Due to its strategic location at the junction of Asia and Europe, Anatolia has been the cradle of many civilizations since prehistoric times. It has hosted dozens of civilizations such as Sumerian, Assyrian, Hittite, Greek, Lydian, Celtic, Persian, Roman, Eastern Roman (Byzantine), Seljuk, Safavid, Mongolian and Ottoman. It contains hundreds of languages and dialects.
Anatolian geography, which has a great history and culture from past to present, has left many "traces".
This project conveyed the civilizations existing in Anatolia from past to present; human types, lifestyles, economic and architectural structure is the subject. That's why this project is named as "Traces of Anatolia".
This collection consists of 20 photographs; It includes 5 portraits, 5 landscapes and 10 people and life themes.
This project is a joint production of Roni SüSLü and Mirkan Tunç.

Traces Of Anatolia

A church on Akdamar Island on Lake Van in eastern Turkey. It was built by Architect Manuel in 915-921 on the orders of King Gagik I to house a part of the True Cross, which is said to have been brought to the Van region in the 7th century after being smuggled from Jerusalem to Iran. The church, which was founded in the south east of the island, is considered among the most brilliant works of medieval Armenian art architecturally. Built of red andesite stone, the exterior of the church is adorned with rich plant and animal motifs rendered in the form of low relief and scenes from the Bible. With this feature, the church has a unique position in armenian architectural history.


The photo was taken in Van, Turkey.
Photo Shoot Date: 21/April/2019
Camera: Canon
Exposure:1/5000 sec f/4.5 ISO 200
Image size: 5106x3404
Resolution: 300 Pixels/inch


#landscape1 Akdamar Church

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