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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Oct 13 2012
Photos depict seminal events in Ä°zmir's past at an exhibition
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Vercihan ZiflioÄ?lu
Birzamanlar Publishing is hosting a new event designed to refresh
memories about Ä°zmir at the beginning of the Turkish Republic through
the exhibition of historical postcards and photos from the Orlando
Carlo Calumeno Collection.
The exhibition, which opened Oct. 12 at Galatasaray's Cezayir
Restaurant Meeting Hall, is titled `Once upon Time in Ä°zmir: Postcards
from Orlando Carlo Calumeno's Collection' and consists of 60
historical photos. The exhibition will continue until Oct. 29.
`In this exhibition we would like people to stay alone with their
thoughts,' Birzamanlar Publishing editor and exhibition curator Osman
Köker told the Hürriyet Daily News. `I want viewers to be alone with
the postcards and photographs, as they will refresh their memories
about Ä°zmir.'
Exhibitions of Orlando Carlo collection
Köker has conducted a number of exhibitions of the Orlando Carlo
Calumeno Collection, including one that was titled `My Dear Brother,'
which attracted a total of 10,000 people in Armenia, the United States
and Europe with its depictions of Armenian life before 1915 that were
drawn from the large collection of postcards owned by Calumeno.
`These exhibitions help Armenian people remember their countries,'
said Köker. `With this exhibition, Turkish-Armenian dialogue
improved.'
Köker said the new exhibition would exhibit the history of Ä°zmir, as
well as the important incidents that occurred in the Aegean city,
including the Great Smyrna Fire.
`We will not only exhibit the Great Fire of Smyrna, but we will also
make viewers refresh their memories about events in Ä°zmir,' Köker
said.
Explaining the beginnings of the fire, Köker said, `Turkish forces
regained control of the city [from retreating Greek forces during the
War of Independence] on Sept. 9, 1922. After that, the great fire
started in the city.'
The fire, also known as the `Catastrophe of Smyrna' destroyed a large
portion of Ä°zmir, including its port.
The photographs in the exhibition ultimately depict the lives of
non-Muslim people in Anatolia, he said, adding that they showed that
there have been always Syriac Christians, Greeks and Armenians across
the region.
Köker said his publishing house has previously published two books
about Ä°zmir, including Hervé Georgelin's `The End of Smyrna' and `Once
Upon a Time in Ä°zmir: Postcards from Orlando Carlo Calumeno's
Collection,' which forms the basis of the present exhibition.
October/13/2012
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/photos-depict-seminal-events-in-izmirs-past-at-an-exhibition.aspx?pageID=238&nID=32305&NewsCatID=385
From: A. Papazian
Oct 13 2012
Photos depict seminal events in Ä°zmir's past at an exhibition
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Vercihan ZiflioÄ?lu
Birzamanlar Publishing is hosting a new event designed to refresh
memories about Ä°zmir at the beginning of the Turkish Republic through
the exhibition of historical postcards and photos from the Orlando
Carlo Calumeno Collection.
The exhibition, which opened Oct. 12 at Galatasaray's Cezayir
Restaurant Meeting Hall, is titled `Once upon Time in Ä°zmir: Postcards
from Orlando Carlo Calumeno's Collection' and consists of 60
historical photos. The exhibition will continue until Oct. 29.
`In this exhibition we would like people to stay alone with their
thoughts,' Birzamanlar Publishing editor and exhibition curator Osman
Köker told the Hürriyet Daily News. `I want viewers to be alone with
the postcards and photographs, as they will refresh their memories
about Ä°zmir.'
Exhibitions of Orlando Carlo collection
Köker has conducted a number of exhibitions of the Orlando Carlo
Calumeno Collection, including one that was titled `My Dear Brother,'
which attracted a total of 10,000 people in Armenia, the United States
and Europe with its depictions of Armenian life before 1915 that were
drawn from the large collection of postcards owned by Calumeno.
`These exhibitions help Armenian people remember their countries,'
said Köker. `With this exhibition, Turkish-Armenian dialogue
improved.'
Köker said the new exhibition would exhibit the history of Ä°zmir, as
well as the important incidents that occurred in the Aegean city,
including the Great Smyrna Fire.
`We will not only exhibit the Great Fire of Smyrna, but we will also
make viewers refresh their memories about events in Ä°zmir,' Köker
said.
Explaining the beginnings of the fire, Köker said, `Turkish forces
regained control of the city [from retreating Greek forces during the
War of Independence] on Sept. 9, 1922. After that, the great fire
started in the city.'
The fire, also known as the `Catastrophe of Smyrna' destroyed a large
portion of Ä°zmir, including its port.
The photographs in the exhibition ultimately depict the lives of
non-Muslim people in Anatolia, he said, adding that they showed that
there have been always Syriac Christians, Greeks and Armenians across
the region.
Köker said his publishing house has previously published two books
about Ä°zmir, including Hervé Georgelin's `The End of Smyrna' and `Once
Upon a Time in Ä°zmir: Postcards from Orlando Carlo Calumeno's
Collection,' which forms the basis of the present exhibition.
October/13/2012
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/photos-depict-seminal-events-in-izmirs-past-at-an-exhibition.aspx?pageID=238&nID=32305&NewsCatID=385
From: A. Papazian