Painting exhibition focuses on lighthouses in Turkey


The exhibition "Fenerler" (Lighthouses), which is composed of the artwork by caricaturist Haslet Soyöz, is currently on display at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum in Istanbul. Soyöz, who celebrates his 40th year as an artist, is exhibiting 30 of his oil paintings on canvas until May 15. The paintings featured at the exhibition are the depictions of lighthouses around Turkey. The artist previously worked with the museum for his exhibitions "Cennetin Gemileri" (Ships of Heaven) in 2003, "Hava, Kara Deniz Taşıtları" (Air, Land and Sea Vehicles) in 2007 and "Delkos'tan Karaburun's" (From Delkos to Karaburun) in 2013. "Lighthouses" is the fourth solo exhibition of Soyöz at the same museum. Soyöz focuses on lighthouses as the true friends, a light of hope and an alarm bell, for seafaring man.When: Until May 15Where: Rahmi M. Koç Museum