Mehmet Ali Kunduracıoğlu

Mehmet Ali Kunduracıoğlu was born in Izmir in 1957. After studying bookbindery, he obtained a professional license in paper restoration from Saadet Gazi, and on bookbindery from İslam Şeçen. Kunduracıoğlu has given many workshops of bookbinding at various universities. He taught bookbindery at the Istanbul Artisans Bazaar. Between 1989 and 2008, he worked at the Süleymaniye Library, which belongs to the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Currently, Kunduracıoğlu continues to work at his workshop in Istanbul.

Reference: İstanbul’un Ustaları (Istanbul: İstanbul 2010 Avrupa Kültür Başkenti, 2010), p.43, antikalar.com