Ottoman Prince and Painter Abdülmecid Efendi

Abdülmecid Efendi – heir to the Ottoman throne, the last caliph, painter and musician – was an intellectual who in the debates and searchings of the period from the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire to the establishment of the new Turkish Republic was committed to modernisation and his belief in the compatibility of Islamic traditions and westernisation.

Abdülmecid Efendi, Ottoman Prince and Painter explores the art and life of this important figure 50 years after his death. Günsel Renda, emre Aracı, Eylem Yağbasan and M. Sinan Genim reappraise his paintings, music, ideas and aspirations.