Ahmet Yakupoğlu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Turkish musician
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Place of Birth: Kütahya, Turkey
About Ahmet Yakupoğlu
- Ahmet Yakupoglu, formerly Ahmet Çalisel, (November 1920 in Kütahya – 2 October 2016 in Kütahya) was a Turkish painter, neyzen ("ney" player) and Ottoman miniature and tezhip artist.
- In 1964, he changed his family name to Yakupoglu.Yakupoglu was born to Haci Halil Aga and Sefika Hanim in Saray neighborhood of Kütahya.
- His interest for painting started when he was a child, observing the picture books attentively.
- He was schooled in Dervis Pasa Elementary School in 1927.
- During his education, he was exhibiting his paintings in the art galleries and also was successful at other lessons.
- Yakupoglu had read all the picture books and books about the art of drawing and painting at Vahid Pasha Public Library before he finished secondary school.In 1941, he found an opportunity to meet Prof.
- Süheyl Ünver, who came to Vahid Pasha Public Library for his manuscript research.
- After the graduation from Kütahya High School, he passed the entrance exam of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University without any necessity to interview.
- He studied in Feyhaman Duran's workshop at the Department of Paintings, upon the recommendation of Süheyl Ünver and graduated from here (1941-1945).
- He learned Ottoman miniature, illumination, flute playing, musicology, from Süheyl Ünver and Halil Dikmen.
- After returning to Kütahya, he participated in some museum studies besides the painting.Yakupoglu has approximately two thousands original paintings; half of them are about streets, recreation spots, old historical buildings and the people of Kütahya Province.He used the surname "Çalisel" before he changed it to "Yakupoglu".
- He donated his house, library and all the paintings to Dumlupinar University. Due to his many abilities and vast knowledge.
- he is also known as "the last Hezarfen" ("a thousand sciences" in Turkish), with reference to Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi.In 2006, Yakupoglu donated all his paintings to Dumlupinar University in his hometown.
- Currently, he lives in Izmir with his adoptive daughter Havva Sökmener.
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