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Ayhan Türker was born in Çermik, the district of Diyarbakır in 1938. He finished Yeni primary school and Ziya Gökalp high school in Diyarbakır. He graduated from the Department of Architecture at Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1960. In those times, he learned water and oil painting from Sabri Berkel and Edip Hakkı Köseoğlu. In 1966, Türker founded his own decoration and furniture shop and ran successfully for 33 years. He has also continued to paint without breaking. He had his first solo exhibition in Beyoglu Vakko Art Gallery in 1985. Since then, he has had many solo exhibitions in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. He has also participated in lots of group exhibitions in Turkey. His works can be seen in many important banks and companies collections. The text of Türker was published by Prof. Kaya Özsezgin in the book “Bir İstanbul İzlenimcisi Ayhan Türker” in 2000. As of today, Türker continues his work in Istanbul.
Selected exhibitions:
2001, Gallery Kile
2003, Artium Art Gallery
2003, Artı Mezat
2004, Artı Mezat
2005, Songur Art Gallery
2005, Artium Art Gallery
2006, Doku Art Gallery
2006, Toprak Art Gallery
2007, Doku Art Gallery
2007, Mart Collection
2008, Artium Arthouse
2008, Mart Collection
2009, “Çevreden İzlenimler – Ayhan Türker”, Artium Arthouse
2009, Hobi Art Gallery
Reference: cekirdeksanat.com, lebriz.com, ayhanturker.com, tr.wikipedia.org
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