‘I would say my painter personality was born in Berlin and lives in Berlin. When I came here from Turkey and decided to stay here in ’78… I knew Berlin was the place that would provide the stimulus for more work.’ Hanefi Yeter

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Berlin, just after the fall of the wall, is explored through the eyes of acclaimed Turkish Painter, Hanefi Yeter.  His emotionally arresting paintings reflect the migrant experience and the tensions of dual identity, melding artistic influences from German Expressionism to Turkish Miniature painting to powerful effect.