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4 unusual facts about Burhan Doğançay


Burhan Doğançay

While enrolled at the University of Paris in 1953 from where he obtained a doctorate degree in economics, he attended from 1950 until 1955 art courses at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière.

Cones Series

The Cones Series is a series of 87 abstract paintings by Turkish artist Burhan Doğançay, executed between 1986 and 1995 and featuring cones.

Doğançay Museum

Just like a vast number of other important landmark buildings in Beyoglu, the museum was originally in a state of complete disrepair when Burhan Doğançay purchased it in 1999.

While the museum is dedicated almost exclusively to the work of its founder Burhan Doğançay, while one floor has been set aside for the work of the artist’s father, Adil Doğançay, a well-known Turkish impressionist painter.



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