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Namık Bayık (1926 ~ 1992)

Namik Bayik and his student Abdullah Tasci created the patterns for the majority of the coins of the 1982 Spain FIFA World Cup Commemorative Coins series. (One coin of the set of four pieces was designed mint sculptor Suat Ozyonum.)

Etem Çalışkan, another student of Prof. Emin Barın and Namik Bayik, designed the commemorative coins for the centenary of Atatürk’s birth.

https://arhm.ktb.gov.tr/artists/detail/2240/namik-bayik-1926-1992

Etem Çalışkan

Etem Caliskan is the artist who created the designs of the silver and gold coins commemorating the Centenary of Ataturk’s birth. (relief and models were made by the State Mint sculptor Hakkı Baha Cavusgil).

The artist studied at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts, as a sudent of Prof. Emin Barın (who designed the circulation coins of 1947) and also  Prof. Namık Bayık who designed some of the 1982 commemoratives for World Football Cup.

His brief bio on his personal webpage:

“Publicist, artist, painter, calligrapher.

Born in 1928 in Tarsus – Göçük. Studied in Mersin during his elementary and middle school. Enrolled Academy of Fine Arts, Poster Department for higher education.

Studied pattern under Prof. Sabri Berkel, typography under Prof. Emin Barın, poster design and graphics under Prof. Namık Bayık.

Assisted Prof Emin Barin during construction of Anitkabir (Ataturk’s Mosoleum) as they were tasked with inscribing significant panels and walls.

Worked for various newspapers such as Zafer, Öncü, Dünya, Aksam, Milliyet, Hürriyet,  starting at Sabah in 1954 as an illustrator and calligrapher. Designed numerous book covers, posters; most notably the ones for the centenary of Atatürk’s birth.”

 

Cover photo: https://yurthaberleri.net/haber/etem-caliskandan-ataturk-portreleri-sergisi-haberi-1368.html

Mustafa Çakırcalı

He is a graphic designer, illustrator, and engraver who created the portraits featured on the 100 and 200 Lira banknotes currently in circulation (ninth emission), as well as the reverse graphics of various banknotes of the 7th and 8th emissions *1.

Her first work to appear on banknotes was the reverse engraving of the 7th Emission 100 TL note.

His engravings featured on banknotes:

  • 7. Emission
      • 1983, 100 TL Mehmed Akif Ersoy House, Ankara Castle and the scroll with the National Anthem
      • 1991, 100.000 TL Children presenting flowers to Atatürk
      • 1992, 250.000 TL Kızıl Kule (Red Tower) of Alanya
      • 1993, 500.000 TL Çanakkale Martyrs’ Memorial
      • 1995, 1.000.000 TL Atatürk Dam
      • 1997 5.000.000 TL Anıtkabir, mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk,
      • 1999 10.000.000 TL map of Piri Reis
  • 8. Emission
    • 1 YTL
    • 5 YTL
    • 10 YTL
    • 20 YTL
    • 50 YTL View of Cappadocia
    • 100 YTL View of Ishak Pasha Palace
  • 9. Emission
    • 100 TL
      • Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk based on a photo by Cemal Işıksel
      • Portrait of Itri, based on the sculpture by Hüseyin Anka Özkan, located in the garden of the General Directorate of Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
    • 200 TL
      • Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
      • Portrait of Yunus Emre based on the artwork of painter Münif Fehim (*ii).

Mustafa Çakırcalı was born in Adana in 1957. He graduated from the Adana Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences in 1979. During his education, he worked as a painter, graphic designer, and cartoonist in various advertising agencies, Hürriyet Newspaper, and large printing houses.

He began his artistic career as a self-taught artist, but had the opportunity to develop his skills by working with renowned artists. Alinur Uğurpakkan was his first mentor, and he briefly worked with Etem Çalışkan, Nehar Tüblek, and Sezgin Burak.

In 1979, he won first place in the exam for an engraving artist at the Banknote Printing House and started working there that same year. Through the Banknote Printing House’s training program, he received banknote engraving training from Professor Trento Cionnini at the Rome Academy of Fine Arts in Italy.

He contributed to the production of banknote cliches in our country by shortening the lengthy working stages in engraving techniques with new technology.

In addition to his graphic and engraving work, he conducted research on preventing counterfeiting in banknotes and served as the Chairman of the Counterfeit Banknote Expert Commission. He provided training on recognizing banknotes and counterfeit banknotes to various institutions, primarily to Central Bank cashiers.

He is the graphic designer of all the 1998 “Turkish Celebrities” series stamps and the author of the portraits of Haldun Taner and Bedia Muvahhit. He is also the creator of the portrait on the 1999 Atatürk-themed definitive postage stamps.

Many children’s books, primary school textbooks, and school magazines illustrated by him have been published. He won awards twice in the UNICEF and Bratislava children’s book illustration competitions, and his works have been exhibited in various countries around the world.

Mustafa Çakırcalı, who retired from Banknote Printing House in 2012, continues to work in his own office.

 

(We extend our deepest gratitude to the artist for contributing valuable information on his artwork)

 

[1] TCMB LİRA Bülteni, Sonbahar 2012 Sayı:64, “Banknot ve Gravür” başlıklı makale

[2] Serideki İhap Hulusi Görey, Vasfi Rıza Zobu ve Feza Gürsey portreleri, Şükrü Ertürk eseridir.

resume: www.mustafacakircali.com

Mehmet Emin Barın (1913 ~ 1987)

Prof. Emin Barın is the calligrapher, bookbinder and graphics artist who designed the coins released for circulation in 1947.

He was born in Bolu, on 2nd of June 1913 as the son of  Mehmed Tevfik Efendi who was also a calligrapher and bookbinder.

As he had a deep interest and talent for painting, he succeeded to enroll to the Arts & Crafts programme at Ankara Gazi Institute in 1934. In 1936 he passed the exam for the talented students to be sent abroad for further education. He attended Turkish Decorative Arts programme at the Academy of Fine Arts as an intern and in 1938 was sent to Germany to study bookbinding under Prof. Dorfner. In 1939, he enrolled Printing and Bookmaking Academy at Leipzig. As a student of Prof. Thiemann, he studied modern typography and under Prof. Wiemeler he studied bookbinding.

With the start of the Second World War, he returned to Türkiye and fulfilled his duty in the army. In 1941, to finalize his studies, he returned to Leipzig and graduated in 1943. After his return to Turkey, he became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Decorative Arts Department.

In 1946, he was appointed to design the new coinage. In 1953, as part of the 500th anniversary of the Conquest of Istanbul, he made 10 large plaques for prominent landmarks such as The Topkapı Gate and the Galata Tower.

Also in 1953, he created a special font family for the inscriptions for Anıtkabir (the mosoleum of Atatürk).

His students Etem Çalışkan (who was his assistant during the construction of Anıtkabir) and Abdullah Taşçı have also designed Turkish coins. Emin Barın is also a contemporary professor at the Academy of Fine Arts with Namık Bayık and Vedat Ömer Ar.

Standing, left-to-right: Edip Hakkı, Emin Barın, Namık Bayık, Gevher Bozkurt, Günseli Başar, Sabih Gözen, Bilge Hanım, Hayati Gökay, Aktan Bey, Ramiz Bey. Seated; left-to-right; Vedat Ar, Necmettin Hoca, Kenan Tenizan, Zeki Faik İzer, Tahirzade… (Seramik Dünyası Magazine, March & April issue of 1996. p19 the article about Vedat Ar by Hande Kura

 

 

Cover photo: Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Traditional Turkish Arts virtual exhibition

(https://sanal-sergi.msgsu.edu.tr/emin-barin-sergisi)