Nudes of Istanbul
Dublin Core
Title
Nudes of Istanbul
2295.BODY.YILDIRIM
Subject
Nude
Description
The Nudes of Istanbul is an English-language hardcover photobook published in Berlin by Mijuk Papers in 2026. It presents a fourteen-year collective fine-art nude photography practice developed in Istanbul and brought into public view through a Berlin exhibition at Die Akt Galerie.
Curated and edited by Berlin-based photographer and curator Burak Bulut Yıldırım, the book brings together 14 photographers and 133 photographs across six conceptual chapters: Surface, Matter, Opacity, Rooms, Duration and Self-Possession. The works were made in Istanbul through real bodies, real light, constructed studio sets, material interventions and explicit consent.
To our knowledge, The Nudes of Istanbul is the second collective nude art photography book in the century-long history of the Turkish Republic. Within that rare publication history, the book is also distinctive because it includes texts by three model-authors: Zeynep Renda, Su Yeşil and Marmelat. Their contributions address trust, boundaries, consent, body experience, modelling labour and the position of the model as an author within the work.
The publication also includes a foreword and extended curatorial essay by Burak Bulut Yıldırım. It is conceived as an autonomous photobook rather than a standard exhibition catalogue.
Curated and edited by Berlin-based photographer and curator Burak Bulut Yıldırım, the book brings together 14 photographers and 133 photographs across six conceptual chapters: Surface, Matter, Opacity, Rooms, Duration and Self-Possession. The works were made in Istanbul through real bodies, real light, constructed studio sets, material interventions and explicit consent.
To our knowledge, The Nudes of Istanbul is the second collective nude art photography book in the century-long history of the Turkish Republic. Within that rare publication history, the book is also distinctive because it includes texts by three model-authors: Zeynep Renda, Su Yeşil and Marmelat. Their contributions address trust, boundaries, consent, body experience, modelling labour and the position of the model as an author within the work.
The publication also includes a foreword and extended curatorial essay by Burak Bulut Yıldırım. It is conceived as an autonomous photobook rather than a standard exhibition catalogue.
Creator
Adem Tayfun Eser, Burak Özcan, İbrahim Cem Özoral, Didem Ergezer, Enis Onur, Mehmet Akif Yalın, Mehmet Naci Demirkol, Mertkan Hergül, Meryem Aydın, Neslihan Bilginer, Nevra Topalismailoğlu, Ozan Dengiz, Selda Bal Coşar, Umut Altun, Burak Bulut Yıldırım
Publisher
Mijuk Papers, Inh. Meryem Aydın Yıldırım, Berlin
Date
2026
Format
Hardcover photobook, A4 vertical format, Smyth-sewn binding. Cover: 135 gsm hardcover board with matt scratch-resistant lamination. Interior: 170 gsm matt coated paper, full-colour CMYK printing. Printed in Germany by Pinguin Druck, Berlin.
Photobook Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
29.7 × 21 × 1.8 cm
Number of Pages
112
Number of images
133
Edition Size
75
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
Designer
Meryem Aydın
Editor
Burak Bulut Yıldırım
Printer
Pinguin Druck, Berlin, Germany
ISBN
978-3-00-087439-0
Website
https://burakbulut.org/
URL Link to project
https://burakbulut.org/the-nudes-of-istanbul/
Where to buy
The book is available directly from the project team for €50. To order a copy, please email: info@burakbulut.info
Links to reviews
https://arttrado.de/news/the-nudes-of-istanbul-ausstellung-in-berlin-zeigt-14-jahre-tuerkische-aktfotografie/
https://artcolumn.com.tr/istanbulun-ciplaklari-berlinde
https://sanatokur.com/the-nudes-of-istanbul-berlin-sergisi/
https://artcolumn.com.tr/istanbulun-ciplaklari-berlinde
https://sanatokur.com/the-nudes-of-istanbul-berlin-sergisi/
Collection
Citation
Burak Bulut YILDIRIM, “Nudes of Istanbul,” Photobook Cafe Photobook Collection, accessed July 26, 2026, https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/2295.