industrialists and philanthropists in modern history. Published as Number 18 in the “Büyük Adamlar Serisi” (Great Men Series), this edition was printed just before Turkey’s 1928 alphabet reform and is written entirely in Ottoman Turkish using the Arabic script.

This concise biography introduces Turkish readers of the early Republic to the life and legacy of Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil and a symbol of the American Gilded Age. Its publication in Ottoman script, despite being issued under the young Turkish Republic, highlights a short-lived yet culturally significant moment in the nation’s publishing history when modern global figures were presented through the lens of traditional Ottoman typography.

Key Features:

• Subject: John D. Rockefeller

• Series: Büyük Adamlar Serisi (Great Men Series) – No. 18

• Year: 1927

• Language: Ottoman Turkish (Arabic script)

• Format: Biography booklet

• Cultural Context: Printed one year before Turkey’s Latin alphabet reform

• Historical Significance: Early Republican-era educational content in the script of the Ottoman Empire

• Condition: Very Good

An exceptional and rare piece for collectors of early Turkish Republic publications, Ottoman-script educational literature, and biographical works about industrial titans. This booklet bridges empires, economies, and alphabets offering a unique glimpse into how the Turkish world viewed Western modernity in its own transformative era.