List of Turkish artists

This is a list of notable Turkish artists.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Contents: 

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z
• See also

A

• Kuzgun Acar (1928-1976), sculptor
• Haluk Akakçe (born 1970), contemporary artist
• Onay Akbaş (born 1964), contemporary artist
• Ahmet Ziya Akbulut (1869–1938), painter
• Mehmet Aksoy (sculptor) (born 1939), sculptor
• Halil Altındere (born 1971), contemporary artist
• Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin (1957-2007), contemporary artist
• Avni Arbaş (1919–2003), painter
• Burak Arıkan (born 1976), contemporary artist
• Hale Asaf (1905–1938), painter
• Tomur Atagok (born 1939), painter and professor
• Ruzen Atakan (born 1966), Turkish-Cypriot painter

B

• İbrahim Balaban (1921-2019), painter
• Bedri Baykam (born 1957), painter
• Turgut Berkes (1953-2018), rock musician, painter and writer
• Osman Hamdi Bey (1842–1910), painter, archaeologist and curator
• Fatma Bucak (born 1984), artist and photographer.

C

• Taner Ceylan (born 1967), contemporary artist
• Hüseyin Çağlayan (born 1970), contemporary artist and fashion designer
• Sevgi Çağal (born 1957), painter and sculptor
• Nevin Çokay (1930–2012), painter
• Adnan Çoker (born 1927), painter
• Nusret Çolpan (1952–2008), painter, architect and miniature artist
• Antonio Cosentino (1970), painter, sculptor, contemporary artist
• Gürkan Coşkun (born 1941), painter also known as Komet

D

• Şevket Dağ (1876–1944), painter
• Barış Dilaver (born 1975), ballet dancer, creator and filmmaker
• Abidin Dino (1913–1993), painter
• Burhan Doğançay (1929–2013), painter, photographer and former soccer player
• Ipek Duben (born 1941), contemporary visual artist

E

• Nese Erdok (born 1940), painter
• Ayşe Erkmen (born 1949), sculptor
• Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu (1913–1975), painter and poet

F

• Ertuğrul Oğuz Fırat (1923–2014), painter, poet and composer

G

• Leyla Gediz (born 1974), painter
• Bahadır Gökay (born 1955), painter and teacher
• Genco Gulan (born 1969), contemporary artist
• Hatice Güleryüz (born 1968), contemporary artist
• Göknil Gümüş Sungurtekin (born 1977), painter, contemporary artist, conceptual expressionist artist
• Serkan Günes (born 1980), photographer
• Nazmi Ziya Güran (1881–1937), impressionist painter
• Mehmet Güreli (born 1949), writer, painter, director and musician

H

• Haydar Hatemi (born 1945), painter and sculptor

İ

• Hülya Vurnal İkizgül (born 1966), mosaicist, sculptor and ceramic artist
• Erdal İnci (born 1983), new media artist
• Namık İsmail (1866–1902), painter

K

• Müfide Kadri (1890–1912), painter
• Gülsün Karamustafa (born 1946), contemporary artist, filmmaker
• Ömer Ali Kazma (born 1971), contemporary artist
• Nur Koçak (born 1941), contemporary artist
• Servet Koçyiğit (born 1971), contemporary artist

L

• Abdulcelil Levni (1680–1732), Ottoman court painter and miniaturist
• Hüseyin Avni Lifij (1886–1927), painter

M

• Ali Miharbi (born 1976), contemporary artist

O

• Ebru Özseçen (born 1971), contemporary artist
• Füsun Onur (born 1938), painter, sculptor
• Tankut Öktem (1940–2007), sculptor especially of monumental works
• Setenay Özbek (born 1961), artist
• Emre Ozdemir (born 1981) cartoonist
• Serkan Özkaya (born 1973), contemporary artist

Ö

• Ahmet Öğüt (born 1981), contemporary artist

P

• Ferik İbrahim Paşa (1815–1891), one of the first Western-style painters
• Halil Paşa (1857–1939), impressionist painter
• Hüseyin Zekai Paşa (1860–1919), painter
• Şeker Ahmet Paşa (1841–1907), painter of nature-related subjects
• Hayal Pozanti (born 1983), artist

R

• Hoca Ali Riza (1858–1939), painter

S

• Ibrahim Safi (1898–1983), impressionist painter
• Deniz Sağdıç (born 1982), painter
• Gizem Saka (born 1978), painter
• Fikret Mualla Saygı (1904–1967), avant-garde painter
• Muhittin Sebati (1901–1932), painter and sculptor
• Erinç Seymen (1980), painter
• Süleyman Seyyid (1842–1913), painter
• Kamil Sonad (born 1914), plaster sculptor, especially of female nudes
• Setenay Özbek (born 1961), painter and writer
• Fatih Sungurtekin (born 1977), painter, contemporary artist, conceptual artist

T

• Hakan Topal (born 1972), contemporary artist
• Sali Turan (born 1949), modern painter
• Canan Tolon (born 1955), contemporary painter

Y

• Nil Yalter (born 1938), contemporary artist
• Pınar Yolaçan (born 1981), photographer
• Metin Yurdanur (born 1951), sculptor

Z

• Sarkis Zabunyan (born 1938), contemporary artist known as "Sarkis"
• Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901–1991), painter, collage and glass artist ^[1]

References

1. "Bonhams sets new world record for Turkish Artist Fahrelnissa Zeid". Bonhams. 2 October 2012.