Yusuf Mazı

He was born in 1989 in Tokat. He studied Islamic sciences in secondary and high school. In 2012, he learnt Ruqah and Taliq scripts from Mustafa Parıldar at the Classical Turkish Arts Foundation. 

The artist won the second prize in the 5th International Albaraka Türk Calligraphy Competition, the second prize in the 11th International Calligraphy Competition organised by the Islamic Research Centre for History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) on behalf of Mehmed Şevkî Efendi and the first prize in the 12th International Calligraphy Competition organised on behalf of Calligrapher Mustafa Rakım Efendi. He participated in various national and international exhibitions. He carries on his studies in Istanbul.