Hamdi Eser: Gecekonduda Kış at Galeri Soyut, Ankara — 30 Oct–11 Nov 2026

Galeri Soyut presents Gecekonduda Kış (Winter in the Gecekondu), a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Ankara painter and art teacher Hamdi Eser in Hall B of its Yıldızevler space in Çankaya. Thirty-two untitled canvases made between 2024 and 2026 show the informal gecekondu neighbourhoods on the edge of Ankara in winter — snowy hillsides, winding roads, minibuses and taxis on wet asphalt, smoking chimneys — as a way of life marked by hardship, endurance and solidarity rather than as a picturesque scene.

Exhibition	Gecekonduda Kış (Winter in the Gecekondu)
Artist(s)	Hamdi Eser
Gallery	Galeri Soyut (Çankaya / Yıldızevler space, Hall B)
Exhibition type	Solo exhibition — painting (32 oil-on-canvas works, 2024–2026)
Dates	30 October – 11 November 2026. Opening reception: Friday 30 October 2026, 18:00–20:00. Free admission
Address	Şehit Mustafa Doğan Cad. No: 26/A, Yıldızevler, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
Opening hours	Monday–Saturday 10:00–19:00; closed Sunday (the gallery recommends booking a visit)
Phone	+90 532 550 99 94
Email	Not confirmed — check with the gallery via its website or phone
Gallery website	galerisoyut.com.tr
Official exhibition page	Hamdi Eser — Gecekonduda Kış, Galeri Soyut (virtual tour)
Artist page	Hamdi Eser at Galeri Soyut
Social media	Gallery: Instagram @galerisoyut, Facebook, YouTube. No artist social accounts are linked on the official pages.

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Our in-depth article on this exhibition looks at the painter, the gecekondu as a subject and why the show matters. For more openings in Istanbul, Ankara, London, Paris, Spain, Dubai and the United States, see Upcoming Art Exhibitions in Leading Galleries.

Cover image: Hamdi Eser, Gecekonduda Kış, exhibition cover, oil on canvas. © Hamdi Eser. Courtesy the artist and Galeri Soyut, Ankara. Details are taken from the gallery’s official exhibition, artist and contact pages.