▁is ▁the ▁modern ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁metric ▁system , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁used ▁system ▁of ▁measurement . ▁Turkey ▁moved ▁to ▁metric ▁system . ▁ ▁Fine ▁art ▁drive ▁▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁five ▁main ▁fine ▁arts ▁painting , ▁sculpt ure , ▁architecture , ▁music , ▁and ▁poetry , ▁with ▁performing ▁arts ▁including ▁theatre ▁and ▁dance , ▁sculpt ure ▁and ▁painting ▁were ▁little ▁pract iced ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁tradition ▁of ▁avoid ing ▁id ol at ry . ▁▁ ▁Must af a ▁K em al ▁At at ür k ▁in ▁seeking ▁to ▁rev ise ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁aspects ▁of ▁Turkish ▁culture ▁used ▁the ▁ancient ▁her itage ▁and ▁village ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁forcing ▁removal ▁of ▁all ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁Pers ian ▁cultural ▁influ ences . ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁summar ized ▁this ▁period ▁as ▁" Wh ile ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁general ▁agreement ▁on ▁the ▁re jection ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁flow ering ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁art , ▁no ▁single , ▁all - en comp ass ing ▁style ▁emer ged ▁to ▁replace ▁it . ▁The ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁saw ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁do z ens ▁of ▁new ▁schools ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁the ▁ener get ic ▁organization ▁of ▁many ▁young ▁artists ." ▁ ▁Museum s ▁and ▁gall eries ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁Art ▁and ▁S cul pt ure ▁Museum ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁fine ▁arts ▁and ▁mainly ▁sculpt ure . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁by ▁architect ▁Ar if ▁H ik met ▁Ko y uno