Nezihe Bilgütay Derler
Nezihe Bilgütay Derler (born 1926 on Heybeli Ada) is a Turkish miniaturist, known for her ''Çini'', a traditional Turkish artform made on a layer of fusion between glass and porcelain. Her Çini patterns are widely used. Derler learned the artform at the Academy of Fine Arts, from its first teachers of the republican era, Feyzullah Dayigil (1910–1949) and Muhsin Demironat (1920–1983), who themselves were pivotal in the 20th century rediscovery of the forgotten logic in the patterns of the traditional Çini artform. Derler passed on this knowledge to the next generation of artists, through her lessons and produced exemplars of Çini art. She taught the art of Çini as an educator at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. She played an important part in the development of the Çini artform in Turkey from where it was to the state that it is in today. She taught the next generation of Çini artists such as Mehmet Gürsoy. She continues to teach outside the university after ...
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Heybeliada
Heybeliada, or Heybeli Ada, () is the second largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey. It is officially a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Adalar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,424 (2022). Its name, meaning 'with a saddlebag' in Turkish, in supposed reference to the valley between two hills. The island was known as ''Halki'', ''Halkitis'' () and ''Demonesos'' () in antiquity, the first two toponyms deriving from the Greek word ''halkos'' (), meaning copper. The island was famous for its copper and copper ores in antiquity. In winter the island's population is only about 4,400, but in summer, the owners of summer houses return and the population swells to approximately 30,000. Launched in 2008, TCG ''Heybeliada'', used by the Turkish Navy is named after the island. Until 2020, the only vehicles permitted on the island were ambulances, fire tenders, police cars etc.; the only official form of transport ...
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