Ahmet Ziya Akbulut (27 June 1869,

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- 17 April 1938,

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) was a Turkish landscape and architectural painter.

Biography

He attended

Kuleli Military High School Kuleli Military High School was the oldest military high school in Turkey, located in Çengelköy, Istanbul, on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus strait. It was founded on 21 September 1845, by Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I. After the 2016 Turkish ...

, then went to the

Turkish Military Academy The Turkish Military Academy () or as it is known historically and popularly Harbiye is a four-year co-educational military academy and part of the National Defense University (Turkey), National Defence University. It is located in the cent ...

and studied art with Osman Nuri Pasha. After graduating, he was assigned to the

Ottoman Military College The Ottoman Military College or Imperial Military Staff College or Ottoman Army War College ( or ), was a two-year military staff college of the Ottoman Empire. It was located in İstanbul. Its mission was to educate staff officers for the Ott ...

, where he worked until 1894, when he was promoted to captain and transferred to Kuleli. In addition to the arts, he was well-versed in astronomy and mathematics. He used these skills to introduce more perspective into his work; something which was not a major part of traditional Turkish art. He also wrote a manual on the construction of sundials (''Güneş Saatleri Yapım Kılavuzu''), which was republished in 2010 by Biryıl Kültür Sanat. In 1898, he became head of the "Military Printing Office" and, in 1913, was appointed Chairman of the "Ottoman Painter's Association". In 1914, he retired from the military and began teaching at the "Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi" (School of Industry and Fine Arts), where he eventually became the Deputy Director. In 1937, the "İstanbul Resim ve Heykel Müzesi" (Art and Sculpture Museum) was opened. Atatürk required every painter to contribute two paintings, to maintain their professional status, which prompted Akbulut to produce one of his best-known works, depicting the Sultan Ahmet Mosque.Brief biography
@ Forum Gerçek.

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* @ Turkish Paintings {{DEFAULTSORT:Akbulut, Ahmet Ziya 1869 births 1938 deaths Painters from Istanbul Turkish landscape painters Turkish Military Academy alumni Kuleli Military High School alumni 19th-century painters from the Ottoman Empire 20th-century Turkish male artists 20th-century Turkish painters