Bogos Tarkulyan was the photographer whose work is the basis for the Atatürk portraits used on first emission 50, 100, 500 and 1.000 Lira banknotes of 1927. The portraits were eventually made by Ali Sami Boyar based on the photos taken at Phebus Photography Studio (*1, *2).
[1] Belki Beni Tanıyamayacaksın: Lesser known photos and memoirs of Atatürk from Ömer Koç Collection
[2] Çekimden Sonra Hayat – Bogos Tarkulyan
page cover photo; Salt Araştırma, Engin Özendes Koleksiyonu
