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Name of library	Suleymaniye Library Suleymaniye Kutuphanesi
Address: : how to get there	Ayse Kadin Hamam Sokak No.30, 35, Suleymaniye, Istanbul (10 minutes on foot from Beyazit tram station, 15 minutes on foot from Eminonu ［uphill］, 10 minutes on foot from Muze bus stop.)
Telephone & fax	Tel:(0212)520 64 60-61 　 Fax:(0212)520 64 62
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Open hours	Summer 8:30-17:00 (stack room opens at 9:00) Winter 8:00-16:30 (stack room 8:30-)
Closed	Saturdays and public holidays
Director	Nevzat Kaya
Outline of library	The Library was founded at the beginning of the 20th century, when the book collections held at many libraries in Istanbul were gathered in the medreses of the Suleymaniye Complex. The Library continued to expand through gifts and donations. It is now under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture.
Outline of collection	About 67,000 manuscripts and approximately 50,000 printed books in Arabic, Persian and Ottoman.
Admission	Write a letter directly to the Library and you can obtain a research permit in Japan. In Istanbul, visit the Library.
Collection catalog	Cards are classified according to author, title and subject. Catalogs in Ottoman Turkish were published at the end of the 19th century (Copies of them are available at the library of the Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo), but they do not cover the entire collection. For other catalogs, see Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, ed., Turkiye Yazma Eser Kutuphaneleri ve Bu Kutuphanelerde Bulunan Yazmalarla Ilgili Yayinlar Bibliyografyasi (Istanbul: IRCICA, 1995), and Nevzat Kaya, "Suleymaniye Kutuphanesi," Akademik Arastirmalar Dergisi, 4-5, 523-536.
How to use library	Books are in closed stacks. One requisition must be filled out for each book, and usually, the book is retrieved within 30 minutes. When entering the library, deposit your ID and receive a visitor pass. Put your belongings in a locker.
Copying	Copied on microfilm or CD-ROM. About 70 yen per frame (as of 2003). Request can be made from Japan asking for the copies to be mailed to Japan.
Where to rest	There is no tea lounge. The courtyard is a pleasant place to relax.