Biography
Elif Naci was born in Gelibolu in 1898. She received her education at the Hagia Sophia Primary School and the Vefa High School. In 1914, she entered the School of Fine Arts, where she became a student of İbrahim Çallı. In 1933, she was among the founders of the D Group. In 1953, she became the director of the Fatih Museum, and in the same year, she temporarily assumed the directorship of the Topkapı Palace Museum. In 1981, she worked on printmaking in Süleyman Saim Tekcan's studio in Söğütlüçeşme. She was one of the longest-serving artists in Tekcan's studio, which moved from Kuyubaşı Aralık Street to Söğütlüçeşme, and a regular participant in the studio's art discussions. She passed away in Istanbul in 1988.
