# Talk:Güzel İstanbul

@Mandarax: Hey Mandarax, I did intend to nominate both Güzel İstanbul and Gürdal Duyar if that is possible/allowed. Gürdal Duyar has just become a GA but Güzel İstanbul is still a GAN. Since the DYK topic is about the sculpture it seems appropriate to nominate it. Gazozlu (talk) 10:05, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
Okay, Gazozlu, I've restored what I removed, plus I made the second article bold. When Güzel İstanbul becomes a Good Article, please leave a note to that effect on Template:Did you know nominations/Gürdal Duyar. All further comments regarding the nomination should also be left on that template (don't do it here on the talk page, because potential reviewers wouldn't look for it here).  MANdARAX  XAЯAbИAM  22:05, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK1: Did you know that the plinth of Güzel İstanbul told a story of Istanbul with motifs; its air with a honeysuckle, its population with a bee, its divinity with a fig, and the many legends with a pomegranate?
Source: Antmen (2009), p. 367Şenol (1974), p. 1
DYK2: Did you know that the lost plinth of Gürdal Duyars nude sculpture Güzel İstanbul contained reliefs of motifs including fig, pomegranate, honeysuckle and a bee through which he represented different aspects of Istanbul?
Source: Antmen (2009), p. 367Şenol (1974), p. 1 Destroyed plinth.


### Sources
Antmen, Ahu (1 Apr 2009). "Türk Kültüründe Beden Ve "Güzel İstanbul" Olayı" [The body in Turkish culture and the "Beautiful Istanbul" affair]. Electronic Journal of Social Sciences (in Turkish). 8 (30): 366–375. ISSN 1304-0278. Retrieved 13 Jun 2022.
Şenol, Bahattin (11 March 1974). "«Güzel Istanbul» heykeli Karaköy Meydanına kondu" [The «Güzel Istanbul» sculpture has been placed on Karaköy Square]. Milliyet (in Turkish). p. 1.{{cite news}}:  CS1 maint: date and year (link)
Gazozlu (talk) 15:31, 25 February 2023 (UTC)