Pomegranate as a mythological element in contemporary Turkish painting

The aim of the master's thesis titled "Pomegranate as a Mythological Element in Contemporary Turkish Painting" is to examine examples of the use of the mythological meanings of the pomegranate image in contemporary Turkish painting. In the research, the literature was scanned, domestic and foreign libraries and archives were accessed, articles, papers and theses were examined and sections specific to the subject were included in the study. Mythology is words consisting of fairy tales, stories and legends. These myths about the roots of societies have been transferred from generation to generation through art and have become permanent. Therefore, when looking at the art of the Turkish society, which has an ancient past, the image of a pomegranate, a mythological element, is encountered. In Turkish art, it has been determined that the pomegranate image was used in still lifes in the paintings of the westernization period in the Ottoman Empire. With the introduction of mythology courses in universities in the 1980s, interest in mythology increased and artists began to produce works in this direction. The thesis study is limited to the analysis of the works of contemporary Turkish painters Arzu Karcı, Emin Güler, İsmail Acar, İlham Enveroğlu, Muzaffer Akyol and Özdemir Yemenicioğlu. As a result of the research, it was determined that the artists in the catalog included the image of pomegranate related to mythology in their work samples and used it in a symbolic sense.