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Prominent Turkish-Armenian photographer says why he concealed his
Armenian identity
17:22 26/04/2013 » SOCIETY
Ermenihaber.am news website presented excerpts from an interview of
world- renown Turkish-Armenian photographer Ara Guler with Haberturk.
First, Ara Guler told interesting stories from his past and told about
his achievements.
`I attended the Cannes Festival for 10 years in a row. There have been
interesting incidents during my career. You know Sophia Loren, don't
you? Once I saw her waiting for the elevator and hurried to it. We
went up together in the elevator. There was a bed in the middle of her
hotel room. Sophia Loren was tired. She took off her shoes and sat
down on the bed. I asked if I could take photos of her. She said I
could. I took several photos and sent them to Turkey. The next day
posters appeared in Turkey reading `Our correspondent Ara Guler in
Sophia Loren's bedroom.'
Guler said that although he was the son of rich people, he concealed
his name. Asked if he has ever been bothered for his nationality, Ara
Guler said, `No, in essence, no one ever knew that I was Armenian.'
Explaining why he concealed his identity, he said, `This is a strange
country, it is full of bastards, they could make trouble if they knew
it. But I am the most indigenous person here.'
http://www.panorama.am/en/interviews/2013/04/26/ara-gyuler/
Armenian identity
17:22 26/04/2013 » SOCIETY
Ermenihaber.am news website presented excerpts from an interview of
world- renown Turkish-Armenian photographer Ara Guler with Haberturk.
First, Ara Guler told interesting stories from his past and told about
his achievements.
`I attended the Cannes Festival for 10 years in a row. There have been
interesting incidents during my career. You know Sophia Loren, don't
you? Once I saw her waiting for the elevator and hurried to it. We
went up together in the elevator. There was a bed in the middle of her
hotel room. Sophia Loren was tired. She took off her shoes and sat
down on the bed. I asked if I could take photos of her. She said I
could. I took several photos and sent them to Turkey. The next day
posters appeared in Turkey reading `Our correspondent Ara Guler in
Sophia Loren's bedroom.'
Guler said that although he was the son of rich people, he concealed
his name. Asked if he has ever been bothered for his nationality, Ara
Guler said, `No, in essence, no one ever knew that I was Armenian.'
Explaining why he concealed his identity, he said, `This is a strange
country, it is full of bastards, they could make trouble if they knew
it. But I am the most indigenous person here.'
http://www.panorama.am/en/interviews/2013/04/26/ara-gyuler/