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2 LondraGazete.com/English Londra Gazete, 14 April 2022

ASUK celebrate renowned photographer

Hanri Benazus

HANRI Benazus, who is better at our activities on virtual
known for books on Atatürk and platforms in recent years, living
an archive that includes his collec- abroad, but deeply attached to
tion thousands of photographs of our homeland and united by the
Atatürk was immortalized in Im- eternal light of Atatürk. When we
izir Turkey. come to İzmir, we will definite-
The street where Benazus lives ly pass by Hanri Benazus Street
in Karşıyaka has now be named with great pride.”
after him. In London the Atatürk Speaking at the ceremony, Han-
Society UK (ASUK) shared a ri Benazus said, “It is my most
statement sending their congrat- honourable day. You know, street
ulation and thanking his for his names are usually given after
work. people die. My president did this
“We are very happy with the while I was alive. What can I say
news that your name was giv- about that! I am an Izmir enthu-
en to the street you live in the siast. I am a patient of Izmir. If I
Mavişehir District of Karşıyaka. could, I would like to change my
What an honour, what a pride. population; I would like to make
It is very meaningful for İzmir to my name İzmir, my surname İz-
thank you for your love for İzmir mir, and my birthplace İzmir. The
and for protecting the greatness name of this place was not given
of Atatürk's spirit with great en- because I donated the photos.
thusiasm, by showing such great This decision was made by the
respect and by responding with parliament long before I donated
a gift that very few people have the photos. Thank you very much
been given. It must be such a to everyone,” he said. On October
wonderful feeling to accept this 1937, 9, at the age of 7, Benazus Atatürk and his dream Republic. sand were taken, of which the square photographs he obtained
unique gift! met Atatürk in the Ortaklar town Since 1947, he has reached a huge place and date were determined. from the war archives of New
“We are happy to have the op- of Aydın He never forgot that day, collection of 10 thousand Atatürk He created the visual archive of Zealand, Sydney, Canberra, Lon-
portunity to get to know you He devoted his life to explaining photographs, of which 20 thou- the Dardanelles War with 900 don, Paris and Berlin.