Hoca Ali Rıza

Four years later, he was promoted to Kolağası (Senior Captain) and began working as a designer at the new Imperial Porcelain Factory.

He also worked with Fausto Zonaro, who was teaching painting to a local dignitary's wife at Yıldız Palace.

In 1903, he served on a commission to create the Türk Esliha-i Antika Müzesi (Museum of Antiquities).

His work remained important during the early years of the Republic and, even after his death, his paintings were shown at state-sponsored exhibitions.

[5] In 2022 a selection of his works were showcased at an exhibition in the old Galatasaray post office building on İstanbul's İstiklal Caddesi during the Beyoğlu Kültür Yolu (Cultural Road) festival.