1965 Elazig, TURKEY

EDUCATION

Mimar Sinan University, Fine Arts Faculty, Painting Department, Istanbul Turkey

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011 - “Dur jı Welat” Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

2010 - "Stones/Women/Ashes" Karsi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul

2008 - Gallery Altan, Adana, Turkey

2006 - Galerie Christine Colas, France,Paris

2005 - “Nocturne” Exhibition, Istanbul Chamber of Industry Odakule, Istanbul

2003 - “Bosluktaki Bedenler” A Art Gallery, Istanbul

2003 - “Angel in the stage”, Arcola Gallery, London

2002 - “Foreigner” Ataturk Culture Center, Istanbul

2001 - “Drawings”, Museum of Press, Istanbul

2001 - Antik Gallery, Istanbul

2001 - Ekav Art Gallery, Istanbul

1995 - Triada Gallery, Istanbul

1993 - Museum of Press, Istanbul

1992 - Museum of Press, Istanbul

GROUP EXHIBITION

2011 - "Which way is the Diyarbakır Prison, Sir?" Karsi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul

2010 - "Exhibition of the Last 100 Years", Cer Modern, Ankara, Turkey

2010 - “Madison Area Open Art Studios”

        Overture Center, Madison WI, USA

2010 - “Kas Art Festival”  Antalya

2009 - “My Name is Casper” Karsi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul

2009 - Karsi SanatGallery, Istanbul Art Fair, Tuyap, Istanbul

2008 - "Time to love, time to go home" Sefik Bursali Art Gallery, Bursa

2008 - “Unlimited” Istanbul Art Fair, Tuyap, Istanbul

2008 - Karsi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul Art Fair, Tuyap, Istanbul

2007 - “Akdenizlilik ve Gurbet”  TUYAP Art Fair .Istanbul

2007 - Art-Istanbul 2007. Antrepo, Istanbul

2007 - Istanbul Art Fair, Tuyap, Istanbul

2007 - 2. International Biennale, (lirik denge) Izmir

2007 - Station Istanbul "Caravansarai/Koridoor Program. Karsi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul

2007 - "New Illusions and Reality"

       4. Tashkent Contemporary Art International

       Biennale .Ozbekistan.

2007 - “Time to See” Es Konsept Gallery. Istanbul .

2007 - “Borderline” 44. Troia Art Festival. Canakkale.

2007 - “My land, My body”. Koridoor Program. Arcola Gallery London

2007 - Asmalı Mescit Street Exhibition. Beyoglu. Istanbul, Turkey

2007 - The Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki .Selanik- Greece

2007 - “Chaos”  Kargart Gallery, Istanbul

2006 - The International Painting Exhibition , Buildings of UNO in Bruxelles

2006 - Lets talk about immigration?

       Club UNESCO for Arts and Letters of the Department of Achaia
       
       Patras-Greece

2006 - V. International Biennial of Drawing Pilsen 2006. Plzen-Czeck Republic

2006 - “International art campus” Moldova

2005 - 1st International Turkish Grameen Micro-Credit Art Biennal’s exhibition

        entitled’Fighting

        Poverty in the World’organized with the contribution of Ministry of Culture

        and Tourism of

        the Turkish Republic,Painting and Sculpture Museum, Ankara

2005 - “Artrol” Istanbul Modern Art Gallery,Istanbul

2005 -  Maltepe Art Gallery , Istanbul

2005 - “Kargasa” Kargart gallery, Istanbul

2005 - “15. Istanbul Art Fair”  Karsi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul

2004 - “Transformation” Marmara Universty, Toptası Kulliyesi, Istanbul

2004 - “14. Istanbul Art Fair”  Karsi Sanat workshop, Istanbul

2003 - “Art-Alan” Kargart, Istanbul

2003 - “Tradition To Future, Peace” Nazim Culture Centre, Istanbul

2003 - “Tradition To Future, Peace” Kadikoy Municipality Art Gallery, İstanbul

2003 - "Dreams" St. Martin-in-the-Field ,St. Martin Gallery

       Trafalgar Square, London

2003 - “State/Inner Reflections”, International Association of Art, Kadir Has

       University, Istanbul

2002 - Cinili Gallery, Istanbul

2002 - Istanbul National Fine Arts Gallery, Istanbul

2002 - Vakifbank Art Gallery, Istanbul

1992 - “The Exhibition of the Students”, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul

1984 - Bitlis Teacher Training School, Bitlis

1979 - “War” Beylerbeyi Palace, Istanbul

SEMINARS /INTERVIEWS

2004 - TRT 2 (Radio) Interviev about Nurettin Erkan and his Painting.

2002 - Interview about his exhibition “Foreigner”, Acik Radio, Istanbul

2002 - Speaker at the seminar ''The necessity of Art” , Alev Okullari, Istanbul

2001 - Interview about the paintings of Nurettin Erkan, Acik Radio, Istanbul

1998 - Speaker at the seminar called “Visual Arts and Literature”

       Bulunmaz Kultur Merkezi, Istanbul

1995 - Speaker at the panel called

       “Relationships between the several branches of Art” Triada Gallery, Istanbul

1992 - Flas tv ,News ,Feature

1992 -TRT 2 (TV) Interviev about his exhibition “untitle” heald at Pres Museum