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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
May 5 2012
Shepherd from Kars becomes a sculptor
KARS - DoÄ?an News Agency
Metin DoÄ?rukartal is a native of Kars, in northeastern Turkey, and
will be exhibiting his small sculptures, depicting various national
heritage sites. DHA photos
A Kars shepherd has been attracting attention for his small
sculptures, and hopes to build a business selling them.
Metin DoÄ?rukartal is a native of Kars, in northeastern Turkey, and
will be exhibiting his small sculptures, depicting various national
heritage sites, at the Ani ruins on the Turkish-Armenian border, where
he hopes to sell them to tourists. DoÄ?rukartal attracted the attention
of Naif AlibeyoÄ?lu, the area's municipality manager, while he was
feeding his sheep near the village of Merkez Namurlu. He started
working at the Namık Kemal Culture house in 2005, and has built
sculptures of the Kars Tower, Kars' stone bridge, Evliya Mosque, the
Church of the Twelve Apostles, Kümbet Mosque, and the tomb of Ebu-l
Hasan Harakani Hazretleri. He would like to earn money with this
talent.
DoÄ?rukartal is married and has three children. He graduated from
primary school. He creates his sculptures from stones he finds while
tending his sheep. He says he has no education as a artist. `Many
tourists visit the Ani Ruins during the summer. I will exhibit my
sculptures and sell them. Whenever I see a stone I take it and try to
reshape it. All my life I have worked with stones. I love my
profession,' he said.
May/05/2012
From: Baghdasarian
May 5 2012
Shepherd from Kars becomes a sculptor
KARS - DoÄ?an News Agency
Metin DoÄ?rukartal is a native of Kars, in northeastern Turkey, and
will be exhibiting his small sculptures, depicting various national
heritage sites. DHA photos
A Kars shepherd has been attracting attention for his small
sculptures, and hopes to build a business selling them.
Metin DoÄ?rukartal is a native of Kars, in northeastern Turkey, and
will be exhibiting his small sculptures, depicting various national
heritage sites, at the Ani ruins on the Turkish-Armenian border, where
he hopes to sell them to tourists. DoÄ?rukartal attracted the attention
of Naif AlibeyoÄ?lu, the area's municipality manager, while he was
feeding his sheep near the village of Merkez Namurlu. He started
working at the Namık Kemal Culture house in 2005, and has built
sculptures of the Kars Tower, Kars' stone bridge, Evliya Mosque, the
Church of the Twelve Apostles, Kümbet Mosque, and the tomb of Ebu-l
Hasan Harakani Hazretleri. He would like to earn money with this
talent.
DoÄ?rukartal is married and has three children. He graduated from
primary school. He creates his sculptures from stones he finds while
tending his sheep. He says he has no education as a artist. `Many
tourists visit the Ani Ruins during the summer. I will exhibit my
sculptures and sell them. Whenever I see a stone I take it and try to
reshape it. All my life I have worked with stones. I love my
profession,' he said.
May/05/2012
From: Baghdasarian