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Ermenihaber.am news website presented excerpts from an interview of world- renown Turkish-Armenian photographer Ara Guler with Haberturk. 

First, Ara Guler told interesting stories from his past and told about his achievements.

“I attended the Cannes Festival for 10 years in a row. There have been interesting incidents during my career. You know Sophia Loren, don’t you? Once I saw her waiting for the elevator and hurried to it. We went up together in the elevator. There was a bed in the middle of her hotel room. Sophia Loren was tired. She took off her shoes and sat down on the bed. I asked if I could take photos of her. She said I could. I took several photos and sent them to Turkey. The next day posters appeared in Turkey reading “Our correspondent Ara Guler in Sophia Loren’s bedroom.”

Guler said that although he was the son of rich people, he concealed his name. Asked if he has ever been bothered for his nationality, Ara Guler said, “No, in essence, no one ever knew that I was Armenian.”

Explaining why he concealed his identity, he said, “This is a strange country, it is full of bastards, they could make trouble if they knew it. But I am the most indigenous person here.”