How Did We Get Here
The origins of Turkey's social context, traced via artworks, and elements of popular culture and social movements since 1980.
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Welcome to the Land of the Lost. 1998
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Series of postage stamps depicting the portraits and names of men, who "dissapeared" while in police custody during the Turkish-Kurdish conflict between 1984 and 1999. Since the 1990s, 17.000 people are considered "dissapeared", among them, students, businessmen, and workers.
© Photo: Halil Altındere
Courtesy of SALT Istanbul
The origins of Turkey's social context, traced via artworks, and elements of popular culture and social movements since 1980.