"The Unknown Turks" in Ankara!

An exhibition of previously unpublished photographs from the book "The Unknown Turks," written by Bahçeşehir University faculty member Heath W. Lowry, was held at the Painting and Sculpture Museum.

 

The opening of the exhibition at the State Painting and Sculpture Museum was attended by Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertuğrul Günay, President of the Council of State Hüseyin Karakullukçu and many guests. Bahçeşehir University faculty member Heath W. Lowry gave Minister Günay and his entourage a tour of the exhibition and shared the stories behind the photographs.
 

Pointing out that some of the buildings in the Ankara photographs in the exhibition have not survived to the present day, Günay said: "It is not possible for us to bring back the past. But we must protect the historical buildings that have survived. Through the ministry, the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and the Governorship of Ankara, we are trying to reveal the city's historical fabric."
 

Stating that the exhibition is extremely instructive in understanding the difficulties under which the Republic was founded and the difficulties overcome to reach the present day, Günay thanked everyone who contributed to the exhibition.

 

The exhibition features never-before-published photographs from "The Unknown Turks," written by Heath W. Lowry based on the 1920–1921 Anatolian journey of Clarence K. Streit, a young American journalist who visited Ankara in 1920–1921; the photographs depict the great leader Mustafa Kemal, Anatolia and its people, and the National Struggle.