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She began researching the history of Turkish photography in 1974, and her articles on this subject have been published in numerous newspapers, magazines and encyclopaedias. She has served as a jury member for many photographic competitions, and delivered lectures. 

In 1990 she was awarded the title Excellence Fiap (ESFIAP) by the Fédération Internationale de L'Art Photographique (FIAP) for her services to photography.

June 2004 - May 2011 She worked as Curator of Photography Exhibitions at Istanbul Museum of Modern Art 

She has a large collection of Ottoman photographs.

With Cornell Capa / N.Y. 1981 With Andre Kertesz / N.Y. 1981
With Josef Koudelka / İstanbul, 1985 With L. Fritz Gruber / Cologne, 1986

Tv Programmes

  • 1989 Consultant for Photography from Past to Present 'Fotovizyon', a four-part documentary, TRT-2
  • 1989 Interview on photography, TRT-2
  • 1991 Consultant for Turkish Photographic Art, a two-part documentary, TRT-1
  • 1993 Consultant for The Studio of Abdullah Frères documentary, TRT-2
  • 1993 Interview on the history of photography, TRT-2
  • 1994 Guest on a programme about her work, TRT-2
  • 1997 Guest on a programme about her work, STV
  • 1998 Interview about her book on Abdullah Frères, TRT-1
  • 1998 Interview about her book on Abdullah Frères, NTV
  • 1998 Consultant for The World of Photography documentary, TRT-1
  • 1999 Interview about her books, NTV
  • 1999 Interview about her books, TV8 News
  • 1999 Interview about her books, NTV
  • 2000 Three interviews about a new project, NTV
  • 2000 Interviews about the Turkish – Greek project, ERT channel, Greece
  • 2000 Interview about a new project, CNN
1980 Turkish Photography Yearbook 1976-1981 Yeni Fotoğraf Magazines

Publishing Activities

  • 1976 - 1981 Publisher and editor of Yeni Fotoğraf magazine
  • 1978 Publisher and editor of the Turkish Photography Year Book
  • 1980 Publisher and editor of the Turkish Photography Year Book
  • 1989 Feature supplement to mark the 150th anniversary of photography for Hürriyet newspaper's Gösteri magazine
  • 1994 Consultant for Photo GLOBE magazine