The exhibition "Robert Capa - Truth is the Best Photography" opened at the Ara Güler Museum

The exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Ara Güler Museum, the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center, and the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Istanbul, offers a chronological look at Capa's work, from his first professional work in 1932 to his last known photograph, taken just before his death in 1954.

The exhibition features a special selection of Capa's works, while 37 photographs taken by the artist in Türkiye in 1946 are also presented to art lovers.

The exhibition aims to showcase Capa's mastery of visual expression as well as presenting the birth and development of the artist to visitors.

Ara Güler Museum Exhibition Management and Project Development Manager Tuana Pulak told an AA correspondent that Capa was one of the most important photojournalists of the 20th century.

Pulak, explaining that the exhibition provides a chronological look at the artist's life and career, said, "It's somewhat of a retrospective. It's also the most comprehensive Capa exhibition to date in Türkiye. It's also the first exhibition we've dedicated to another photographer at the Ara Güler Museum."

Pulak expressed his pride and excitement about the exhibition, saying, "In the exhibition, we see the most important interviews from his 22-year career, starting with his first professional photographs in Denmark in 1932 and ending with his last photograph before his tragic death by stepping on a landmine in 1954. His most important interviews, from the Spanish Civil War to World War II, are featured here. Therefore, it's a very natural chronological curation."

Referring to the Türkiye section of the exhibition, Pulak stated that Capa was commissioned by Time in 1946 to shoot a documentary on Türkiye, and noted the following:

"He stays here for a period of two and a half months and photographs Istanbul, Ankara, and various parts of Anatolia. He both shoots films and documents the photographs here. We can see different subjects here, from Istanbul's mosques and palaces, from the Ankara Hippodrome to the Victory Monument, and many different rural portraits in Anatolia."

Pulak stated that Capa stood out not only for his reporting but also for the role he played for photographers, saying, "We know the most important historical events of the 20th century thanks to his photographs. There are photographs that have become symbols of war. For us, this is a very large and important archive that serves as a historical document."

The exhibition can be visited at Yapı Kredi bomontiada Ara Güler Museum until March 22, 2026.