VURAL YURDAKUL (Hatay – 1950)
He Graduated in 1974 from the Istanbul Practicing Fine Arts School. He then began to work for the Ankara State Gallery of Fine Arts under the Ministry of Culture. In 1980 he participated in the founding studies of the Ankara State Painting Sculpture Museum. In the same year he made studied painting restoration at the Istanbul State Painting Sculpture Museum.

Awards: 1973- Halifleks TAS Fair arrangement (First Prize Award), 1977- DYO (Certificate of Honour), 1979- Exhibition organized by Ankara Arts Magazine (First Prize Award), 1983- Ministry of Culture State Painting Sculpture Exhibition (State Success Award), 1990- DYO Painting Exhibition (Award), 1992- Konya Mevla’na Painting Competition (Award), 1994- State Painting Sculpture Exhibition (Mention), 1995- TBBM Painting Competition (Mention).