Cemil Cicek, Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey, paid a visit to renowned Istanbul-Armenian photographer Ara Guler, who recently was hospitalized.  

Cicek was interested in Güler’s health condition, informs the official newspaper of the Turkish government.  

To note, the famous photographer was urgently taken to the intensive care unit of an Istanbul hospital on the evening of January 16, and due to kidney failure. But Güler’s health condition subsequently improved, and therefore he was moved to a hospital room.      

Ara Güler, who was recognized as the “Photographer of the Century”—and who is also known as “the Eye of Istanbul”—was born in the city in 1928, and he began his journalistic career in 1950. He has received many Turkish and international awards and titles, and he has photographed numerous world-renowned personalities.