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Great interest in the invitation to the Insurance Maps Exhibition at Quick Tower

The insurance maps prepared by cartographer Jacques
Pervititch, which extend not only to insurance but also to
the history of Istanbul, met with the invited guests hosted
by Quick Sigorta and Corpus Sigorta. Nearly 100 brokers,
Insurance Association of Turkey and Sector managers and
members of the press attended the “Insurance Maps Exhi-
bition” which took place at Quick Tower on the evening of
October 12.

The “Insurance Maps Exhibition”, first shown at Galata-
port by the Insurance Association of Turkey (TSB) in May
2022, was once again showcased at Quick Tower in August
2022 to reach a wider audience. These maps, prepared by
cartographer Jacques Pervititch, also contain informa-
tion on various districts of Istanbul, magnificent histor-
ical monuments, public buildings and wooden structures, the entire sector. However, it is undoubtedly very impor-
which were the common architectural elements of the pe- tant for Quick Insurance to make this organization more
riod. These maps, which have become works of art today, meaningful with the contributions of Sedat Bornovalı. On
have reached our days thanks to the studies carried out by behalf of the Union, I would like to thank you very much
the first insurance associations between the 1920s and the for giving life to these maps.”
1950s. In the exhibition, 18 of the 200 maps prepared in
those studies were shown. Özgür Obalı, regarding the union’s perspective on different
projects, said the following: “As a roof organization, our

Quick Tower’s first wide-ranging event role is both to transfer insurance awareness to the public
and to unite the insurance sector around a common denom-
The invitation for the Insurance Maps Exhibition was also inator with such organizations. Therefore, we are working
the first wide-ranging event of Quick Tower. Maher Hold- on such artistic and social responsibility projects. First of
ing Insurance Group Chairman Ahmet Yaşar stated his all, we want to make the Insurance Maps project perma-
satisfaction with the building hosting this exhibition and nent. The demand we have seen so far makes us both happy
expressed the following in the opening speech of the in- and encouraged in order to bring the existing archive to the
vitation: “These maps are very important works for both forefront and enrich it a little more. On the other hand, we
Istanbul and Turkey. We can even call it the ancestor of are carrying out studies with the idea of how we can spread
the technologies that are problem solvers today, from zon- insurance awareness to the public more in the perspective
ing problems to property problems. Therefore, it is much of social responsibility. What’s it is a surprise for insur-
more valuable than it seems. Therefore, I am grateful to ance week.”
the Insurance Association of Turkey for allowing this as-
set, which it took out of the archives and shared, to be dis- In his speech, Ferhan Özay, President of the Insurance
played in our building for a while longer. We also wanted Brokers Association, thanked Maher Holding Insurance
to come together with you tonight to explain and introduce Group and expressed his pleasure both for participating in
these maps in more detail. I would like to thank you all such an exhibition and meeting with insurance brokers and
very much for participating.” colleagues at this invitation.

TSB General Secretary Özgür Obali: “Quick Sigorta Quick Insurance General Manager Eyup Özsoy and Cor-
has made this organization more meaningful with pus Insurance General Manager V. Murat Şişli thanked
the contributions of Sedat Bornovali” the guests for their participation and expressed their sat-
isfaction with the increasing cooperation with insurance
brokers.
Özgür Obali, Secretary General of the Insurance Union of
Turkey (TSB), thanked the entire Maher Holding fami-
ly for the organized event and noted the following in his Curator Assoc. Prof. Sedat Bornovalı said:
speech about the night: “This organization is very valuable “Insurance maps are a very basic document for the
to us. We see these maps as a legacy of the sector. The history of Istanbul”
Insurance Maps Exhibition was a special project that we
presented to the public from the dusty shelves based on Assoc. Prof. Sedat Bornovalı, who curated the Insurance
this. Of course, it is very valuable for us to become mobile Maps Exhibition, was also among the speakers of the night.
in this way without depending only on the insurance week Bornovalı gave a unique exhibition experience to the guests
and to find vitality by walking around the foyer areas of by transferring detailed information about the maps.”