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'''Mehmet Ismet Başaran''' (born August 1953) is a chemical engineer and philatelist. He is an authority on the Tughra (or Toughra) stamps of 1863-65 of the Ottoman Empire and has won several gold medals for his display of those issues. He is a former fellow of the [[Royal Philatelic Society London]].
==Early life==
Mehmet Başaran was born in Turkey in August 1953. He moved to the United Kingdom at 16 years of age in order to continue his education and graduated in chemical engineering, staying in the U.K. ever since.<ref name=birch>Birch, Brian. (2013) ''[https://ift.tt/1lWiLST Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers]''. 13th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 286.</ref>
==Philately==
In 2002, he showed his display of Tughra stamps at [[Stampex]] in London and won the Silver Mailcoach Trophy, the Stanley Gibbons Cup for best 19th-century exhibit, and the NPS QEII Silver Salver for the best exhibit by a first time competitor as well as a gold medal, the first time a new exhibitor at the show had won such a haul of medals.<ref>"First Time Lucky?", ''[[Gibbons Stamp Monthly]]'', December 2002, p. 9.</ref> The display has also won large gold medals at the [[Espana 2004]] stamp exhibition,<ref>"Espana 2004 Major Awards to RPSL Fellows & Members", Larry Lewendon, ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 113 (2004), pp. 394-395.</ref> at Israel 2008 and World Stamp Championship in Tel Aviv, and at the [[London 2010 International Stamp Exhibition]].<ref>"Major Medals Awarded to RPSL Members at London 2010", Frank Walton, ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 119 (2010), pp. 170-171.</ref> He is a former fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
==Selected publications==
* "1862 Tughra Proofs of Turkey - The New Discovery", OPAL, May 2005, pp. 2-20.
* "The 1862 Tughra Proofs of Turkey", ''[[The London Philatelist]]'', Vol. 115 (2006), pp. 58-66.
* ''Tughra Stamps: (first Stamps of the Ottoman Empire Issued 1863)'' M. I. Basaran, 2007.
* ''Cover Story: "one man's journey in to the unknown. part 2, Tughra stamps on cover 1863-1865''. M. I. Basaran, 2010.
== References ==
== External links ==
*https://ift.tt/3irPuiJ
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:British philatelists]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London]]
[[Category:Philately of Turkey]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:British people of Turkish descent]]
'''Mehmet Ismet Başaran''' (born August 1953) is a chemical engineer and philatelist. He is an authority on the Tughra (or Toughra) stamps of 1863-65 of the Ottoman Empire and has won several gold medals for his display of those issues. He is a former fellow of the [[Royal Philatelic Society London]].
==Early life==
Mehmet Başaran was born in Turkey in August 1953. He moved to the United Kingdom at 16 years of age in order to continue his education and graduated in chemical engineering, staying in the U.K. ever since.<ref name=birch>Birch, Brian. (2013) ''[https://ift.tt/1lWiLST Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers]''. 13th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 286.</ref>
==Philately==
In 2002, he showed his display of Tughra stamps at [[Stampex]] in London and won the Silver Mailcoach Trophy, the Stanley Gibbons Cup for best 19th-century exhibit, and the NPS QEII Silver Salver for the best exhibit by a first time competitor as well as a gold medal, the first time a new exhibitor at the show had won such a haul of medals.<ref>"First Time Lucky?", ''[[Gibbons Stamp Monthly]]'', December 2002, p. 9.</ref> The display has also won large gold medals at the [[Espana 2004]] stamp exhibition,<ref>"Espana 2004 Major Awards to RPSL Fellows & Members", Larry Lewendon, ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 113 (2004), pp. 394-395.</ref> at Israel 2008 and World Stamp Championship in Tel Aviv, and at the [[London 2010 International Stamp Exhibition]].<ref>"Major Medals Awarded to RPSL Members at London 2010", Frank Walton, ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 119 (2010), pp. 170-171.</ref> He is a former fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
==Selected publications==
* "1862 Tughra Proofs of Turkey - The New Discovery", OPAL, May 2005, pp. 2-20.
* "The 1862 Tughra Proofs of Turkey", ''[[The London Philatelist]]'', Vol. 115 (2006), pp. 58-66.
* ''Tughra Stamps: (first Stamps of the Ottoman Empire Issued 1863)'' M. I. Basaran, 2007.
* ''Cover Story: "one man's journey in to the unknown. part 2, Tughra stamps on cover 1863-1865''. M. I. Basaran, 2010.
== References ==
== External links ==
*https://ift.tt/3irPuiJ
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:British philatelists]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London]]
[[Category:Philately of Turkey]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:British people of Turkish descent]]
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