Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

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Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi
Type	State university
Established	January 1, 1882
Rector
Administrative staff	500
Undergraduates	6942
Location	Fındıklı, Beyoğlu, Istanbul , Turkey
Founder	Osman Hamdi Bey Building details
The University as seen from across the Bosphorus
Website	http://www.msgsu.edu.tr/

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Turkish: Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi; abbreviated MSGSÜ) is a Turkish state university dedicated to the higher education of fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighborhood of Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Turkey.^[1] Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School in İstanbul and Ankara is not a unit of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.^[2][3]

History[]

The institution was founded on January 1, 1882, as the "School of Fine Arts" ("Sanayi-i Nefise Mekteb-i Âlisi, formally Mekteb-i Sanayi-i Nefise-i Şâhâne or simply "Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi") by the renowned Turkish painter, art historian, archaeologist, and museum curator, Osman Hamdi Bey. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University was the first educational institution in fine arts and architecture in Turkey. It opened on March 2, 1883, with eight instructors and 20 students.

In 1914, the school became co-educational. It was converted in 1928 from a school to an academy, the first in Turkey - and its name was changed to "State Academy of Fine Arts" (Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi). In 1969, it was renamed again, to "Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts" (İstanbul Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi abbreviated İDGSA). On July 20, 1982, its status was again changed, and the academy became "Mimar Sinan University" (Mimar Sinan Üniversitesi) after the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. Finally, in December 2003, the administration of the university changed its name to "Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University".

Since 1982 the institution has been providing four-year educational programs.

Academic units[]

Eye in marble

• Faculty of natural sciences and literature (archeology, pedagogy, physics, statistics, mathematics, history of art, sociology, history, Turkish philology and literature)
• Faculty of fine arts (photography, traditional Turkish handicrafts, graphic design, sculpture, painting, stage design and stage clothes, ceramics art and glass art, cinema and TV, textile design and fashion design, bookbinding, tilework restoration, calligraphy, rug and old textile design), Restoration and Conservation of art works ( Painting and Sculpture )
• Faculty of Architecture (industrial design, interior architecture, architecture, urban planning and regional planning)
• Istanbul State Conservatory (full-time and part-time) / (music, musicology, performing arts)
• Vocational School (textile design, architectural restoration)
• Institute of Natural Sciences
• Institute of Social Sciences
• Institute of Fine Arts
• School of Informatics

Associated institutions[]

• Nusretiye Palace
• Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Istanbul
• Tophane-i Amire Cultural Center

Notable faculty[]

• Osman Hamdi Bey–painter, art historian, and archaeologist
• Yervant Osgan–sculptor
• İbrahim Çallı–painter
• Filiz Ali–pianist and musicologist
• Rudolf Belling–German sculptor
• Nuri Bilge Ceylan–film director, screenwriter, and photographer
• Adnan Coker–painter
• Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu–painter and poet
• Nazmi Ziya Güran–painter
• Bruno Taut–German architect
• Alexander Vallaury–French architect
• Robert Vorhoelzer–German architect and city planner
• Suphi Saatçi–architect and historian
• Ali Teoman Germaner–sculptor
• Hande Erçel - Turkish actress and model

Notable alumni[]

Marble wall at the entrance of the University

Actors and models[]

• Okan Bayülgen–actor and television personality
• Hande Erçel–actress and model
• Nazlı Deniz Kuruoğlu–ballet dancer and Miss Turkey 1982
• Tuba Büyüküstün–actress and model
• Halit Ergenç–actor
• Nejat Isler–actor

Artists[]

• Maide Arel – Armenian-Turkish painter, graduated in 1935.^[4]
• Akbar Behkalam–German-Iranian painter and sculptor
• Sinem Banna–Turkish-American Sculptor
• Adnan Coker–painter
• Nevin Çokay–painter
• Nazmi Ziya Güran–painter
• Nur Koçak–artist
• Maya Kulenovic– Canadian painter (student from 1992–1995)
• Elif Naci, painter
• Erinç Seymen–Turkish artist
• Sevil Soyer–painter and interdisciplinary artist

Musicians[]

• Burak Bilgili–opera singer
• Yonca Evcimik–pop singer

Other[]

• Kutluğ Ataman–film director
• Suphi Saatçi–architecture
• Pınar Selek–sociologist and human rights activist
• Galip Tekin–comic book artist
• Adnan Oktar–Creationist Islamic Author and Televangelist

See also[]

• List of universities in Turkey
• Suphi Saatçi

References[]

External links[]

• University's official website (in Turkish)
• Mimar Sinan (in Turkish)
• Mimar Sinan Students Portal (in Turkish)

Coordinates: 41°01′48″N 28°59′21″E / 41.03°N 28.9892°E / 41.03; 28.9892