Şekip Akalın

Şekip Akalın
Born
Sabri Şekip Akalın

1910
Died1976 (aged 6566)
NationalityTurkish
Alma materIstanbul Technical University
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsAnkara railway station
PTT General Headquarters

Sabri Şekip Akalın (1910–1976) was a Turkish architect and engineer. His most famous building is the Art-deco Ankara railway station, which was built between 1935 and 1937. Aside from architecture, he also worked at the Ministry of Public Works, Turkish State Railways and the PTT, even designing the later's headquarters in Ankara.