THE PLACE PORTRAIT

SIVAS - TURHAN AKCA



Place
Sivas - Turkey


Location
Seljuk Bridge


Local time of recording
1.00 p.m.


Camera person
R.A. Turhan Akca,
Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sivas, Turkey


Other participating people (from left)
Feramuz Oguz Yildiz, Secretary
Umit Simsek, Engineer
Celal Abbas Aslan, Technican
Mehmet Rahmi Akca, Student (behind the camera)


Description of the recording place
Sivas City (Province) is a very old and historical. Hitites, Romans and Byzantian, than Seljuk Ottoman time. The province is as big as Suis for land. It's a centre of the east-west and south-north way. 800.000 habitants are living province and more than 300.000 in city. Sivas is one of the riches city for Seljuk monuments. Kangal Dog and Kangal Bath (natural).


Description of the location
It's on the Historical SILK WAY, over the Seljuk Historikal Bridge near the Kizilirmak. It's the longest river of the Turkey (1.150 km long). Everzthing is nature and ? place.


What is special to the location, why did you choose it?
Because this programm is is extraordinary idea location also must be not beton buiding road, auto, bus, shop, noise and other 21. hunderet years decor.
I prefer natur, silence and history, open air blue sky, noise of nature.
Before recording I wisit 15 other places but I prefer these (recording place).


What does the recording show
The people of the world want to make some good thing together, without any commentary!
And untachable natur is very good!


What can be heard
Hammer noise of carpenter, moice of dog, wind, wioce of children and talking (from far), fishers - it's a father, sun and somefamily mamber - I understand it, from their talking when they are fishing.


What happend at your location on the 9th of September
It's a sunny and hot autom day.


What happend in your country on the 9th of September
It's a important for politic of Turkey, 9th of September the congress of the CHP (party) is began for 9th and 10th of September.


Personal commentary
It's a beginning, we can continue this kind of humanity work,
why not!