Artists
Artists whose works are featured on our site.
Hamid Aytaç (1891–1982)
Calligrapher
He served as a bridge in carrying the art of calligraphy from the Ottoman period to the present day, trained thousands of valued students, and left behind many works counted among the masterpieces of calligraphy.
Hasan Çelebi
Calligrapher
Regarded as reis'ül hattatin by virtue of being the eldest of the living calligraphers, he has produced many valuable works and in recent years has concentrated on training his students.
Turan Sevgili
Calligrapher · Painter
Fuad Başar
Calligrapher
One of the students of the calligrapher Hamid Aytaç. Having trained thousands of students across the world, he continues his work at his studio in Küçükayasofya, Istanbul.
Mehmet Memiş
Calligrapher
Ayten Tiryaki
Calligrapher · Illuminator
Ferhat Kurlu
Calligrapher
Gürkan Pehlivan
Calligrapher
Cihangir Aşurov
Miniature Artist
A miniature artist of Uzbek origin. His works have been held by institutions such as the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum, as well as in private collections.
Ali Altın
Painter
Working in a hyperrealist style, the artist has concentrated in particular on paintings of Istanbul. His works on gunpowder marbling are featured on our site.
Özcan Özcan
Miniature Artist
Defining the miniature as “a branch of art too magical to be real and too real to be imagined”, the artist is among the accomplished representatives of miniature art today.