The Fine Arts Union (Turkish: Güzel Sanatlar BirliÃÂi) is an organisation founded by ðstanbul artists in 1909. In addition to the Architecture branch other branches were also available.
Hassa Architects Association, which means Architects Affiliated with the Palace during the Ottoman Empire, can be considered the first architectural organization of these lands. A union of architects in the modern sense is the Ottoman Engineers and Architects Association, which was founded in 1908 under the leadership of Architect Kemalettin Bey.
In the establishment of both the Ottoman Society of Engineers and Architects and the Fine Arts Union, the freedoms brought by the Second Constitutional Era, which was declared in 1908 was effective. The Second Constitutional Era and the accepted constitution therein brought freedom of association, which gave rise to the possibility of establishing both associations.
This organization, which was first established by the graduates of Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi in 1909 under the name of Ottoman Painters Society, was reorganized as the Fine Arts Union as of March 9, 1927. Under this organization, there were painting, sculpture and ornamentation departments as well as the field of architecture. The architecture department of the Fine Arts Union later became the Istanbul branch of the Turkish Architects Association in 1934.
One of the branches of the Fine Arts Union is the Painting Branch (). It changed names to Türk Ressamlarñ Cemiyeti (Turkish Painters Society) in 1921, and to Güzel Sanatlar BirliÃÂi Resim DerneÃÂi in 1973. It was re-formed in 1985. As of 1985, its members were Naile Akinci, Nazan Akpinar, Maide Arel, Rahmi Artemðz, Neà Âe Aybey, Cafer Bater, Hüseyin Bñlñà Âñk, Sabiha Bozcali, Adil DoÃÂançay, Nazlñ Ecevit, Ruzin Gerçñn, Habib Gerez, Bedia Güler Yüz, Güler Haà ÂñmoÃÂlu, Nüshet ðslñmyelñ, Necdet Kalay, Gülseren Kayali, Zeki Kiral, Türkân Kiran, Gñyas Korkut, Ayà Âe Yazñcñ ÃÂzel, Sibel ÃÂzkaygisiz, Kainat Barkan Pajonk, Numan Pura, Nermin Pura, Haluk Tezonar, Nesibe Türkömer, Naim UludoÃÂan, Nevin Göker Ulutaà Â, and Celal ÃÂzmen. As of at least 2005, its members also include Nihal Güres and others.