Sunday, April 5 2026

Tag: ancient Turkey

A Lost City Revealed by Chance: Ara Güler’s Photographs Brought Aphrodisias to the World

A Lost City Revealed by Chance: Ara Güler’s Photographs Brought Aphrodisias to the World

In 1958, the ancient city of Aphrodisias had yet to enter global awareness when Ara Güler took a wrong turn on a rural road in southwestern Türkiye.He was on assignment, covering a dam project in Aydın province. But an unexpected detour led him to the village of Geyre—and to something far older than anything he