Ahmet Mesrur Durum (6 May 1873 – 18 December 1952), was a Turkish sculptor, painter, and designer of money, stamps and medallions.
The sculptures he made in 1894 for his graduation examination were broken in the Istanbul Earthquake and his exam had to be repeated[1] and then he finished the school in first place.
Upon this achievement he won the right to be educated in Paris funded by the state but this did not culminate sue to the death of his mother.
At the Yıldız Çini Fabrikası (Porselen Fabrika-i Hümayun) established in 1892 he started working as a model assistant.
[2] The artist, who was modelling at the Darphane, after World War 1 had to leave his position at the Yıldız Çini Factory.