Exhibitions

  • Üç Fotoğrafçının Gözüyle Türkiye – ‘Turkey in the Eyes of Three Photographers’ (joint exhibition by Ara Güler, Fikret Otyam and Ozan Sağdıç), Germany, December 1964
  • Üç Fotoğrafçının Gözüyle Türkiye – ‘Turkey in the Eyes of Three Photographers’ (joint exhibition by Ara Güler, Fikret Otyam and Ozan Sağdıç), Italy, February 1965
  • Üç Fotoğrafçının Gözüyle Türkiye – ‘Turkey in the Eyes of Three Photographers’ (joint exhibition by Ara Güler, Fikret Otyam and Ozan Sağdıç), France, April 1965
  • Solo exhibition at the Robert College Exhibition Hall, Istanbul, May 1966
  • Collection exhibition (photographs from the Nebraska University Collection) at the Sheldon Museum of Art, Nebraska, USA, 1966
  • İnsanların Dünyasına Bakışlar – ‘Views into People’s Worlds’ (joint exhibition), Canada, 1967
  • Renkli Fotoğrafın On Ustası – ‘Ten Masters of Colour Photography’ (exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art, New York, USA), 1968
  • Exhibition at Fotokina, Cologne, Germany, 1968
  • Joint exhibition by Ara Güler, Ragıp Buluç and Orhan Peker in the Turkish Pavilion at the Osaka World Fair, Osaka, Japan, March 1970
  • Exhibition at the National Library of France, Paris, 1972
  • Solo exhibition at the United States Information Center, Istanbul, 1972
  • Fotoğraflar – ‘Photographs’ (solo exhibition), the United States Information Centers in Istanbul and Ankara, 1972
  • Solo exhibition at the American Cultural Center, Ankara, October 1972
  • ‘The Architect Sinan’ (solo exhibition); Arab countries, Europe and Africa, 1972-1973
  • Solo exhibition in Istanbul, October 1973
  • Ara Güler Kâmil Şükûn’a Merhaba Diyor – ‘Ara Güler says hello to Kâmil Şükûn’ (joint exhibition by Ara Güler and Kâmil Şükûn), Drugstore, Istanbul, 1974
  • Solo exhibition at the Istanbul State Higher School of Applied Fine Arts, 1974
  • ‘Creative Americans’ (solo exhibitions), the United States Information Centers in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, 1975
  • ‘Creative Americans’ (solo exhibitions) at the United States Information Centers in Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan, February 1977
  • İnsanların Dünyasından – ‘From the World of People’ (solo exhibition), Yapı Kredi Exhibition Hall, Istanbul, September 1977
  • ‘Creative Americans’ (solo exhibitions) at the United States Information Centers in Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan, February 1977
  • Artizan Art Gallery (solo exhibition), Ankara, April 1978
  • Kunstgalerie Türkei (solo exhibition), Stuttgart, Germany, February 1980
  • La Religion dans le Bassin Méditerranéen (joint exhibition), Hôtel de Ville, Montpellier, France, May 1985
  • Solo exhibition at the Akbank Art Gallery, Istanbul, 1985
  • Joint exhibition by Ara Güler, Sharon Guynup and Sarkis Baharoğlu at Eye Gallery, San Francisco, USA, June 1986
  • ‘The Architect Sinan’ (solo exhibition), the American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C., USA, January 1987
  • Bu Dünya Böyle Dünya – ‘This Is What the World Is Like’ (joint exhibition by Ara Güler and Coşkun Aral), the Press Museum, Istanbul, May 1988
  • Sadan Arl Veden (joint exhibition by Ara Güler and Coşkun Aral), Odense and Copenhagen, Denmark, October 1988
  • Ara Güler’in Sinemacıları – ‘Ara Güler’s Famous Figures from the World of Cinema’ (solo exhibition at the Eighth International Film Festival, Istanbul), April 1989
  • Sadan Arl Veden (joint exhibition by Ara Güler and Coşkun Aral), Amos Andersen Gallery, Helsinki, Finland, April 1989
  • Klasik Devir 1950-1971 – ‘The Classical Period 1950-1971’ (solo exhibition), the Press Museum, Istanbul, June 1989
  • Ara Güler’in Sinemacıları – ‘Ara Güler’s Famous Figures from the World of Cinema’ (exhibition), Galeri Kare, Istanbul, 1989
  • Mimar Sinan – ‘The Architect Sinan’ (exhibition), the Cultural Centre of the Republic of Turkey, Ankara, 1990
  • Solo exhibition at Ayşe Takı Gallery, Istanbul, February 1990
  • Ara Güler’in Sinemacıları – ‘Ara Güler’s Famous Figures from the World of Cinema’ (exhibition), Palais Rohan, Strasbourg, France, February 1990
  • Solo exhibition at the British Council, Istanbul, 1990
  • Solo exhibition in Bursa, December 1990
  • Ara Güler’in Gözüyle Strasbourg – ‘Strasbourg in the Eyes of Ara Güler’ (solo exhibition), Hôtel de Ville, Strasbourg, France, October 1991
  • Mimar Sinan – ‘The Architect Sinan’ (solo exhibition), The Marmara Hotel Exhibition Hall, Istanbul, September 1992
  • ‘The Architect Sinan’ (exhibition), Seville Expo, Spain, 1992
  • Ara Güler’in Sinemacıları – ‘Ara Güler’s Famous Figures from the World of Cinema’ (exhibition at the Ankara International Film Festival), March 1993
  • Bitmeyen Röportaj İstanbul – ‘Istanbul: the Unending Report’ (solo exhibition), Tarih Vakfı (‘The Economic and Social History Foundation of Turkey’), Sandoz Gallery, Istanbul, April 1993
  • Solo exhibition at the Institut Français (the French Cultural Institute), Ankara, 1993
  • Images de Turquie (solo exhibition), Bibliothèque Elsa-Triolet et Aragon Hall, Argenteuil, France, 1993
  • Solo exhibition at the Landesmuseum, Düsseldorf, Germany, April 1995
  • Bu Dünya Böyle Dünya – ‘This Is What This World Is Like’ (joint exhibition by Ara Güler and Coşkun Aral), Milli Reasürans Gallery, Istanbul, 1996
  • ‘Ara Güler’s View of Istanbul, 1950-1990’ (solo exhibition), Una Volta Cultural Centre, Bastia, Corsica, France, December 1997
  • Exhibition at the Jacques Prévert Galerie de L’Institut Français, Istanbul, April 1997
  • Exhibition in Thessaloniki, Greece, August 1997
  • Ara Güler’in Klasikleri – ‘Ara Güler’s Classics’ (solo exhibition), Pamukbank Photograph Gallery, Istanbul, February 1998
  • Ara Güler Haliç Sergisi – ‘Ara Güler Golden Horn Exhibition’ (solo exhibition), Worpswede, Germany, March 1999
  • Ara Güler Eski İstanbul Fotoğrafları – ‘Ara Güler’s Photographs of Old Istanbul’ (solo exhibition), Umag Uğur Mumcu Investigative Journalism Foundation, Ankara, December 1999
  • Viyana Manzaraları – ‘Views of Vienna’ (solo exhibition), Interkult Theater, Vienna, Austria, January 2000
  • Ara Güler’in Fotoğrafları – ‘Ara Güler’s Photographs’ (solo exhibition), Hanesburg, Germany, February 2000
  • Les Villes Chantées (joint exhibition), Biarritz, France, May 2000
  • Ara Güler’in Koleksiyonundan Seçmeler: Sevgili Dostum Ara’ya – ‘Selections from Ara Güler’s Collection: To My Dear Friend Ara’ (exhibition), Yapı Kredi Bank, Galatasaray, Istanbul, January 2001
  • Ara Güler’den Usta Portreleri – ‘Ara Güler’s Portraits of Masters’ (solo exhibition), Galerist Gallery, Istanbul, January 2001
  • Solo exhibition at the Turkish-American Association, Izmir, January 2001
  • Ara Güler’in Nostaljisi – ‘Ara Güler’s Nostalgia’ (solo exhibition), Tropeninstituut Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland, April 2001
  • ‘Ara Güler’s Istanbul’ (solo exhibition), HackelBury Fine Art Gallery, London, Great Britain, September 2001
  • Solo exhibition at the Galerie du Château d’eau, Toulouse, France, 2002
  • Ara Güler Fotoğraf Sergisi – ‘Exhibition of Photographs by Ara Güler’ (exhibition), Uludağ University, Bursa, June 2002
  • 100 Yüz Sanatçı Portreleri Sergisi – ‘Exhibition of 100 Portraits of Creative Artists’ (solo exhibition), Yapı Kredi Sermet Çifter Hall, Istanbul, November 2002
  • Ara Güler Klasikleri – ‘Ara Güler Classics’ (solo exhibition), İstanbul Fotoğraf Merkezi (‘Istanbul Photography Centre’), Istanbul, April 2003
  • Ara Güler Klasikleri – ‘Ara Güler Classics’ (exhibition), Diyarbakır Centre for the Arts, Diyarbakır, 2003
  • Üç Fotoğrafçı Sergisi – ‘Exhibition by Three Photographers’ (joint exhibition by Ara Güler, Jerry Schatzberg and Şakir Eczacıbaşı), Derimod Art Gallery, Istanbul, April 2003
  • ‘Ara Güler Fotografien von 1950-1994’ (solo exhibition), Fotografie Forum International, Frankfurt, Germany, June 2003
  • Joint exhibition by Sebastião Salgado and Ara Güler, Yapı Kredi Cultural Centre, Istanbul, February 2004
  • Zaman Diyaframı – 50 Yıl Fotojurnalizm (‘The Diaphragm of Time – 50 Years of Photojournalism’), exhibition at the Bremen City Gallery, Bremen, Germany, February 2004
  • 2005 Collection Exhibition, İstanbul Fotoğraf Merkezi (‘Istanbul Photography Centre’), Istanbul, May 2005
  • Exhibition at the Hellenic Centre for Photography, Athens, Greece, June 2005
  • Ara’dan Yetmişyedi Yıl Geçti – ‘Seventy Years Have Gone By Since Then’ (exhibition), Fotografevi (the ‘Photography House’), Istanbul, August 2005
  • Arada Sırada 10 – ‘From Time to Time 10’ (exhibition), Ara Café, Istanbul, October 2005
  • Ara’dan Yetmişyedi Yıl Geçti – ‘Seventy Years Have Gone By Since Then’ (exhibition), ROSPHOTO (The State Russian Museum and Exhibition Centre), St. Petersburg, Russia, March 2006
  • İstanbul Fotoğrafları – ‘Photographs of Istanbul’ (exhibition), the European Commission Charlemagne Building, Brussels, October 2006
  • Ara’dan Seçmeler – ‘Selections from Ara’ (exhibition), Bursa Greater Municipality 16th Photography Days, Bursa, November 2006
  • Solo exhibition at the Ege University Art Gallery, Izmir, April 2007
  • Ara Güler Klasikleri – ‘Ara Güler Classics’ (exhibition), Edirne Fotoğraf Sanatı Derneği (‘Edirne Association for the Art of Photography), Edirne, October 2007
  • Magnum Fotoğrafları ile Türkiye – ‘Turkey by Magnum’ (exhibition), Istanbul Modern Photograph Gallery, Istanbul, May 2007
  • Gözlerinizi Işığa Açın – ‘Open Your Eyes to the Light’ (exhibition), Ege University Campus Cultural Centre Art Gallery, Izmir, May 2007
  • Yüzler – ‘Faces’ (exhibition), Greek-Turkish Friendship Festival, Antalya, June 2007
  • Tarihi Zeytinyağı Fabrikasında Ara Güler – ‘Ara Güler at the Historic Olive Oil Factory’ (exhibition), Balıkesir, July 2007
  • Ara’dan Seçmeler – ‘Selections from Ara’ (exhibition), Gaziantep 2nd International Culture and Arts Festival, September 2007
  • L’Altra Istanbul (joint exhibition by Ara Güler, Erdal Yazıcı, Kutup Dalgakıran, Coşkun Aşar and Ercan Arslan), Rome, 2007
  • Alınteri – ‘The Sweat of Their Brow’ (exhibition), Zafer Çarşısı (‘Zafer Market’), Ankara, December 2007
  • Solo exhibition at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, April 2008
  • İstanbullu – ‘The Native of Istanbul’ (exhibition), Mac Art Gallery, Istanbul, April 2008
  • İstanbul’da Alın Teri – ‘By the Sweat of Their Brow in Istanbul’ (exhibition), Taksim Metro Station, Istanbul, April 2008
  • Exhibition at the 7th AFSAD (‘Ankara Association for Photography Artists’) Photography Symposium, Çankaya Municipality Centre for Contemporary Arts, Ankara, May 2008
  • ‘Lost Istanbul’ (exhibition), Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France, September 2009
  • İstanbul ve İstanbul’un Edebiyatçıları – ‘Istanbul and Writers of Istanbul’ (exhibition), CKM (Caddebostan Cultural Centre), Istanbul, February 2011
  • Bilinmeyen Ara Güler – ‘The Unknown Ara Güler’ (exhibition), Gallery G-Art, Istanbul, December 2012
  • Ara Güler Ordu’da – ‘Ara Güler in Ordu’ (exhibition), Gallery Taşbaşı, Ordu, December 2013
  • Yaşayan Klasikler – ‘Living Classics’ (exhibition), Kopart Gallery, Istanbul, March 2014
  • Ara Güler’in Anadolusu – ‘Ara Güler’s Anatolia’ (curatorial exhibition, with Nancy Micklewright), Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA, 2014
  • İstanbul’un gözü Retrospektif 1950-2005 – ‘The Eye of Istanbul: Retrospective 1950-2005’ (exhibition), Freundeskreis Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, Germany, October 2014
  • ARA GÜLER Fotoğraf Sergisi – ‘ARA GÜLER Photographic Exhibition’, ARTE Istanbul Art Gallery, Istanbul, May 2015
  • Ustalarımızdan – ‘Some of Our Masters’ (joint exhibition), Kuşadası Association for the Photographic and Cinematic Arts, İbramaki Art Gallery, Izmir, December 2015
  • Işık ve Tarih: Ara Güler’in Gözüyle Antalya – ‘Light and History: Antalya in the Eyes of Ara Güler’ (exhibition), Antalya Kültür Sanat (‘Antalya Culture and the Arts’), Antalya, December 2015
  • Yaşar Kemal’e Bir Ara’lık Bakış – ‘A View of Yaşar Kemal at Some Time or Other / A View of Yaşar Kemal According to Ara’ (exhibition), Beşiktaş Fulya Centre for the Arts, Istanbul, March 2016
  • Şehir, Deniz ve İnsan – ‘The City, the Sea and the Human Being’ (exhibition), Tahir Ağa Cultural Centre, Mudanya, Bursa, April 2016
  • İstanbul ve İstanbul’un Edebiyatçıları – ‘Istanbul and Writers of Istanbul’ (exhibition), CKM (Caddebostan Cultural Centre), Istanbul, February 2017
  • Ara Güler’in Çanakkalesi – ‘Ara Güler’s Çanakkale’ (exhibition), Çanakkale Ceramics Museum, Çanakkale, August 2017
  • Alınteri – ‘The Sweat of Their Brow’ (exhibition), Ressam Şefik Bursalı Art Gallery, Bursa, February 2017