He was an important pioneer in the field of fine arts leading up to the Foundation of the Turkish Republic.
[1][2][3] İsa Behzat was born in 1875 in Üsküdar, Constantinople, the son of composer Haydar Bey.
In 1893 he started to attend the Sanâyi-i Nefîse Mektebi, known today as the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, and graduated in 1898 from the department of sculpture.
[4][5] Some of his notable works include: He was one of Turkish sculptor Osgan Efendi's first students.
[7] He was influenced by Osgan Efendi but also had his own naturalist and strong expression in his works.