Turkish contemporary art volume up, but prices hovering at the low end of estimate 

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Sotheby’s second Contemporary Turkish sale was 87% higher than the total achieved in March 2009. According to Sotheby’s, ‘the bidding was international and buyers came from across the globe’. Although there was no indication from the auction house about the geographical split of the buyers in the recent auction. As the Turkish art market has only recently found its way into the international auction arena, one would still expect a substantial participation of Turkish collectors in these auctions.