Mehmet Turgut
Born on 21st July 1977 in Ankara, Mehmet Turgut is a third-generation photography artist. His destiny was written by his grandfather Mehmet Turgut who was also a photographer and his name father. For many years, he worked on theoretical photography, printing techniques, coloring, and photo editing. In more recent years, Mehmet worked on fictional photography and the art of photography.
Mehmet has won several national and international awards for his work, including awards from the Photographic Society of America and Austria Super Circuit. He also has given many workshops and talks in various institutions such as TEDx Istanbul and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mehmet created record covers of Patricia Kaas’ “Best Of” and Ozzy Osbourne’s “Let It Die”.
In 2009, Mehmet was given the “Photography Artist of the Year” award by the Turkish Art Institution. In 2014, he won the “Photographer of the Year” award the One Eye Land Awards.
Mehmet has been the owner and the creative director of the “Karakalem” Magazine since 2008 and the “46” Magazine since 2010. He also published his first photographic book “30” in 2012.
In 2014, Mehmet created the project “Ala Portreler” with names like Ara Guler and Aydin Boysan. He opened his first international exhibition at the Rome Expo Sabatini in Italy.
He continues to produce visual consultancy and content for literary magazines such as Kafa, Ot, Tuhaf, and continues to work at universities as an educator.
Exhibitions
- 2026“Karma” photo exhibition, Boston Design Center
- 2014“Âlâ Portraits” documentary and photo exhibition
- 2014First international exhibition, Rome Expo Sabatini, Italy
Awards
- 2014“Photographer of the Year”, One Eye Land Awards
- 2009“Photography Artist of the Year”, Turkish Art Institution
- Photographic Society of America awards
- Austria Super Circuit awards