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Menaf Nam's work which was awarded the honorable mention in the Jeli Thuluth categorycay since 2006, says the following: “I still keep in touch withmy first teacher Suleyman Berk, who was, and has been, sospecial for me. Thanks to his encouragements, I finished secondaryand highschool, which I had left due to the love ofIstanbul. So I’m grateful to him.”, expressing how importanta good master and apprentice relation can be.All Three Met In ISMEKYears later, the paths of all three calligraphers meet in IS-MEK. Mustafa Parildar and Menaf Nam begin to teach atthe Turkish Islamic Arts Expertise Center in Uskudar, and HuseyinHusnu Turkmen begins to teach at the Osmaniye andKucukayasofya Training Center. Stating that Istanbul has alwaysbeen a center of attraction for all the calligraphersworldwide both in the past, and at present, Mustafa Parildaradds the following regarding the calligraphy trainingsdelivered in ISMEK: “The interest of Istanbulians in these coursesis the proof of the fact that the efforts spent so far arenot in vain. I don’t think that those who attend ISMEK’s trainingsfinish the course with no skills”.Also, Huseyin Husnu Turkmen shares with us the followinginformation regarding the curriculum of his courses in IS-MEK: “Firstly I introduce my trainees to calligraphy utensils.I write each and every single letter inthe writing style that I aim to teach them.They coppy these letters by seeing themon the board. They learn by doing themselveshow to sharpen a pen, how to painta sheet of paper, the sizing types, andhow to smoothen a sheet of paper. I alsoshow them samples from old calligraphersand tell them short stories regarding eventsthat happened in the past”.Menaf NamMenaf Nam, who teaches to the introduction level traineesthe Rik’a and Thuluth styles at the Basic Expertise Center ofTurkish Islamic Arts in Uskudar, states that in addition to thepractical calligraphy training, they also learn about the historyof calligraphy, as well as the lives of old calligraphers.Calligraphy does Not Accept A Second OccupationThe common point of view that all 3 of the calligraphersexpress is the fact that calligraphy does not accept a secondoccupation. This is a guiding motto repeated frequently bycalligraphers. Thus, the calligraphers of ISMEK have also followedthis guide throughout all the years as well. During hisuniversity years, Mr. Parildar was interested in illuminationand marbling. However, coming to the conclusion that workingon more than one art at the same time will not bringhim any good results, he decided to work full time on calligraphy.“Let alone dealing with another art, you have nopossibility to write even in different styles of calligraphy atthe same time.” He states, and Mr. Nam confirms this factby saying “A professional calligrapher has no chance to dealwith another occupation at the same time.”This was the brief summary of 3 different life stories. Three liveswhich began in different cities, followed different paths,and met in ISMEK years later. All three ofthe calligraphers are fully committed to theart they have been performing. If you arewondering the rest of their stories, you maygo to the training centers they teach withthe principle “This art teaches not only calligraphy,but also manners”, and listen totheir story from them. Who knows? Maybethe delicate curl of a letter will tempt you,and connect their stories to yours.160