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   The Turkish Glass Industry and Şişecam

   Glass: A Shining Product of a 500 year old Industry that Emerged from      the Heat of the Fire

   Part One: The Beginning of Glass Manufacture in Anatolia

   Part Two: Topkapı Palace and the Organization of the Glass Industry in      the 15th Century

        The First Days of Istanbul Glass Manufacture
        The Organizational Period of Ottoman Glass Manufacture
        The Industrial Revolution and Glass Manufacture
        Selim III and the first period of Beykoz Glass Manufacture

   Part Three: Dolmabahçe Palace and The Development of the Glass      Industry in the 19th Century

        The period of Industrialization
        Glass in Dolmabahçe Palace and The Development of the Glass           Industry
        The Second Period of Beykoz Glass Manufacture
        Industrial Developments in the Ottoman Empire

   Part Four: Yıldız Palace and The Increased Use of Glass

        Yıldız Palace and The Increased Use of Glass
        The Third Period of Beykoz Glass Manufacture

   Part Five: Şişecam and The Foundation of The Turkish Glass Industry at      Paşabahçe

        The 1950s: Automatic Production
        Development in the 1960s
        Innovations in the 1970s
        The 1980s: A Period of Growth
        The 1990s: A Global Company

   Postsc: A Glass Making Tradition of 500 Years

   Chronology of The Turkish Glass Industry in the Context of Anatolian      Design and Industrial Heritage

   Bibliography, Notes.