Friday Talks II --- 18 December 09


The guests of the second Friday weekly talks was photo reporter Fatih Pınar and the President of the Gülsuyu Gülensu Development Foundation, Ali Danacı.

Pınar, especially focusing on the people of Anatolia and the Middle East, is aiming to document the cultures that are disappearing in the process of modernization and make visible the lives that have been excluded and ignored by hegemonic culture. Fatih Pınar talked about the various photographs and videos that he produced in neighborhoods that have been affected by urban transformation. 

Ali Danacı, the president of the development foundation that has been active for many years in the Gülsuyu and Gülensu neighborhoods, talked about the Foundation’s activities and current issues in the neighborhood.