List of Turkish photographers

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Ara Güler is a Turkish Armenian photojournalist, nicknamed "the Eye of Istanbul" or "the Photographer of Istanbul".

Ayhan Çakar new generation photographer. He was born in Germany in 1973 and stayed there with his parent until seven years old. He has been studying on important album projects. Some of these are One1stanbul, One1urkei, One1World, Silk Road, Ottoman Countries and so on.

Ömer Asan, Ömer Şükrü Asan (born May 28, 1961 in Trabzon, Turkey), is a Turkish folklorist, photographer and writer.

Uğur Uluocak, Yaşar Uğur Uluocak (1962 – July 2, 2003) was a Turkish outdoorsman, mountaineer, photographer, and editor.


19th century photography

History

On the other hand, one of the most earliest (or the first) Turkish photographer was Rahmizâde Bâhâeddin Bediz who opened his photostudio in Crete and later in Istanbul. He was active also in the first half of 20th century as a pioneer photographer in Turkey.

Further, as one of the earliest photographers in Turkey, Pascal Sebah, who was born in Istanbul, but not fully Turkish, had his photostudio in Istanbul.

The first half of 20th century

History

Further, Othmar Pferschy, non-Turkish photographer, opened his photo studio in Istanbul in 1931 and actively took documentary photographs.

The second half of 20th century and 21st century

History

In this period, there are emerging numerous Turkish photographers active in and outside of Turkey. For each photographers, please see Category:Turkish photographers and Category:Turkish photojournalists.

non-Turkish photographers relating to or (were or are) active in Turkey

Relating museums, institutions, universities, associations or groups

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