- Former Director, Vakiflar Museum, Istanbul,
Turkey.
- Graduated in 1962 from Istanbul Fine Arts
Academy, Textile Department.
- State service and research in State Textile
Corporation 1962-1968.
- Curator of Carpet Section, Turkish and Islamic
Art Museum 1968 - 1973.
- Appointment by the Vakiflar Foundation's General
Directorate to collect, evaluate and catalogue
carpets from mosques, resulting in the opening of
the Carpet Museum in 1973.
- Kilims and Flat Woven Covers. Istanbul: Akbank,
1975.
- "Establishing the Cultural Context of
Anatolian Flatweaves (Jijims)". Washington
DC: ICOC 1980.
- "Classical Kelims and Medallion
Carpets". Washington DC: ICOC 1980.
- Acar, Belkis. Kelim and Cicim Weaves. Istanbul
1975. Turkish language edition.
- Acar, Belkis. Kelim and Cicim Weaves. ; Istanbul:
1975.
- Acar, Belkis Balpinar, Kilim-Cicim Zili-Sumak
Turkish Flatweaves, Eren, Istanbul, 1983
- Acar, Belkis. "New Light on the Problem of
the Turkmen-Timurid and Mamluk Rugs" in Ars
Turcica. Kreiser, K. et al. (edited by). Munich,
3-7 September 1979. Munich: Editio Maris, 1987.
vol. 2, 393-402.
For Further Reading: Rug Notes
Guide to Rugs & Books
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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