It is known that many users around the world especially value Ottoman furniture and decoration models. Asortie Furniture Production Manager Feyyaz Anlı, who stated that many of the furniture produced by Asortie Furniture from natural wood with handwork were inspired by the Ottoman Empire, stated that the expert architects in their field were dependent on the subtleties of Ottoman art to be so magnificent and elegant while producing the models. Especially in the art of wood, one of the pioneer Ottoman Sultans II. Stating that they were very impressed and inspired by Abdulhamit’s fine furniture craftsmanship, Anlı stated that they tried to bring this delicacy into practice in their own designs.

Carpenter Sultan.

To talk about the carpenter personality of Sultan Abdulhamit; It is known that the Ottoman Sultans were fond of art and prone to crafts. Sultan II, who ruled the state at the most strategic time among his sultans. Abdulhamid was a versatile and extraordinary sultan. He continued to work as a carpenter, which he started during his princedom, throughout his sultanate.

He was producing furniture of his own designs in the workshop he established in the palace. He was sending gifts to many foreign statesmen with his own handcrafted furniture. This situation revealed both the artistic side of Sultan Abdulhamit II and the statesman side that could establish multidimensional political relations.

Sultan Abdulhamid as an Artist.

Sultan II. Abdülhamid is an Ottoman sultan who left important traces in the art environment as well as in the Ottoman political life. The main purpose of this study is to reveal the unknown or forgotten dimensions of his artistic patronage in the Ottoman palace, and also to reveal the unknown or forgotten dimensions of his artistic activities in the Ottoman palace. The aim is to evaluate Abdulhamid’s character and historical role in all its aspects, and to evaluate his identity that protects art and the artist, as well as the works of art he created as an artist.

Sultan II. It is known that Abdülhamid himself produced furniture in the carpentry workshop he established in the palace. Sultan II, who started this art as a result of the carpentry education he received in his princedom. It is known that Abdülhamid was most skilled in mother-of-pearl and carving works and made works using these techniques with new trials.

II. Abdulhamid’s; As a result of his mastery in the art of wood, it is understood that he aimed to learn and get to know the furniture, which is the symbol of the change towards the West in the country. In this way, it aims to tell its people how to be both artistic and productive.

The fact that he follows and transfers materials, tools, masters and technology from different parts of the world, from the Far East to Europe for his carpentry works, shows us the importance of his art and the place of his art in his life.

The Furniture Style He Designs Amazes You!

Sultan II. Abdulhamid not only produced works himself, but also established a Yildiz Palace furniture workshop, named Tamirhane-i Hümâyûn, shortly after he ascended the throne in his palace. The fact that he established such a well-organized and equipped factory immediately after his accession to the throne allows us to understand that the Sultan had been working for such a project for a long time, and that he had at least mentally completed his design. II. Masters who learned woodwork by working with Abdulhamid in the palace, later created new furniture types. As a matter of fact, after the closure of this palace workshop, those who grew up there became important names in the new production by establishing their own workshops during and after the reign of Abdülhamid.

It is known that most of the most famous furniture masters of the 1900s were former apprentices of this palace workshop.