Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, which continues to bring the natural beauties of the capital to light, has now opened a photography exhibition to introduce the 175 butterfly species living in the city to the people of the capital.
The photography exhibition themed "Ankara's Day and Night Butterflies", prepared in cooperation with Altın Oran Photography Art Association and TÜRKEL Butterfly Research Group, will be open to visitors at Kızılay Metro Art Gallery until 15 May.
Continuing to bring to light the natural beauties and living species as well as the historical and cultural values of the city, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality has now introduced the butterfly world of the city to the citizens of the Capital with a photography exhibition themed "Ankara's Day and Night Butterflies".
The photography exhibition, prepared in cooperation with ABB Cultural and Natural Heritage Department, Altın Oran Photography Art Association and TÜRKEL Butterfly Research Group, was opened at Kızılay Metro Art Gallery.
175 BUTTERFLY SPECIES LIVE IN THE CAPITAL
Bekir Ödemiş, Head of the Department of Cultural and Natural Heritage, who attended the opening of the exhibition, drew attention to the fact that there are over 175 butterfly and moth species in the Capital, and said: “There are over 175 butterfly and moth species in Ankara, but unfortunately most of them are not known by our citizens from Ankara. We wanted such an important wealth in Ankara to be visible and known by the people of Ankara and to pass it on to future generations. Our goal is to make Ankara a livable, qualified, identity city by protecting its natural, historical and cultural values and archaeological heritage. We will show our exhibition from Nallıhan to Evren in our other districts and ensure that all our existing values in Ankara are known to the people of Ankara.”
Stating that they wanted to raise awareness with the exhibition about the butterfly world of Başkent, Altın Oran Photography Art Association President Prof. Dr. Adnan Ataç said, “There has never been an exhibition of night butterflies in Turkey. For the first time, we are doing it together with the Metropolitan Municipality in Ankara. It makes us happy to raise awareness. Nocturnal butterflies are an unknown subject and they are very special butterflies. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce butterflies,” he said.
PEOPLE OF BAŞKENT SHOW INTENSE ATTENTION
While the people of the Capital showed great interest in the exhibition, which will remain open until May 15, as well as the photographers, the visitors who discovered the night and day butterflies of the Capital for the first time expressed their thoughts with the following words:
Nihan Bayindir: “I have been dealing with photography for many years. Nature is a passion for me. I invite all people to meet the beauties in nature. First of all, we are happy that the Metropolitan Municipality embraces the arts, and we gain strength from it. We are encouraged to do better things.”
Aysun Aydin: “I love nature very much. It is very nice that the municipality is hosting such an exhibition. I looked at the butterfly photos and didn't know there were so many varieties. I also had the opportunity to examine it closely.”
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