Far Away Nearby 23th April

Aygül Öztürk

Aygül Öztürk

Aygül Öztürk

Aygül Öztürk

Born in 1982, Bulgaria. Earned a barchelor’s and master degree from Konya Selçuk University. She has been an English teacher at a public school since 2006. She has been taking pictures as a hobby since 2013. She held ‘Onar Dede’ exhibition at 8th Bursa International Photography Festival.  She took part in the ‘Liaoning-Bursa Photography Festival’ with her exhibition ‘Bursa Zeytini’ in China. She has photography project; 'Foto Hayatlar', 'Kuşatma', 'Düğünümüz Var', 'Anadolu'nun Yüzleri' and she still produce photography projects.

The Covid-19 pandemic, which affected the whole world, unfortunately deprived children of their games, schools, breaks and holidays. The 100th anniversary of the Grand National Assemly of Turkey could not be celebrated in squares and schools due to the epidemic. I was sharing this sorrow of my students as a teacher. I thought I should please them and save them a little bit from this restraint. As we know, the enthusiasm of April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children's Day this year was tried to be shared through decorated balconies and windows. I also wanted to show that I am with them by photographing these activities of my students. I told my students that I was in contact every day as always to decorate their windows for celebration and then I surprised them. It made me happy to contribute a little more to their bittersweet joys. I hope I will have my students in school, in the classroom and in the garden as soon as possible. It gives me peace of mind as a teacher to know that all our students and teachers also think so.

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