Bibliography of contemporary Turkish sculpture art summary

Copper, bronze, wood, stone, earth, etc. Sculpture, which is a set of three-dimensional forms made of different materials, is the wisest invention of man that reveals his creative genius. Hundreds of studies have been made about this branch of art, which conveys the beliefs, culture, political structure, traditions and customs of the sculpture period, and many more studies still continue to be done. In believe, studies on the art of sculpture, which have emerged in various and different forms in every culture throughout history, will contribute to bringing together a period of studies on the subject. The thesis study on "Contemporary Turkish Sculpture Art Bibliography" ,covering the years 1988-2022 with the title of sculpture, consists of bibliography study that covers the total of the theses published on the page of the Council of Higher Education. The main purpose of the study was the idea of compiling the theses as well as their contents published under the title of sculpture, collecting them in a single study, in an attempt to guide the subsequent researches. In this thesis screening study, 602 theses published have been identified so far. Of these theses, 38 are doctoral, 68 are proficiency in art, and 496 are the master's theses. The study has been compiled under title of six main chapters of sculpture art, doctoral thesis, proficiency in art, master thesies and methods and results. While each thesis work is examined within itself, a bibliography has also been created. The name of the thesis, registration number, author, advisor, postgraduate, doctorate and proficiency in arts, the year of it was written, the establishement the study was undertaken, the institute it is affiliated with, the department, the language of publication, the number of pages, the keywords used, and method headings. The aim and abstract parts of the thesis have been examined and its tagline has been completed. The study has been divided into components as doctorate, proficiency in art and master's degree, and arranged in chronological order from 1988 to the present. Following the syntax the resulting data were graphed under the titles of the theses according to their years, the languages​​, the fields, the methods and the topics of the theses. This thesis has been the subject of the study with the idea that it can help in providing a resource in future studies of sculpture, and that it will be a useful source for the researches. Keywords: Bibliography, Sculpture, Public Space, Form and Shape in Sculpture, Movement and Environment in Sculpture.