Guler was born in Istanbul in 1928 to ethnic Armenian parents. He studied at the local Getronagan Armenian High School.He is a Turkish Armenian photojournalist, nicknamed the Eye of Istanbul or the Photographer of Istanbul. He is considered one of Turkey"s few internationally known photographers. During his high school years, he jobbed in movie studios and attended drama courses held by Muhsin Ertugrul, 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. |
