State Artist
State Artist (Turkish: Devlet Sanatçısı, also sometimes translated as "National Artist") is a honorary title issued to artists by the government of Turkey for their contributions into the Turkish culture. It was established in 1971 by President of Turkey and the Republic of Turkey Ministry 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
- Mithat Fenmen, composer
- İlhan Usmanbaş, composer
- Gülay Uğurata, pianist
- İdil Biret, pianist
- Suna Kan, violinist
- Ayla Erduran, violinist
- Ayşegül Sarıca, pianist
- Verda Erman, pianist
1981
- Nevid Kodallı, composer
- Cemal Reşit Rey, composer
- Hikmet Şimşek, conductor
- Gürer Aykal, conductor
- İsmail Aşan, violinist
- Tunç Ünver, violinist
- Cüneyt Gökçer, actor
- Yıldız Kenter, actress
- Meriç Sümen, ballet dancer
- Suna Korad, opera singer
1987
- Nevzat Atlığ, choir conductor
- Ayhan Baran, opera singer
- Vasfi Rıza Zobu, actor
- Bedia Muvahhit, actress
- Mükerrem Berk, flutist
- Gülsin Onay, pianist
- Ayten Gökçer, actress
1988
1991
- Necdet Yaşar, classical Turkish misic
- İsmail Baha Sürelsan, classical Turkish misic
- Alaattin Yavaşça, classical Turkish misic
- Zeki Müren, classical Turkish misic
- Teoman Önaldı , classical Turkish misic
- Yesari Asım Arsoy , classical Turkish misic
- Sadi Yaver Ataman, Turkish folk music
- Nida Tüfekçi , Turkish folk music
- Mustafa Geceyatmaz, Turkish folk music
- Mustafa Turan, folk dances
- Barış Manço, pop music
- Hüseyin Sermet, pianist
- Güher Pekinel, pianist
- Süher Pekinel, pianist
- Okan Demiriş, opera singer
- Mete Uğur, opera singer
- Macide Tanır, actress
- Bozkurt Kuruç, actor
- Osman F.Seden, film direstor
- Türkan Şoray, film actress
- Hülya Koçyiğit, film actress
- Orhan Şaik Gökyay, poet
- Tarık Buğra, writer
- Attila İlhan, writer
- Ali Avni Çelebi, painter
- Sabri Berkel , painter
- Turan Erol, painter
- Devrim Erbil , painter
- Hüseyin Arıkan Özkan, sculptor
- Sadi Diren, ceramic art
1998
See also
References
- ^ State Artists