Contemporary Turkish art of photography before digital photography

This thesis discusses with the process to Turkish Modern Photography?s historical and artistic improvement?s transition years (1923-1995) to digital photography. Within the frame of this aim in the first part principally the invention of photography, its arrival to the Ottoman and its fields of usage after the Republic are discussed in order to understand photography better. Particularly the period after the Republic has been evaluated in the way of a decade year each. The periods after 1950 are the years when modern wiggling in Turkish Photography begins to increase, on the other hand, social events are effective on our art of photography. After this part of the thesis, the fact that social events guide our art of photography is discussed and visuals are used as examples. Our photographers have brought Turkish Photography through an important position by being in a social, realistic approach on one hand and constituting a successful line on the other hand. Therefore, in the thesis those are indicated: The years 1950s to 1960s are the transition period to modern photography, and 1960s to 1985 are the years when Modern Turkish Photography is shaped. In these periods again, our photography associations and activities which contribute to our photography, our artists? lives, endeavours, perspectives on the art are discussed. In the final part, the invention of digital photography and the difference between analogue and digital are discussed, and the usage of digital photography in Turkey and the criticisms that it causes are evaluated. This thesis has been prepared on the purpose of a resource for those who want to have knowledge about Modern Turkish Photography, and a compilation has been made by quoting our photographers? lives from many resources.