List of Turkish artists

This is a list of notable Turkish artists.

A

• Avni Arbaş (1919–2003), painter
• Burak Arıkan (born 1976), contemporary artist
• Haluk Akakçe (born 1970), contemporary artist
• Ahmet Ziya Akbulut (1869–1938), painter
• Mehmet Aksoy (born 1939), sculptor
• Halil Altındere (born 1971), contemporary artist
• Hale Asaf (1905–1938), painter
• Tomur Atagok (born 1939), painter and professor
• Ruzen Atakan (born 1966), Turkish-Cypriot painter
• Nazan Azeri (born 1953), visual artist

B

• İbrahim Balaban (born 1921), painter
• Bedri Baykam (born 1957), painter
• Turgut Berkes (born 1953), rock musician, painter and writer
• Osman Hamdi Bey (1842–1910), painter, archaeologist and curator

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
• 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

E

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

F

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

G

• Erkan Geniş (born 1943), artist
• Bahadır Gökay (born 1955), painter and teacher
• Genco Gulan (born 1969), contemporary artist
• Hatice Güleryüz (born 1968), contemporary 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

I

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

K

• Müfide Kadri (1890–1912), painter
• Ömer Ali Kazma (born 1971), contemporary artist
• Nur Koçak (born 1941), contemporary artist

L

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

O

• 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

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

R

• Hoca Ali Riza (1858–1939), painter

S

• Ibrahim Safi (1898–1983), impressionist painter
• Deniz Sağdıç (born 1982), painter
• Gizem Saka (born 1978), painter
• Sencer Sari (born 1982), ceramics and glass artist
• Fikret Mualla Saygı (1904–1967), avant-garde painter
• Muhittin Sebati (1901–1932), painter and sculptor
• Süleyman Seyyid (1842–1913), painter
• Kamil Sonad (born 1914), plaster sculptor, especially of female nudes
• Sevil Soyer (born 1950), contemporary painter and installation artist

T

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

Y

• Metin Yurdanur (born 1951), sculptor

Z

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