Mehmet Aksoy
Aegean fishermen instill love for sea and fish among students
Aegean fishermen in İzmir are casting a net of knowledge, welcoming students from kindergarten to high school and immersing them in the rich maritime world of the Aegean Sea, filled with various fish.
Istanbul to host new int’l art fair ‘Artcontact’
Istanbul will host a new international contemporary art fair called '"Artcontact" between May 31 and June 6 at the Avrasya Arts Center.
Atis, the company that has been organizing the ArtAnkara Contemporary Art Fair in the capital for seven years, will organize the Artcontact Contemporary Art Fair this year.
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Turkish fishermen hear the call of the seas in Mauritania
The number of Turkish fishing boats off the northwest African coast of Mauritania has risen to 33, up from just two last year, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Aug. 23.
The fisherman have been giving their catch to factories established by Turkish entrepreneurs in Mauritania to be turned into fish flour, which is then sent to Turkey.
Mehmet Aksoy returns with new Istanbul show
An exhibition presenting recent works by the acclaimed sculptor Mehmet Aksoy will be shown at Istanbul's Anna Laudel Contemporary through April 20.
The exhibition, "Esoteric Illusions in the Wind of the Hammer," marks the return of Aksoy's unique aesthetic after five years of seclusion.
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Sculptor cleared of insulting Erdo?an
A Turkish sculptor has been acquitted on charges of insulting the Turkish president after he was tried for suggesting money won in compensation in a previous case against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an was "illicit."
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Aksoy's sculpture moved to Avc?lar
Turkish artist Mehmet Aksoy's sculpture, which was removed on Jan. 7 from its spot for 12 years in Istanbul's Ümraniye neighborhood after a court decision that the location belonged to the General Directorate of National Property, will be placed in the Avc?lar neighborhood.
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Artist faces four years in jail for 'insulting' President Erdo?an
An artist who President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an was ordered to be pay 10,000 Turkish Liras in compensation now faces four years in prison for describing the money as ?haram,? or forbidden in Islam.
Artist 'to party with' Erdo?an's money
The artist who will be paid 10,000 Turkish Liras in compensation from President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, after the latter called his sculpture to promote reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia a ?freak? is planning to spend the money on a March 21, Nevruz holiday celebration with his friends.
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President Erdo?an to pay sculptor compensation over 'freak' comment
A court has ordered President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an to pay 10,000 Turkish Liras to the artist responsible for a sculpture in the northeastern province of Kars, which he had demanded the removal of and described as a ?freak.?
During a Jan. 8, 2011 visit to Kars, then Prime Minister Erdo?an slammed the city?s new 35-meter-tall ?Monument to Humanity,? created by sculptor Mehmet Aksoy.
Poet Can Yücel’s vandalized grave to receive new tombstone emphasizing life
Renowned Turkish poet Can Yücel will soon be getting a new tombstone, more than three years after his grave, which is located in the garden of his house in the beautiful Aegean town of Old Datça, was vandalized.
Sculptor Mehmet Aksoy, who has been working on Yücelâs new tombstone for more than two months, said it would be ready âwithin a week or 10 days.â