Prof. Blending tradition and future in theory and practice with the iconographic and modern abstractions he brought to Turkish contemporary art. Halil Akdeniz passed away in Antalya. The funeral of Akdeniz, who passed away at the age of 80, will be buried tomorrow in Kumluca district of Antalya.
Prof. Halil Akdeniz's funeral will be buried in the village cemetery tomorrow after the afternoon prayer at the Central Mosque in Güzören District of Antalya's Kumluca district. Prof. A comprehensive memorial ceremony for Halil Akdeniz will be held in September, as most of his loved ones are outside Istanbul.
In the book Halil Akdeniz: His Autobiographical Life and Art, Concepts and Beyond Borders, published last year by the Siz Publishing Group and edited by Ümmühan Kazanç, Akdeniz's, T.R. The subject is his artistic adventure, which dates back to his work as the Cultural Counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Embassy abroad.
Prof. Dr. Who is Halil Akdeniz?
He was born in Antalya in 1944. He graduated from Ankara Gazi Education Institute, Department of Painting. He won the State International Specialization Exam scholarship and went to Germany. He received his undergraduate and specialist education at the Berlin State Academy of Fine Arts – HdK, Berlin (today's Berlin University of Fine Arts).
He received master's, proficiency in art and doctorate degrees from Izmir Ege University and Izmir Dokuz Eylül University. He became an assistant professor in 1986, an associate professor in 1987, and a professor in 1994.
He served as the Cultural Advisor of the Turkish Embassy in Bonn and Berlin between 1996 and 2001, and as the Ministerial Advisor of the Ministry of Culture in 2001.