MZ.2026.7.2

A colour photograph: four elderly people sitting side by side on a sofa in a living room. The two on the left are women in headscarves; on the right two men in flat caps, one with a white moustache, the other with glasses. — Left to right: Zeynep Öztürk (“Haydoğ’un gelini Zeynep”), Bağdat Öztürk (“Başöğ’ün gelini Bağdat”), Abidin Öztürk (“Haydoğ’un Efendi”), Hüseyin Öztürk (“Dımış’ın Hüsük”). According to Zeynep Oktay, it was taken on a day when elders from the village who lived in the same neighbourhood of Ankara met at her home.

Details

Archive number: MZ.2026.7.2
Collection: Fatoş Oktay
Photographer: Zeynep Oktay
Date: late 1980s (approximate) · 1980s
The date is given in the file name that was sent: “1980’lerin sonu” (late 1980s).
Place: Ankara, Akgünler neighbourhood; Zeynep Oktay's home
Subject: Portraits, Migration
People shown: Zeynep Öztürk, Bağdat Öztürk, Abidin Öztürk (Eğitmen Amca), Hüseyin Öztürk (Dımış’ın Hüsük)
File: A copy sent by Fatoş Oktay on 8 November 2026 with Zeynep Oktay's piece on Abidin Öztürk. Photographer, date, place and names come from the file name and the text.
Permission to publish: Permission by email · Fatoş Oktay · 8 Kasım 2026
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Added to archive: 8 November 2026

How to cite

Mezirme Photo Archive, MZ.2026.7.2, Fatoş Oktay collection. Photographer: Zeynep Oktay. Date: late 1980s. https://mezirme.com/en/archive/2026-7-2/

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