Background
Ahmet Kenan Yontunç was born, in İstanbul in 1904.
Ahmet Kenan Yontunç was born, in İstanbul in 1904.
He studied in the Sanayi"i Nefise Academy (later renamed Mimar Sinan University) and in 1923 travelled to Germany for further studies. When surname became compulsory in 1934 by the Surname Law, he chose the name Yontunç ( "sculptor").
He then returned to İstanbul and in 1930 he was appointed as an art teacher. In 1940 he was promoted to the rank of professor Fashion designer, Eda Taşpınar is Kenan Yontunç"s grand-granddaughter.