The Turkish High Sculptors Society was founded on 22 April 1948. Turkish sculptors could not or had not become united to be organized professionally for a long time until the Sculptors Society was founded in 1948 as Turkish Sculptors Society (Turkish: Türk Heykeltıraşlar Cemiyeti) by Ali Hadi Bara,

Nusret Suman Mustafa Nusret Suman (21 March 1905, Veria – 15 August 1978, İzmit) was a Turkish sculptor and painter. He worked especially on portraits and monuments. His last work is the Hittite Sun Course Monument, which was the symbol of the city of Ank ...

Yavuz Görey Yavuz Görey (27 August 1912 – 1995) was a Turkish sculptor. Life Yavuz Görey was born in Geneva, Switzerland on 27 August 1912. He is the brother of graphic artist İhap Hulusi Görey (1898–1986). After attending the primary and mid ...

, Kamil Sonat, Hüseyin Anka, Ratip Aşir, Kenan Yontuç, Turgut Pura, Hakkı Atamulu and Burhanettin Durupınar. In 1961, the name was changed to Turkish High Sculptors Society (Turkish: Türk Yüksek Heykeltıraşlar Cemiyeti). Through those years, until at least 1974, the organisation continued to operate without being able to be recognised as a functioning and effective professional body according to some sources. Other sources have stated that the society has undoubtedly been a necessary organisation for the international art scene of sculpture and has become a large collection of artists that has even brought forth an important exhibition (1968) with the efforts of İsmail Gökçe, who was the president of the society for some time. Muzaffer Doğan Ertoran was also the president for some time. In 1988 it was re-established in a second period by

Ali Teoman Germaner Ali Teoman Germaner (1934 – 23 February 2018), was a Turkish people, Turkish sculptor. He is also known as Aloş. Life He was born in 1934 in İstanbul. Between 1949 and 1954 he was educated in the İDGSA Sculpture Department in the studios o ...

Namık Denizhan Namik or Namık is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Namig Abdullayev (born 1971), Azerbaijani wrestler * Namik Dokle (born 1946), Albanian politician * Namık Gedik (1911–1960), Turkish physician and politician * ...

Tamer Başoğlu Tamer Başoğlu (born 1938) is a Turkish sculptor. He was born in 1938 in Nazilli. Higher education In 1960 he graduated from the sculpture department of the Istanbul State Fine Arts Academy. With a state scholarship he went to Italy. In 1964 ...

, Berika İpekbayrak, Meriç Hızal, Rahmi Aksungur, Şahabettin Köksal as the Sculptors Society (Turkish: Heykeltıraşlar Derneği). The Turkish High Sculptors Society organises exhibitions every year, supporting sculpture and sculptors.

Known Members

* Namık Denizhan *

Füsun Onur Füsun Onur (born 1938) is a Turkish artist, based in Istanbul. She uses everyday materials in her painting and sculpture to reflect on space, time, rhythm and form. Early life and education Onur was born in Kuzguncuk, Istanbul. She attended th ...

Gürdal Duyar Gürdal Duyar (20 August 1935 – 18 April 2004) was a Turkish people, Turkish sculptor, known especially for his monuments to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Atatürk and Bust (sculpture), busts of famous people. His art is characterized by a Modern scul ...

* Şadan Bezeyiş * Nermin Sirel

Known exhibitions

* 1968 Sculpture Exhibition, Municipal Art Gallery Taksim, 1968 * Türkiye Yüksek Heykeltraşlar Cemiyeti, Taksim Art Gallery, (16 October - ) 1969 * Türkiye Yüksek Heykeltraşlar Cemiyeti, Taksim Art Gallery, (9 January - 25 January) 1973

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* * {{refend Sculpture Artist groups and collectives Arts organizations established in 1948 Arts organizations established in 1988