TURKEY FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER
 We went to forget that the lands which are Turkey today were the center of
the ancient world in terms of art, culture and science. These peaks of human civilization
are now brought into focus again by Maestro Press with the first publication in its
Cultural Monument series. Prepared by a selected team of researchers, writers and
photographers, Turkey from one end to the other looks at Turkey’s past from new
and striking angles. This is no ordinary travel guide or rehashed account of old facts,
but the rediscovery of the time-misted world which lies behind the surviving stones and
artifacts which we see today. The object of this book is to compile this cultural legacy
into a fascinating picture of the past. Two different methods have been used in the
preparation of the book, whose first part concentrates on answering the question, How
would writers, poets and painters depict Turkey’s geography and people?.
Contributions are by short story writer and novelist Tarık Dursun (Turkey’s mountains),
poet Aydın Hatipoğlu (rivers), short story write Adnan Özyalçıner (plains and alpine
pastures), poet Turgay Fişekçi (vegetation), poet Sennur Sezer (wildlife), poet Eray
Canberk (lakes), painter Gürol Sözen (sea and coasts) and writer Necati güngör
(people).
Turkey’s history, architecture, cultural structure and other aspects requiring expert
knowledge have been discussed in articles by well-known scholars in various fields: Metin
Sözen, Cengiz Bektaş, Nuri Akbayar, Mustafa Eren, Necdet Sakaoğlu, Faruk Pekin,
Kandemir Konduk, Kürşat Ekrem Uykucu and Sabri Koz. All the written material is
illustrated by the work of 31 leading Turkish photographers, who have looked at their
subjects from fresh perspectives.
Sponsored by Aygaz A.Ş (Koç Holding) and Birlik Çelik Ticareti A.Ş. (Borusan
Holding) this is a book which carries us on journey through the center of the ancient
world from past to present, visiting its mountains, seas, plains, daily life and cultures.
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