PORTRAIT PAINTING COMPETITION

[Gunes Sonmez]

Information regarding the Portrait Competition entitled
         "Atatürk on the 75th Anniversary of the Republic"

         The International Herald Tribune and Milliyet are
         supporting a portrait painting competition to commemorate
         the 75th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic
         The portraits that have won the first, second, and third
         prizes will be sold in en auction organised by the Kenan
         Evren Foundation for Education, Culture and Protection of
         the Environment. The prizes will be presented to the
         artists by seventh President of Turkey, Mr Kenan Evren.
         The Kenan Evren Foundation will then come to an agreement
         with the winners to reproduce and sell a signed copy of
         their work The artists will receive a percentage of the
         proceeds from the sale according to international norms.
         Postcards and stamps will also be produced for the
         occasion.
         After the initial selection, the chosen portraits will be
         printed in colour in Milliyet and on the newspaper's
         website
         Closing date for the competition: 1st October 1998
         1st Prize................US$15.000
         2nd Prize...............US$10.000
         3rd Prize..............US$5.000

         Dimensions...............50x73cm or 54x73cm
         Portraits should be submitted in oils.
         Participating artists can enter more than one painting.

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         CONDITIONS OF ENTRY ARE AS FOLLOWS
         A 15 cm x 20 cm printed photography along with a
         transparency of the painting should be sent directly to the
         International Herald Tribune - Turkish Office, Yapi kredi
         Vakif Binasi Z6, Valikonagi Caddesi, Nisantasi 8020,
         Istanbul, TURKEY
         Tel:+90 212 234 1750 Fax:+90 212 246 0666