Talk:Mehmet Ismet Başaran

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Did you know... that Mehmet Ismet Başaran's research into the first stamps of the Ottoman Empire (example pictured) was hampered by the loss of the official records?

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Joofjoof (talk) 23:41, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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First issue stamp of the Ottoman Empire (1863-65)

... that Mehmet Ismet Başaran has a gold medal winning collection of the first stamps of the Ottoman Empire?

Reviewed: logging camp

Created by Philafrenzy (talk) and Whispyhistory (talk). Nominated by Philafrenzy (talk) at 13:15, 23 January 2021 (UTC).[reply]

This article is new enough and long enough. The image is in the public domain, the hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:24, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that Mehmet Ismet Başaran's research into the first stamps of the Ottoman Empire was hampered by the loss of the official records?

@Cwmhiraeth: could you approve the Alt too please as it may be more interesting than the original? Philafrenzy (talk) 11:55, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Approving ALT1 as well as the original hook. @Philafrenzy: Are you a philatelist? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:23, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Philafrenzy (talk) 13:14, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]