Güneştekin Will Tell the Story of Rootless People

The people of Izmir are getting ready to listen to the master writer Yaşar Kemal through the eyes of master painter Ahmet Güneştekin. The talk “The language of migration of Yaşar Kemal with the expression of Güneştekin” will begin at 17 on 18.00 November at Kültürpark Atlas Pavilion. Güneştekin will tell the story of rootless people through Yaşar Kemal's “Island Story” quartet.

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality will host the talk “The language of migration of Yaşar Kemal with Güneştekin's Narration” with the contributions of Yaşar Kemal Foundation and Güneştekin Foundation. In the interview within the scope of Ahmet Güneştekin's “Gavur Mahallesi” exhibition, which met with art lovers at Kültürpark Atlas Pavilion, Güneştekin will tell the story of rootless people through Yaşar Kemal's “Island Story” quartet.

Güneştekin used the following statements about the conversation: “One must die a thousand times to become immortal! Undoubtedly, the great master Yaşar Kemal deserves this expression more than enough. I will tell you the language of exchange and migration of the great master. The story of the exchanged people who were plucked from their roots, homelands, loved ones, songs and stories a thousand times… Open your ears and listen to those voices! You will see the colors of those sounds! Stand closer, maybe it's your own voice you're hearing…”

Güneştekin will tell about “Gavur Mahallesi” in the language of the great master

Güneştekin stated that he will tell about the lives of people who were displaced from their homes, and continued as follows: “But not only their lives, but also the story of people who were forced to leave their friends, relatives, memories, lands and animals, and turned into a felled tree when they were forcibly removed from the land where they were born. The body is now the story of lifeless people. I will tell you about 'Gavur Mahallesi' with the voice, color and language of the great master.”

President Soyer's call to young people

Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer Noting that he is proud of hosting Ahmet Güneştekin's “Gavur Mahallesi” exhibition and that he is excited to listen to the migration language of master writer Yaşar Kemal from Güneştekin, he said, “I invite literature lovers, art lovers and especially young friends to our conversation” said.

Two masters will meet on the theme of "migration"

The talk will begin at 17 p.m. on November 18.00. After the conversation that will bring together painter Ahmet Güneştekin and Yaşar Kemal on migration, Güneştekin's documentary film “Colors”, in which he presents sections from the life of the master writer, will be screened.