Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
The Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (or MSGSÜ) is a Turkish public university dedicated to higher education in the fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighbourhood of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey.
Founded in 1882 by Osman Hamdi Bey.
The Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High Schools in Istanbul and Ankara have no relation with the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.
History
On January 1, 1882, the renowned Turkish painter, art historian, archaeologist, and museum curator, Osman Hamdi Bey established the School of Fine Arts (Sanayi-i Nefise Mekteb-i Âlisi, formally Mekteb-i Sanayi-i Nefise-i Şâhâne or Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi) here. When it opened on March 2, 1883, with eight instructors and 20 students, it was Turkey's first educational institution for the fine arts and architecture.
In 1914, the school became co-educational. In 1928 it was converted from a school to an academy - the first in Turkey - and its name was changed to the State Academy of the Fine Arts (Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi). In 1969, it was renamed as the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts (İstanbul Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi, or İDGSA), and gained administrative autonomy according to Law No. 1172 on Fine Arts Academies in Turkey.
On July 20, 1982, its status was changed again, and the academy became Mimar Sinan University"(Mimar Sinan Üniversitesi) in memory of the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. Finally, in December 2003, the administration of the university changed its name to the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.
Since 1982 the institution has been providing four-year educational programmes.
Building
The building that houses what is now the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University started life in 1856 as the twin palaces of Münire Sultan and Cemile Sultan, the daughters of Sultan Abdülmecid. They were used for meetings of the Chamber of Deputies of the Ottoman Empire between 1910 and 1920.
Basic Design Education Division
Following the Academy Reform and a student occupation in 1968, Basic Design Education (Temel Sanat Eğitimi) was incorporated into the curriculum in 1969. The Basic Design Education Division was critical of the master-apprentice model and aimed to blur the distinction between handicrafts and fine arts. The co-founders of this division included Altan Gürman, Ercümend Kalmık, Ali Teoman Germaner, Erkal Güngören, Özer Kabaş, and Nuri Temizsoylu, who wanted to create a Bauhaus-inspired model to enable consistency and continuity in the education that first-year students received. This model aimed at encouraging students to explore, question and analyse different techniques, tools, and materials related to arts and design.
Following the 1980 coup d'état in Turkey, the administration and autonomy of universities changed, and Basic Design Education was removed from the curriculum in 1982.
Academic units
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
Tophane Kasrı
Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture
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
Ali Teoman Germaner, sculptor
Hande Erçel, Turkish actress and model
Neşe Aybey, miniaturist
Hüseyin Tahirzade Behzat, miniaturist
Notable alumni
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 İşler, actor
Sarp Akkaya, actor
Artists
Maide Arel, Armenian-Turkish painter, graduated in 1935
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 to 1995)
Elif Naci, painter
Erinç Seymen, Turkish artist
Tiraje Dikmen, Turkish painter
Emel Cimcoz, Turkish painter and art promoter as First lady of Turkey
Musicians
Burak Bilgili, opera singer
Yonca Evcimik, pop singer
Tamer Ciray, composer
Other
Kutluğ Ataman, film director
Pınar Selek, sociologist and human rights activist
Galip Tekin, comic book artist
See also
National Palaces Painting Museum
List of universities in Turkey
References
External links
University's official website
Mimar Sinan
Mimar Sinan Students Portal
Educational institutions established in 1882
Educational institutions established in 1982
Bosphorus
Beyoğlu
1982 establishments in Turkey
1882 establishments in the Ottoman Empire