Azade Köker (born 1949 in Istanbul) initially trained as a ceramic artist in Istanbul. From the outset of her career, she created large-scale terracotta sculptures of female figures whose archaic formal language became a defining characteristic of her artistic practice. Her sculptures and reliefs evolve into condensed images of urban and natural landscapes, always bearing the traces of human intervention; themes such as migration, war, and the relationship between urbanity and nature have permeated her work since the early 1980s. After completing her studies in Istanbul, Köker continued her education in Berlin under Lothar Fischer. She later taught as a professor in Halle and served as head of the Institute of Fine Arts at the Technical University of Braunschweig. Her award-winning works are represented in major public collections, including the British Museum in London, the Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt, and the Berlinische Galerie.