DOCUMENTARY FILM
Cana Üngün - Mehmet Uyargil - Reyhan Destan

THE CITY WALLS OF HALICARNASSUS

01st November 2022, at 19:00, Saint Nicholas Church

Duration: 30dk

Built around 2400 years ago, the walls of Halicarnassus are the longest surviving walls from ancient Caria. Built by the Satrap King Mausolos, they have survived nature’s and man’s destruction for 24 centuries. Today they embrace Bodrum all around the peninsula. The documentary, “The Walls of Halicarnassus”, was prepared by Cana Üngün - Mehmet Uyargil and Reyhan Destan in 4 months. It will be presented for the first time during this festivity week. The presentation will take place inside the church.

CANA ÜNGÜN
After studying French Language and Literature in Istanbul, Cana üngün returned to Bodrum and driven by her love for the art of photography she studied photography and cameramanship. Üngün, who had been taking photographs for ten years, partnered with Mehmet Uyargil to produce documentary films such as “Bodrumun Suskun Çanları (The Silent Bells of Bodrum) in 2018 and “Ege de bir Tahtacı köyü Meyistan” (Meyistan a woodcutter village in the Aegean) in 2021.

MEHMET UYARGIL (1955, Istanbul)
Mehmet Uyargil, who has been taking photographs for 40 years, lived for many years in Germany, where he went for higher education. Uyargil, who has been living in Bodrum since 2007, is engaged in research on the history of Bodrum and he continues to shoot documentaries.

REYHAN DESTAN (1945, Lüleburgaz)
Graduate from the Naval Academy and the PG University of California, retired naval officer Reyhan Destan has certificates on Defense and Strategic Logistics Systems, Ancient Anatolian cities and Historical Geography. Destan has written articles on historical trade routes, the silk road and the OBOR Project. He is interested in history, medicinal plants and petrology.
He is preparing his book "Deep Anatolia" for publication. As a book lover, his greatest pleasure is to share what he knows and what he has learnt with his surroundings. He dreams of establishing a “futurism” association in Bodrum.