Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Memiş

Assistant Prof. Dr. Mehmet Memiş was born in Çorum, Bayat in 1960. He graduated from the Faculty of Religious Studies at Konya University. While studying in Konya, he learned calligraphy from Hüseyin Öksüz. In 1985, Memiş was appointed to Kadıköy K. Atatürk Middle School. He continued his calligraphy work with Hasan Çelebi in Istanbul. In 1985-1988, Memiş attended Turkish Decorative Arts Course at the Topkapı Palace Museum. He learned nesta′lik and Divanî scripts from Prof. Ali Alparslan in 1989-1990; and received a professional license in Sülüs-Nesih scripts from Hüseyin Öksüz in 1992. Memiş completed master′s degree at the Department of Traditional Turkish Handicrafts in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Marmara University in 1993. In the same year, he started teaching Turkish and Islamic Art History in the Faculty of Religious Studies at Harran University. After completing his doctoral degree in Turkish and Islamic Art History at Marmara University in 1998, Memiş started teaching Turkish and Islamic Art History as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Religious Studies at Sakarya University. He has also taught calligraphy in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the same university. Dr. Memiş has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad, and has received 9 awards. He has also held his three solo exhibitions. Dr. Memiş currently continues teaching at Sakarya University.

Reference: mehmetmemis.com, kalemguzeli.org, mmemis.sakarya.edu.tr/tr