A royal blue background shows from top to bottom in white: The Graf von Faber-Castell logo, then, "Ottoman Culture" in elaborate writing, followed by "PEN OF THE YEAR 2024", and lastly: "by Serdar Gülgün".
On a royal blue background, the Graf von Faber-Castell logo is shown. Underneath, an image of a man sitting in a decorated room with chairs, books, a red carpet, lamps, and tables. The image description: "I am a translator. I translate the old into the new. It is a process of recapturing the obscurities of the past and reinventing them in the light of the future." It is a quote by Serdar Gülgün"
On a royal blue colored background: The top shows the Graf von Faber-Castell. A quote by Serdar Gülgün follows: "As a historian of Ottoman art, I have always loved a period called 'The Turquerie'. This is a period when the Ottomans met the Europeans and mutual influences began. Turquerie is a tale of turbans, tents, and tassels in Europe from the 1th century". Underneath the text is an arrangement of different paintings depicting portraits of the era's people, images of clothes, and decorations.
In a royal blue background, the Graf von Faber-Catell logo with an elaborate design for the Ottoman Culture Pen of the Year 2024
On a royal blue background: 
The text reads: "Pen of the Year 2024-Sign, The Tughra. Tughra is the signature of the Ottoman Sultan, which - like the handwritten signature and seal of the Western rulers - was written and painted, but also used in relief and reproduced mechanically as the sultan's imperial signum." Underneath, an arrangement of different calligraphic styles and signatures are shown.
On a royal blue background: A description reads "Ahmed III (1673-1736) was the 23rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1703 to 1730. His regin is sometimes referred to as the "Tulip Era', as the flower was very popular in Constantinople at the beginning of the 18th century. Art and literature flourished under his patronage.
On  a white background: The Fountain Pen is set on the side with its cap on. The barrel has a blue guilloche design, and it has metal trims plated in highly-polished platinum. The barrel and cap are decorated with a total of 18 synthetic rubies, 1.1 mm in height, and 2.2 mm in diameter.
Close up to the pen's nib and grip section. The nib is a magnum bi-colored one made of 18-carat gold.
A turtle with a candle on the top of its shelf decorates the bottom of the pen .
The blue guilloche, trims, and a ruby adorn the top of the cap.
A series of blue and white  decorations placed on the background surround the Fountain Pen. It is placed with the cap next to it.
The Fountain Pen is placed without the cap and with its barrel off, showing the ink piston barrel. On the blue background, a soft light coats some Ottoman-themed decorations.
Graf von Faber-Castell "Ottoman Culture" Pen of the Year 2024 by Serdar Gülgün
A birds-eye view shows the top of the cap, with a figure of a turtle placed next to it on a blue background.
Graf von Faber-Castell "Ottoman Culture" Pen of the Year 2024 by Serdar Gülgün
Graf von Faber-Castell "Ottoman Culture" Pen of the Year 2024 by Serdar Gülgün
Graf von Faber-Castell "Ottoman Culture" Pen of the Year 2024 by Serdar Gülgün
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, A royal blue background shows from top to bottom in white: The Graf von Faber-Castell logo, then, "Ottoman Culture" in elaborate writing, followed by "PEN OF THE YEAR 2024", and lastly: "by Serdar Gülgün".
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, On a royal blue background, the Graf von Faber-Castell logo is shown. Underneath, an image of a man sitting in a decorated room with chairs, books, a red carpet, lamps, and tables. The image description: "I am a translator. I translate the old into the new. It is a process of recapturing the obscurities of the past and reinventing them in the light of the future." It is a quote by Serdar Gülgün"
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, On a royal blue colored background: The top shows the Graf von Faber-Castell. A quote by Serdar Gülgün follows: "As a historian of Ottoman art, I have always loved a period called 'The Turquerie'. This is a period when the Ottomans met the Europeans and mutual influences began. Turquerie is a tale of turbans, tents, and tassels in Europe from the 1th century". Underneath the text is an arrangement of different paintings depicting portraits of the era's people, images of clothes, and decorations.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, In a royal blue background, the Graf von Faber-Catell logo with an elaborate design for the Ottoman Culture Pen of the Year 2024
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, On a royal blue background: 
The text reads: "Pen of the Year 2024-Sign, The Tughra. Tughra is the signature of the Ottoman Sultan, which - like the handwritten signature and seal of the Western rulers - was written and painted, but also used in relief and reproduced mechanically as the sultan's imperial signum." Underneath, an arrangement of different calligraphic styles and signatures are shown.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, On a royal blue background: A description reads "Ahmed III (1673-1736) was the 23rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1703 to 1730. His regin is sometimes referred to as the "Tulip Era', as the flower was very popular in Constantinople at the beginning of the 18th century. Art and literature flourished under his patronage.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, On  a white background: The Fountain Pen is set on the side with its cap on. The barrel has a blue guilloche design, and it has metal trims plated in highly-polished platinum. The barrel and cap are decorated with a total of 18 synthetic rubies, 1.1 mm in height, and 2.2 mm in diameter.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Close up to the pen's nib and grip section. The nib is a magnum bi-colored one made of 18-carat gold.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, A turtle with a candle on the top of its shelf decorates the bottom of the pen .
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, The blue guilloche, trims, and a ruby adorn the top of the cap.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, A series of blue and white  decorations placed on the background surround the Fountain Pen. It is placed with the cap next to it.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, The Fountain Pen is placed without the cap and with its barrel off, showing the ink piston barrel. On the blue background, a soft light coats some Ottoman-themed decorations.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Graf von Faber-Castell "Ottoman Culture" Pen of the Year 2024 by Serdar Gülgün
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Graf von Faber-Castell "Ottoman Culture" Pen of the Year 2024 by Serdar Gülgün

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"I am a translator. I translate the old into the new. It is a process of recapturing the obscurities of the past and reinventing them in the light of the future." Serdar Gülgün

As a historian of Ottoman art, I have always loved a period called “The Turquerie”. This is a period when the Ottomans met the Europeans and mutual influences began. Turquerie is a tale of turbans, tents, and tassels in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.

The Tughra Tughra is the signature of the Ottoman sultan, which - like the handwritten signature and seal of Western rulers - was written and painted, but also used in relief and reproduced mechanically as the sultan's imperial signum.

The Tughra of Sultan Ahmed IIIAhmed III (1673 - 1736) was the 23rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1703 to 1730. His reign is sometimes referred to as the 'Tulip Era', as the flower was very popular in Constantinople at the beginning of the 18th century. Art and literature flourished under his patronage.

Pen of the Year 2024 – Ottoman culture - Splendor under the canopy of a tent. Ottoman-inspired tents adorned numerous European parks and palace gardens during the "Turquerie“ movement, while entire rooms in castles and stately homes were furnished in the Turkish style. Those blue-and-white striped tents, adorned with tassels and arrow patterns, were my greatest source of inspiration for the Pen of the Year.

Priceless Adornments. Rubies, Gold and Tulips. To adorn jewelry, weapons and precious items, the Ottomans used generous amounts of sparkling gemstones. Likewise, the barrel and cap of the Pen of the Year are adorned with 18 rubies, each 2.2 millimeters in diameter.

The engraved tortoise in the domed end piece of the Pen of the Year not only represents the luck it promises, but also recalls an event from the Tulip Era. Ottoman sultans fastened candles to the shells of live tortoises and watched the animals wander leisurely through their magnificent tulip gardens at night, casting a mystical light on the flowers – in homage to contemplation and taking things slow.

A genuine treasure is also hidden inside the Pen of the Year 2024: the platinum-plated inner sleeve is decorated with embellishments and becomes visible when the barrel is unscrewed.

  • The barrel and cap are adorned with 18 synthetic rubies (size per stone: 1.1 mm height, 2.2 mm diameter)
  • All metal parts are platinum plated and high polished
  • 18-carat Magnum Bicolor gold nib
  • Domed end cap with engraved turtle symbol – a lucky charm in the Ottoman culture
  • Guilloched barrel and cap with blue lacquer inlays
  • Cap with symbols of crescents and tassels
  • Caps end piece reminiscent on a tent dome
  • Guilloched front piece with blue lacquer inlays
  • To activate the piston system, the entire barrel needs to be unscrewed - the inner sleeve is adorned with eleborate decorations