Selim Turan was born in 1915, in the neighbourhood of Ca?alo?lu in Istanbul, the son of Prof. Dr.

Selim Turan was born in 1915, in the neighbourhood of Ca?alo?lu in Istanbul, the son of Prof. Dr. Hüseyinzade Ali Turan (1864-1940), of Azeri-Caucasian extraction, and Edhiye Han?m (1890-1947), daughter of ?emsettin Bey, a Circassian cavalary officer. His childhood and early youth were spent at Pa?akap?s? in the district of Üsküdar. Hüseyinzade Ali Bey was a prominent member of the Committee of Union and Progress, took part in the independence struggle waged by the Azerbaijani Turks, and was an active member of the Türk Ocaklar? Society.Private Collector,Mix Media on Paper,size:15.75”h x 12”w,come with frame.