44th graphic design exhibition

22.09.2025 Member news

ICoD is pleased to announce the Member Event 44th Graphic Design Exhibition organised by The Turkish Graphic Designers Association (GMK). The award ceremony will be on 21 November 2025.

The 44th Graphic Design Exhibition Opens on November 21!

The Graphic Design Exhibition, held annually by the Turkish Graphic Designers Association (GMK) since 1981, will open on November 21, 2025. Applications for participation will remain open until September 26. Alongside the prestigious GMK Awards, numerous special prizes will also be presented. The 44th exhibition, showcasing works created from July 2024 onward, will be on view at Yedikule Gazhanesi in Istanbul until January 9, 2026.

The visual identity of the 44th Graphic Design Exhibition was designed by Eda Gündüz, who won the Eczacıbaşı Young Graphic Designer of the Year Award at last year's exhibition. The exhibition features two separate juries: the GMK Awards Selection Committee and the Student Projects Selection Committee. The 2025 GMK Awards Selection Committee consists of Savaş Çekiç, İsmail Anıl Güzeliş, Ayşe Karamustafa, Volkan Ölmez, Selen Selviler Özüekren, Aslı Saktanber, and Canan Tulca; while the Student Projects Selection Committee consists of Uğur Altun, Ervin Esen, Selin Gömüç, Engin Kafadar, and Ece Ok.

The award ceremony on November 21 will present the GMK Awards along with seven special awards: the Bikem Özsunay Foundation Student Project of the Year Award, the Emin Barın Logo Award, the İhap Hulusi Poster Award, the Sait Maden Typography Award, the TÜYAP Book Cover Award, the Eczacıbaşı Young Graphic Designer of the Year Award, and the Paribu Designer of Tomorrow Award.

The 44th Graphic Design Exhibition, sponsored by Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi, will be open to the public from November 21, 2025, to January 9, 2026, daily from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, except Mondays.

About GMK
The Turkish Graphic Designers Association (GMK) was founded in Istanbul in 1978. With a diverse membership that spans creative professionals from advertising agencies and design studios, as well as academics and students, GMK is dedicated to advancing graphic design in Turkey, fostering a community of designers, and safeguarding their professional rights. Over the past 44 years, GMK has built a significant legacy in Turkish graphic design through its Graphic Design Exhibition and publications. The association has been a proud member of the International Council of Design (IcoD) since 1993. Launched in 1981, the Graphic Design Exhibition is among Turkey’s most prestigious and longstanding design events. They provide a unique opportunity to explore a year’s worth of creative work across multiple categories, while also supporting and inspiring designers through the awards presented. In 2018, Design 360° Magazine, one of Asia's leading design publications, featured GMK and the Graphic Design Exhibition in an in-depth article, describing them as “New Players in European Graphic Design.” In October 2021, GMK celebrated its 40-year journey with the publication of GMK 40+, a book chronicling, through an oral history project, the association’s development as a non-governmental organization and its contributions to the profession in Turkey. Since 2019, GMK has undertaken digital archiving initiatives, making past exhibitions accessible at sergi.gmk.org.tr, and offering its publications and design products for purchase via GMK Dükkân (GMK Shop) at dükkan.gmk.org.tr.