Biography
Ferruh Başağa was born in Istanbul in 1914. He completed his primary and secondary education in Sarajevo. He received his bachelor's degree from the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts. In 1940, he worked with Nazmi Ziya, Leopold Levy, and Zeki Kocamemi. Between 1940 and 1950, he worked as a Research and Press Distribution officer at the Prime Ministry's General Directorate of Press and Publications. From 1951 to 1954, he served as a teacher of Art History at Yeni Kolej High School. Between 1976 and 1979, he first worked in Süleyman Saim Tekcan's studio on Kuyubaşı Aralık Street, and later continued his work in Tekcan's studio in Söğütlüçeşme. From 2006 to 2007, he worked on printmaking at IMOGA Engraving Workshops. In 2005, he was awarded the Presidential Grand Prize for Culture and Arts. He passed away in Istanbul in 2010.
