Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Compensation ruled for counterfeit exhibition
The Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Rectorate has won a lawsuit against an ad agency filed in 2023 regarding the allegation that 56 artworks exhibited in the Joan Miro Exhibition were counterfeit, with a compensation of 16,505 Turkish Liras awarded.
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Student protest on housing issue continues to expand
A movement started by a group of students to draw attention to the sky-high dormitory and rental apartment costs across the country, especially in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul, continues to expand with more and more students becoming a part of it.
Theater of ancient city to be unearthed
The theater area in the ancient city of Perinthos, which dates back to 600 B.C. in the northwestern province of Tekirdağ's Marmaraereğlisi district, will be uncovered during excavations.
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The excavations will be carried out by Professor Zeynep Koçel Erdem from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University's archaeology department with archaeologists and experts in the field.
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Veteran journalist Doğan Hızlan receives title of honorary doctorate
Veteran journalist Doğan Hızlan has been awarded the title of honorary doctorate by Istanbul's prominent Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSGSÜ) at a ceremony.
The ceremony, where the 139th anniversary of the founding of the university was celebrated, was held yesterday.
Turkish miniaturist unravels intriguing world of miniature art
With art of miniature now included in the UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List, Taner Alakuş, a Turkish miniature artist, sheds light on the way this branch of art, which has gained significant national interest, is advancing in the international arena and the potential it holds.
Ruins of Aphrodite Temple found in Urla
A team of Turkish scientists and archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 2,500-year-old Aphrodite Temple in the Urla-Çeşme peninsula in Turkey's west.
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Sale of Ottoman sultan’s throne stirs debate
A throne, which is believed to belong to Abdülhamid II, the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, has been sold for 100,000 Turkish Liras ($16,200) on the condition that it was not taken abroad, but the sale has stirred reactions.
A businessman bought the throne at the Istanbul Art and Antiques Fair by Nilgün Şensoy, a lecturer and antiquarian at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.
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Graphic Design Days in Istanbul
The Grafist 22: Istanbul Graphic Design Days, organized by the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University's graphic design department, will take place from April 11 to May 11 at the university's campus in the Fındıklı neighborhood of Istanbul.
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Turkish archaeologists discover ancient Roman church in Kosovo
A Turkish archaeologist team headed by Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Professor Haluk Ãetinkaya has found traces of a Roman church from the fourth century B.C. close to the Kosovar capital Pristina.