Turkish art

Motifs that have been designed by women on the world-famous Bünyan and Yahyalı carpets for centuries have been researched by the Kayseri Maturity Institute and their meanings have been registered.

Turkish artists represented by the Contemporary Turkish Artists Paris Association (ACT) will represent Turkey at the 4th Art3F Contemporary Art Fair on Nov 15, 16 and 27 in Brussels. ACT organizes a reception today as the opening event of the fair, where nine Turkish artists will display works.

A painting by 19th century Ottoman painter Osman Hamdi Bey has been sold in a London auction for almost $6 million.

The Istanbul Research Institute's new exhibition "Memories of Humankind: Stories from the Ottoman Manuscripts," which opened on Oct. 18, brings up the Ottoman manuscript culture which gradually lost its importance as the printing press became widespread in the 19th century.

Turkey on Oct. 17 commemorated Ara Güler at his first death anniversary.

Turkey's president opened a photo exhibition Sept. 23 featuring the works of renowned Turkish-Armenian photographer Ara Güler.       

Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum revives Osman Hamdi Bey's "The Tortoise Trainer," one of the best-known works of Turkish painting, with a virtual reality project.

Canan Tolon is one of the most original and creative artists of her generation in terms of the rich variety of her research and her intellectual breadth. And now, her first solo exhibition in Turkey will be held at Istanbul Modern.

A German-born painter, photographer and 12-year Istanbul resident recounted his life in Turkey.

A photography exhibition by Turkey's internationally acclaimed director Nuri Bilge Ceylan is presented to art lovers in the new season at the Baksı Museum, located 45 kilometers from the northeastern province of Bayburt's center.