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House of Lions:
This house which was  in Mugla-Milas was a rare prototype of 19th century Turkish houses.
The Bahattin Aga’s mansion was also called ‘’House of Lions’’ because of lion  motives on its façade.
Unfortunately it was demolished because of lack of  maintenance. I am proud to keep it  ‘’alive’’ through  my model.
(Scale 1/50. It took 6 months to complete the model).

Back view of the  ''House of Lions''.
 

A typical Turkish house in Kastamonu:
Because of  the region is rich in forests, wood and timber were widely used in Kastamonu houses. We can also see the best examples of wood carving in this region.
In the city more than 500 wooden houses were actually under a conservation program.
(The model of this house was completed in 4.5 months).
 

Village house in Ankara-Etlik.
Those kind of  houses, built by wood and mud brick, is generally used during hot summer months. Mud bricks keep houses cool during summer. The houses does not have glass windows and instead wooden covers  were used to protect against climatic conditions.
 

A typical Turkish house from Safranbolu.

Some of My  Exhibitions
 

A view from  my exhibit in Antwerp  (Belgium) Etnographical Museum.
 

My exhibition in Amman (Jordan) Royal Cultural Center, in 1984.
Jordanian Minister of Culture visiting the section where my models were exposed.
 

Some of my models exposed in Paris, at ‘’Musee de l’Homme’’, during the ‘’Woman's Hand’’ exhibition.
 

My models were also exposed  in Istanbul’s Alarko Art Gallery, during a  ‘’Historical Turkish Houses Week’’.