The photography festival organized by Altındağ Municipality will start on February 25, 2005. Altındağ and Ankara will be full of photography with a 10-day program. "Along with the award ceremony of the 2nd Altındağ Photography Competition, there will be photo shows under various titles and photo tours will be organized. Altındağ Mayor Veysel DİRYAKİ stated that they aim to make Altındağ a culture and art center with the photography festival and other similar projects and said, "We are waiting for all Altındağ residents and Ankara residents to the 1st National Photography Meeting. "Let's all protect culture, art and our city through photography," he said. PROGRAM February 25, 2005 18:00 Opening Speeches Cinevision Shows: "The Heart of the Republic is Altındağ€ Erol Karaca "Panoramic Stories" Adnan Polat 19:00 "2nd Altındağ Photographsa€ Photography Contest Award Ceremony 20:00 Exhibition Opening a€" Cocktail 26 February 2005 18:30 Transparency Shows: "To the Other Light€ Mehmet Arslan Güven "From my travels€ Osman Mert Topçuoğlu "A Ritual; Mevlana€ Ceyda Dinçbakır February 27, 2005 13:30 Photo Shooting Trip Participants: Ozan Sağdıç, Osman Aziz Yeşil, Mehmet Arslan Güven, Adnan Polat, Yılmaz Sönmez and Erol Karaca (Anyone can join the shooting trip) 28 February 2005 18:30 Transparency Shows: "Weaselsa€ İbrahim Peynirci "Trilogy" Erol Karaca "Silent Shipa€ Resul Baştuğ 01 March 2005 18:30 Transparency Shows: "Living in Historical Cities” Erol Çınar Interview: "City... Ankara... Altındağ...a€ Erol Çınar Photography Exhibitions "Cappadocia: A Fairytale Land" Erol Karaca "To Reminders€ Adnan Polat "22nd Century Fossils€ Mehmet Arslan Güven "Light, Speed, Screams€ Ufuk Özkan "Slums, Who Goes Where?, Scythians€ H. Ü. Faculty of Fine Arts Students "Lines from the Wood Market" by Funda Sayınkaplan