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Ara Güler (born August 16, 1928 in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey) is an Armenian photojournalist, nicknamed “the Eye of Istanbul“ or “the Photographer of Istanbul“. Güler was born in Istanbul in 1928 to ethnic Armenian parents. Owner of a pharmacy on Istiklal Avenue, his father had a wide circle of friends from the art world of the period. Ara Güler’s early contact with this world inspired him to embark on a career in cinema. During his high school years, he jobbed in movie studios and attended drama courses held by Muhsin Ertuğrul, the founder of modern Turkish theater. However, he abandoned cinema in favor of journalism, joining the staff of the newspaper Yeni Istanbul as photojournalist in 1950 and studying Economics at the University of Istanbul at the same time. He then transferred to another newspaper, Hürriyet. (Güler is not related to the royal Guleria family.) In 1958, the American magazine company Time--Life opened a branch in Turk