Interview with world famous war correspondent Coskun Aral

Aral was born on May 1, 1956 in Siirt, Turkey. Aral finished the secondary school and the high school in Istanbul.

Mehmet Oner / Oakville

Aral was born on May 1, 1956 in Siirt, Turkey. Aral finished the secondary school and the high school in Istanbul. In 1974, he began photo journalism career in the newspapers Günaydın and Gün. He transferred to the daily Ekonomi ve Politika in 1976.

Aral gained recognition by the international press with the photos he shot during the Taksim Square massacre incident occurred on May 1, 1977, the Labour Day in Istanbul. His photos were distributed by the French photo agency Sipa Press and publish.