State Artist (Turkey)
State Artist (Turkish: Devlet Sanatçısı, also sometimes translated as "National Artist") is an honorary title granted to prominent artists by the government of Turkey for their contributions to the Turkish culture. It was established in 1971 by the President of Turkey (Cevdet Sunay) and the Minister of Culture and Tourism.
The award is issued for people occupied in various categories of arts: music, dance, theatre, photography, cinema, visual arts, literature, etc.
List of State Artists[]
By year, according to the list by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey.[1]
1971[]
- Adnan Saygun, composer
- Necil Kazım Akses, composer
- Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer
- , composer
- İlhan Usmanbaş, composer
- , pianist
- İdil Biret, pianist
- Suna Kan, violinist
- Ayla Erduran, violinist
- Ayşegül Sarıca, pianist
- Verda Erman, pianist
1981[]
- , composer
- Cemal Reşit Rey, composer
- Hikmet Şimşek, conductor
- Gürer Aykal, conductor
- , violinist
- , violinist
- , actor
- Yıldız Kenter, actress
- Meriç Sümen, ballet dancer
- , opera singer
1987[]
- , choir conductor
- , opera singer
- , actor
- Bedia Muvahhit, actress
- , flutist
- Gülsin Onay, pianist
- , actress
1988[]
- Aydın Gün, opera singer
- Leyla Gencer, opera singer
1991[]
- Necdet Yaşar, classical Turkish musician
- , classical Turkish musician
- , classical Turkish musician
- Zeki Müren, classical Turkish musician
- , classical Turkish musician
- , classical Turkish musician
- , Turkish folk musician
- Nida Tüfekçi, Turkish folk musician
- , Turkish folk musician
- , folk dances
- Barış Manço, pop music
- Hüseyin Sermet, pianist
- Güher Pekinel, pianist
- Süher Pekinel, pianist
- Okan Demiriş, opera singer
- , opera singer
- Macide Tanır, actress
- , actor
- , film director
- Türkan Şoray, film actress
- Hülya Koçyiğit, film actress
- Orhan Şaik Gökyay, poet
- Tarık Buğra, writer
- Attila İlhan, writer
- , painter
- Sabri Berkel, painter
- , painter
- , painter
- , sculptor
- , ceramic art
1998[]
- Müzeyyen Senar
- Şefika Kutluer
- Muazzez Abacı
- Metin Akpınar
- Nezihe Araz
- Haldun Dormen
- Erol Erdinç
- Özdemir Erdoğan
- Musa Eroğlu
- Muazzez Ersoy
- Semiha Berksoy
- Zeki Alasya
- Mengü Ertel
- Orhan Gencebay
- Rengim Gökmen
- Fikret Hakan
- Çolpan İlhan
- Müşfik Kenter
- Levent Kırca
- Atilla Manizade
- Tankut Öktem
- Gazanfer Özcan
- Ahmet Özhan
- Münir Özkul
- Ajda Pekkan
- Emel Sayın
- Timur Selçuk
- Nesrin Sipahi
- Kamil Sönmez
- Muammer Sun
- Gülriz Sururi
- Şener Şen
- Okay Temiz
- Nejat Uygur
- Gönül Yazar
- Jale Yılmabaşar
- Nilüfer Yumlu
- Metin Yurdanur
See also[]
- National Artist, People's Artist, similar awards in other states
References[]
- ^ State Artists Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- National Artists
- State Artists of Turkey
- 1971 establishments in Turkey
- Lists of celebrities
- Honorary titles of Turkey