Plastic arts in Turkey showed notable progress in the period of Atatürk, Graduates of Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi Ali were sent to Europe after 1924, Ali Karsan was among the first artists to study in Europe. in 1928, Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi Ali was renamed the Academy of Fine Arts. Atatürk promoted the creation of a Republican generation ofsculptors, giving importance to the production of monuments and sculptures.
