"Of patrons and princes of painting
Elke Buhr reports on the rivalry between the Sabanci and Eczacibasi art patron families, and how they are bringing modern art to Turkey
The Bosphorus lies to the right of the street, in a haze of blue mist. But the guards in suits at the door of the stately home on the left are already beckoning: the way leads up the hill through the elegant little park. At the top lies the villa where the richest family in Turkey lived in the 1960s. Now the classical building has a new annex cosily nestled into the hillside that affords both beautiful gallery space and a fantastic view. "
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