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Nermin Farukî
Nermin Sirel Faruki(1904–1991) was a Turkish people, Turkish sculptor, and one of Turkey's first female sculptors. She was born in Istanbul. She received education in the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts painting department and later at the Academy of Arts, Berlin, Berlin Fine Arts Academy. Along with sculpture she also worked on paintings. Nermin Farukî was born as Nermin Faruki. Nermin Farukî was the daughter of the Ottoman Empires first perfume producers, Ahmet Farukî. She was a member of the Turkish High Sculptors Society. Art education When she was a student at Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi (Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts), Nermin Farukî studied under the supervision of İhsan Özsoy. Faruki, later on, went to Germany and continued her studies there at Berlin Fine Arts Academy. At first, her work was mainly influenced by German neoclassicism, until she moved towards different fields, such as using copper panels and creating more abstract sculptures. During her time in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish People
The Turkish people, or simply the Turks ( tr, Türkler), are the world's largest Turkic ethnic group; they speak various dialects of the Turkish language and form a majority in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. In addition, centuries-old ethnic Turkish communities still live across other former territories of the Ottoman Empire. Article 66 of the Turkish Constitution defines a "Turk" as: "Anyone who is bound to the Turkish state through the bond of citizenship." While the legal use of the term "Turkish" as it pertains to a citizen of Turkey is different from the term's ethnic definition, the majority of the Turkish population (an estimated 70 to 75 percent) are of Turkish ethnicity. The vast majority of Turks are Muslims and follow the Sunni and Alevi faith. The ethnic Turks can therefore be distinguished by a number of cultural and regional variants, but do not function as separate ethnic groups. In particular, the culture of the Anatolian Turks in Asia Minor has underlied and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
