Etem Hamdi Tem (1895 ~1971)

Etem Hamdi Tem, served as a reserve officer during the War of Independence. As he also owned a camera (a rare commodity at the time), he also served as a war photographer. After the war, he was one of the privileged photographers of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

His most famous shot is of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk at Kocatepe, on the eve of the Great Offensive. His posture was used on many sculptures, monuments and also coins.

 

Ethem Tem’in paralarda yer alan bir diğer fotoğrafı da 1925 yılından; Bursa gezisi sırasında çekilen fotoğraf, dokuzuncu emisyon 5 ve 10 Liralık banknotlarda kullanıldı.  (*i*ii*iii).

 

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