[Autograph letter (including probably first transcription of a Seljuk inscription in Arabic in Zazadin Han) signed 'Hamdizâde Abdülkadir' ].

Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph quotation and letter signed 'Hamdizâde Abdülkadir' [Erdogan]. Quotation from his book called 'Türk sözü'. Letter has 20 lines. Full. 1 p. It includes discovery and transcription of a Seljuk inscription in Zazadin (Saadeddin -Saadettin-) Han "located on Konya-Aksaray street, three hours from the city". He wrote and deciphered Arabic inscription. Some texts couldn't be read by him, so he used 'points' for these texts. He was born in 1879 in Konya city. He worked as a Persian teacher in Konya Sultanisi in 1913 and as a professor of Islamic History in Medrese-i Ilmiyye which was opened in 1915. Abdülkadir Erdogan, who was also thrown into politics for a while, was a member of Konya Provincial Assembly and a member of the Provincial Council. He was imprisoned in the same room with Abdulhalik Renda in 'Bekir Agha Bölük'. After leaving politics, he wrote exceptional articles that shed light on Konya's history, culture and folklore. Abdülkadir Erdogan, who left Konya and settled in Istanbul, was appointed as the assistant of Ibnülemin Mahmud Kemal Inal (1871-1957) to the Museum of Turkish Islamic Arts, which was established in 1932 in the Süleymaniye Complex. After the retirement of Ibnülemin Bey in 1935, he was appointed as deputy director and in 1937 as director.