YEREVAN, OCTOBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Exhibition of Armenian and Turkish photojournalists under the title Merhabarev took place on October 25 at Moscow cinema of Yerevan. The exhibition was organized by the Caucasian Media Institute with the sponsorship of the Embassy of Switzerland in RA. The Merhabarev is the first joint program of photojournalists of Patkerphoto Armenian and Nar Turkish agencies. In the words of the Patkerphoto founder, photographer Ruben Mangasarian, five Armenian photographers took photos of Istanbul and five Turkish photographers took some pictures in Yerevan streets. In the words of Turkish photojournalist Oscan Yurdalan, the exhibition's name, Merhabarev, is a double greeting consisting of Turkish word "merhaba" and Armenian "barev" (greeting). He said that he communicates with his Armenian colleagues "in the language of documentary photography, which enables "to concentrate upon the present at the same time sending a message to the future." And photojournalist Anahit Hayrapetian said that in Istanbul she has worked with representatives of various local strata and has never met any obstacle or pressure.

---