2016 Sakıp Sabancı Art Award

2016 "Sakip Sabanci Art Awards" were given on November 15, 2016 at a ceremony held at "The Seed" Conference Center in Sakip Sabanci Museum at Sabanci University.

Maintained by the Sabanci Foundation to fulfill the wish of the late Sakip Sabanci, the 23^rd “Sakip Sabanci Art Awards” were granted at a ceremony with the attendance of Sevil Sabanci, member of Sabanci Holding Board of Directors, and her daughter Melisa Tapan; Zerrin Koyunsagan, General Manager of the Sabanci Foundation; and Prof. Kayhan Ulker, President of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, as well as many distinguished guests from social life and business and art circles.

Speaking at the award ceremony commenced with a short film themed “Sakip Sabanci and Art”, Melisa Tapan stated the following: “My dear grandfather Sakip Sabanci used to say that Painting, Sculpture, and Traditional Turkish Arts are the rich cultural assets of our country. He thought we should embrace these arts. It is a great honor for us to carry on art awards, which was my grandfather’s will, and to support young artists. My family and I wholeheartedly congratulate those students entitled to receive an award. I would like to also extend my thanks to everyone who played a role in raising these students. I wish this award brings them luck and they have all the best...”

Following the speeches, students graduating with a degree from the “Painting, Sculpture and Traditional Turkish Arts” Departments at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University received their awards. Following the award ceremony, guests were invited by the Sabanci Foundation to tour the “The Arts of the Book and Calligraphy Collection” exhibition in Sakip Sabanci Museum.

Painting	First Place	Serpil Kantaş
	Second Place	Sabahattin Ömer Akdağ
	Third Place	Gizem Çeşmeci
Sculpture	First Place	Başak Cansu Güvenkaya
	Second Place	Oğuzhan Güdek
	Third Place	Gamze Küçük
Traditional Turkish Arts	First Place	Serap Sezen
	Second Place	Nazlı Kızılaslan
	Third Place	Meltem Gündoğdu