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Bekir Kantarci says: “Jewelry is not just a craft, it is a unique form of expression formed by the coming together of many branches of art. Being the intersection point of many different branches of art from stories to designs,...
A Life in Pursuit of the Scent of the Prophet
Bekir Kantarci Kuveyt Türk's perfumer and collector Bekir Kantarcı's antique perfume bottle exhibition "Gılaf-ı Reyya" opened at the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum. Kantarcı's unique collection, which he created by following the musk scent of the Prophet and the Masjid...
A pleasant conversation with collector Bekir Kantarcı: Our culture is smoking in scent bottles
Culture - Art News / Türkiye Newspaper Collector Bekir Kantarcı, who has been collecting scent bottles and containers from all over the world for years, says, "There is great finesse in our scent containers, but we are unaware of the...
“Gılaf-ı Reyya: Fragrance Bottles from the Ottoman Empire to the Present Day” exhibition opened
The exhibition “Gılaf-ı Reyya: Fragrance Bottles from the Ottoman Empire to the Present Day”, created by collector Bekir Kantarcı focusing on scents from the Ottoman period, was opened to visitors at the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum with the contributions...
In the exhibition, a selection from the collection of fragrance bottles from the 18th century to the mid-20th century was presented to art lovers. Bekir Kantarcı, in his statement to AA, stated that the story of the exhibition dates back...
