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MeÅŸher
Meşher is an art exhibition space on Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkey, operated by the private Vehbi Koç Foundation. Meşher was founded in 2019 in the building that formerly housed the Arter (art center), Arter. The name Meşher is the Ottoman Turkish word ( ) meaning exhibition or exhibition space. ''I-You-They: A Century of Artist Women'' (2021–2022) The exhibition named ''I-You-They: A Century of Artist Women'' initially was held from 9 October 2021 to 27 March 2022 but was later extended another two months until 29 May 2022. It included pieces created by female artists who were based in Turkey and active between the years of the 1850s and the 1950s. It intends to recognize artists that are largely unrecognized in classic art history. The exhibition was curated by Deniz Artun, and was created under patronage by Çiğdem Simavi. The exhibition displayed more than 200 artworks by women artists, some of whose names have been forgotten and others who are well-known. Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NeÅŸe Aybey
Neşe Aybey (; 2 March 1930 – 4 January 2015), also written Neş'e Aybey, was a Turkish painter, Miniature art, miniaturist and academic in the field of miniature art, one of the ''Traditional Turkish Arts'' and part of the Ottoman Book Arts. She was the older sister of sculptor Gürdal Duyar. Biography Neşe Aybey was born as Neşe Duyar on 2 March 1930 as the second child of Fikri Duyar and Nezahat Duyar (). She was the older sister of sculptor Gürdal Duyar (1935–2004) and younger sister of Erdal Duyar (1927–1975). She was married to Hasan Rauf Aybey (1921–2005), an internist-medical doctor and poet. She graduated from the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul, where she was a student of Hüseyin Tahirzade Behzat in the 1940s, majoring dually in Miniature (illuminated manuscript), miniature and Ottoman illumination, tezhip. She became a professional painter, miniaturist, and also authored ''Turkish Miniature art in the 20th Century'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arter (art Center)
Arter is a contemporary art museum in the Dolapdere district of Istanbul, Turkey. A subsidiary of the Vehbi Koç Foundation, Arter was opened in 2010 with the aim of providing a sustainable infrastructure for producing and exhibiting contemporary art. Following eight years of operation during which it contributed to the visibility of contemporary art with a programme featuring exhibitions, publications, talks, performances and workshops at its venue on İstiklal Avenue, Istiklal Street, Arter moved to its new home in the Dolapdere district of Istanbul in September 2019. At its new building, Arter continues expanding the range of its activities beyond exhibitions to performances and events across many disciplines. Arter presented 64 exhibitions and provided support for the production of over 210 artworks between May 2010 and September 2023. Building Arter was active at the historical building known as Meymenet Han on Istanbul's Istiklal Street between 2010 and 2018. In Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish (, ; ) was the standardized register of the Turkish language in the Ottoman Empire (14th to 20th centuries CE). It borrowed extensively, in all aspects, from Arabic and Persian. It was written in the Ottoman Turkish alphabet. Ottoman Turkish was largely unintelligible to the less-educated lower-class and to rural Turks, who continued to use ("raw/vulgar Turkish"; compare Vulgar Latin and Demotic Greek), which used far fewer foreign loanwords and is the basis of the modern standard. The Tanzimât era (1839–1876) saw the application of the term "Ottoman" when referring to the language ( or ); Modern Turkish uses the same terms when referring to the language of that era ( and ). More generically, the Turkish language was called or "Turkish". History Historically, Ottoman Turkish was transformed in three eras: * (Old Ottoman Turkish): the version of Ottoman Turkish used until the 16th century. It was almost identical with the Turkish used by Seljuk e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semiha Berksoy
Semiha Berksoy (24 May 1910 – 15 August 2004) was a Turkish opera singer and painter. Early life Semiha Berksoy was born in Çengelköy, Istanbul on 25 May 1910. Her mother was a painter, her father a poet and accountant. Semiha Berksoy studied music and the visual arts at Istanbul Conservatory.Sebnem Arsu (August 23, 2004"Semiha Berksoy, 94, Turkish Star of Opera and Art, Dies" ''The New York Times''. Career Berksoy started her acting career with the role of ''Semiha'' in the first Turkish sound movie ''İstanbul Sokaklarında'' directed by Muhsin Ertuğrul in 1931. She was cast in operettas in Istanbul theaters early in her career. She sang in the first Turkish opera ''Özsoy'' in 1934 (commissioned by Kemal Atatürk, composed by Adnan Saygun). She was honoured as the First Turkish Opera Singer and rewarded with the opportunity to go to Berlin Music Academy for further training. She started her international singing career in 1934, performing in Turkey, Germany and Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliye Berger
Aliye Berger (24 December 1903 – 9 August 1974) was a Turkish engraver and painter. She is one of the first engravers of Turkey. She is known for her expressionist engravings and winning the painting competition of Yapı Kredi Bank in 1954. Biography Berger was born on 24 December 1903 in Büyükada, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Her father was Kabaağaçlı Şakir Paşa and mother Giritli Sare İsmet Hanım. Her sister was the artist Fehrelnissa Zeid and her brother was the author Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı. Berger originally studied painting and piano lessons while attending the Lycée Notre Dame de Sion. In 1947 she married Carl Berger, her music teacher, but he died less than six months later. Berger then followed her sister to London, where she began to study engraving and sculpture, mentored by the artist John Buckland-Wright. On her return to Turkey in 1951 Berger held her first exhibition in Istanbul, showcasing over 100 works. Her oil painting "''Güneşin DoğuŠ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabiha Bengütaş
Sabiha Ziya Bengütaş (1904 – 2 October 1992) was a Turkish sculptor. She is the first woman sculptor of Turkey Life Sabiha Ziya was born in Istanbul in 1904. She had a sister and an elder brother. She was schooled at Eyubsultan Numune School, now known as Eyüp Anatolian High School. She lived four years in Damascus, Syria (then a part of Ottoman Empire), where her father was assigned to due to his occupation. She continued her education there, attending a French Catholic school for one year. The family returned home and settled in Büyükada, where she completed her secondary education at Köprülü Fuat Pasha School. In 1920, he began studying fine arts in the Painting Department and the Sculpture Department of Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts (, current Mimar Sinan University). She was the first female student in the class. Feyhaman Duran was one of her teachers in the academy. In 1924, she won a state scholarship to study in the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Italy, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerzan Bengisu
Lerzan Bengisu (1906–16 March, 1978) was a Turkish sculptor and Woodworking, woodcrafter. Life She was born in Istanbul in 1906. She is the wife of Prof. Dr. Naci Bengisu and the mother of Prof. Dr. Ünal Bengisu. She died in 1978 in Istanbul and was buried in the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. Work She considered to be among the contemporary Turkish sculptors of the Republican era. In the first phase of her art career she worked with tree branches creating decorative works and also wood figures. She would shine and polish the surfaces of dried tree bodies. Later on she worked on balanced and uniform works preserving the shape integrity. She was a member of the International Association of Soroptimists and of the Woman Artists Union. She had exhibits both in Turkey and abroad and received the State exhibition award. In one of the photos of her in the archive of the Architecture Museum she appears net to Hadi Bara, Müfide Çalık, Edip Hakkı Köseoğlu, İlhan Koman and Şadi Çal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belkıs Mustafa
Belkis, Belkıs and Belkız (as well as other variants) are feminine given names in Latin America and the Middle East, derived from '' Belqis'', the Arabic given name of the Queen of Sheba; and it may refer to: * Belkis Ayón (1967–1999), Cuban artist * Belkis Cuza Malé (born 1942), Cuban-American writer * Belkis Leal (born 1940), Venezuelan fencer * Belkis RodrÃguez (born 1965), Cuban retired tennis player * Belkis Ulacio, Venezuelan politician * ''Belkis, Regina di Saba,'' a ballet about the Queen of Sheba composed by Ottorino Respighi * Belkıs Akkale (born 1956), Turkish singer * Belkıs Sevket, first Turkish woman to fly * Belkis Valdman (1942-2011) Turkish born naturalised Brazilian researcher, teacher and academic chemical engineer. * Belkıs Zehra Kaya Belkıs Zehra Kaya (born 18 March 1984) is a Turkish judoka competing in the +78 kg division. In 2015, Kaya took the gold medal at the Grand Prix Zagreb, and two bronze medals, at the Grand Slam Baku and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saime Belir
SAIME (formerly ONIDEX) is a Venezuelan government institution, traditionally in charge of Civil registry services. The name derives from the Spanish acronym for Servicio Administrativo de Identificación, Migración y ExtranjerÃa (Administrative Service of Identification, Migration and Foreigners). The function of this government office is to issue passports, identity cards for immigrants, and other legal nationality documents for Venezuelan citizens and residents. Currently, the director of the institution is . History On 8 February 2017, a joint CNN and CNN en Español year-long investigation called "Passports in the Shadows" () - based on the information provided by a whistleblower and subsequent investigations, reported that employees of the Venezuelan embassy in Baghdad, Iraq has been selling passports and visas to persons from Middle Eastern countries (specifically Syria, Palestine, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan) with dubious backgrounds for profits. The SAIME confirmed the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behice Nuri
Behice is a feminine given name which is used in Turkey. The word is of Arabic origin, meaning ''merry'' or ''beautiful'', and it is the female version of the given names '' Behic'' and ''Behiç''. Notable people with the name are as follows: People *Behice Boran (1910–1987), Turkish politician *Behice Hanım (1882–1969), consort of the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamit *Behice Sultan Behice Sultan (; 6 August 1848 – 30 November 1876) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Abdulmejid I and Nesrin Hanım. She was the half-sister of Sultans Murad V, Abdul Hamid II, Mehmed V, and Mehmed VI. Early life Behice Sultan was bo ... (1848–1876), Ottoman princess Fictional characters *Behice, one of the main characters in the 2013 Turkish movie '' Gallipoli: End of the Road'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:Behice Turkish feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
