Fifteen artists to follow this season in the Turkish art scene

As Turkish contemporary artists and galleries open to the international art scene, the awareness and knowledge of the country's art scene has also increased. With the new trends in world contemporary art, Turkey's art scene has become more famous. The Hürriyet Daily News spoke to 15 prominent names in the Turkish art scene to find out about the rising names in the country

As the season begins in Turkey's art scene, many new and upcoming artists have entered the frame. While Contemporary Istanbul art fair is approaching, hopes are high and many are waiting to be discovered both as galleries and as artists. Yet, the question remains the same, who are the rising names in the Turkish market?

We spoke to 10 art specialists to discover up-and-coming artists in the Turkish market this season. Rabia Güreli, vice chairperson of Contemporary Istanbul; Yasemin Bay, the editor-in-chief of Istanbul Art News; Kerimcan Güleryüz, owner of The Empire Project; Burcu Öztürkler, an art specialist and business developer; Bengü Gün, director of the Mixer Art Gallery; Aslı Sümer, owner of the Sümer Art Gallery; Mehmet Kahraman, curator and owner of REM art space, Marcus Graf, curator and program director at Contemporary Istanbul; and Amira Akbıyıkoğlu, associate director of Pilot Gallery, gave their thoughts on who to follow.

Alican Leblebici, an artist interested in self-portraits exploring ways to refresh people's relationship with the form of art, made his debut with the Akbank Contemporary Artists Prize exhibition in 2014. 

Sabo Akdağ's works focus on reflecting social issues by drawing peculiar figures. In his works, we aren't surprised to see issues of family values, work environment and social life. 

Hera Büyüktaşçıyan, an artist who...