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PHOTOS OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER TO BE EXHIBITED IN TURKEY
ARMENPRESS
1 June, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, ARMENPRESS: On the joint initiative of Hrant Dink
Foundation, Free Press Unlimited and Youth Initiatives Center in
Gyumri, an exhibition of Armenian and Turkish photographers will open
July 1-30 in Galata, Istanbul.
The photo exhibition entitled "Behind Expectation... Stories from
Armenian Turkish Border" will present the Armenian-Turkish border,
Armenpress reports citing "Akos" newspaper published in Istanbul.
The implementation of the project has started still in 2011 summer,
when some Armenian and Turkish photographers decided to take photos
of the everyday life, expectations of people living in Kars and Gyumri
towns situated adjacent to the Armenian-Turkish border.
According to the authors of the project, their goal is to promote
activation of the Armenian-Turkish dialogue.
"We need to understand and to hear each other. People that are so
near and at the same time so far from each other..., " said Turkish
photographer Volkan Doghar, who has been to Gyunri for some time
for photographing.
The parties added that the similar projects are very valuable and
expressed readiness to implement suchlike initiatives in future
as well.
ARMENPRESS
1 June, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, ARMENPRESS: On the joint initiative of Hrant Dink
Foundation, Free Press Unlimited and Youth Initiatives Center in
Gyumri, an exhibition of Armenian and Turkish photographers will open
July 1-30 in Galata, Istanbul.
The photo exhibition entitled "Behind Expectation... Stories from
Armenian Turkish Border" will present the Armenian-Turkish border,
Armenpress reports citing "Akos" newspaper published in Istanbul.
The implementation of the project has started still in 2011 summer,
when some Armenian and Turkish photographers decided to take photos
of the everyday life, expectations of people living in Kars and Gyumri
towns situated adjacent to the Armenian-Turkish border.
According to the authors of the project, their goal is to promote
activation of the Armenian-Turkish dialogue.
"We need to understand and to hear each other. People that are so
near and at the same time so far from each other..., " said Turkish
photographer Volkan Doghar, who has been to Gyunri for some time
for photographing.
The parties added that the similar projects are very valuable and
expressed readiness to implement suchlike initiatives in future
as well.