Mersin, Turkiye – The Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MTSO) is hosting the exhibition “Talking Letters: Messages from Masters to the Youth” from December 19 to 30, 2025. The exhibition features letters from leading figures in the worlds of culture, arts, education, academia, and medicine, offering guidance to younger generations. It opened to the public with a ceremony at the MTSO Art Gallery on December 19, 2025.
The opening was attended by MTSO Board Chairman Hakan Sefa Çakır and Assembly President Hamit İzol, along with Board Members Murat Aktoğ and Zeynel Aydemir, Prof. Dr. Sadi Uzunoğlu, Head of the Economics Department at Trakya University, and numerous art enthusiasts.
An Intergenerational Transfer of Memory and Experience
Curated by Seha Dosdoğru and managed by Günsu Saraçoğlu and Betül Ketenci, “Talking Letters: Messages from Masters to the Youth” brings together letters written by distinguished individuals from various disciplines to the youth. The exhibition makes the transfer of knowledge visible through personal narratives, creating a strong bridge between oral and written memory. This special work, which holds both archival and collection value, has also been published as an accompanying book. Each letter in the book offers a multi-layered experience, allowing viewers and readers to access audio narrations by the authors via QR codes. Through the combination of text, sound, and visuals, the letters are not only read but also listened to and reinterpreted.
“Talking Letters” aims to transform the personal experiences of masters into tools of cultural transmission and create a space for intergenerational dialogue. The project was realized with contributions from Bülent Ketenci, Aydın Boru, Evrim Art Gallery, mikado Communication, and Doğru Adımlar Consulting.
A Journey Believing in the Transformative Power of Art
In their opening speech, project managers Günsu Saraçoğlu and Betül Ketenci thanked the MTSO management for their support in bringing the project to Mersin’s art community and co-project manager for Mersin, Tuğba Küçükbahar.
Saraçoğlu and Ketenci emphasized the project’s foundation, stating: “This project is a concrete expression of our belief in the transformative power of art and our dream of illuminating our children’s future through art. With ‘Talking Letters,’ we experience the joy of leaving a lasting document of our time for future generations.”
Book Availability:
The project’s book can be obtained from the MTSO Art Gallery until December 30, 2025, or by contacting Evrim Art Gallery.
Exhibition & Contact Details:
- Venue: MTSO – Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Art Gallery – 4th Floor
- Dates: December 19 – 30, 2025
- MTSO Phone: (0324) 238 94 00 / 261
- Evrim Art Gallery Phone: (0533) 237 59 06
Participant List in the Exhibition Selection:
Adviye Bal, Ahmet Özel, Ahmet Yeşil, Akın Ekici, Arzu Kılıçdoğan, Asuman Kafaoğlu Büke, Ataol Behramoğlu, Atila Aktürk, Atilla Atala, Aydın Örs, Ayla Aksoyoğlu, Aysu Koçak, Ayşe Kulin, Ayşen Erte, Betül Ketenci, Bünyamin Özgültekin, Cevat Demir, Cihat Aral, Çerkes Karadağ, Ekrem Kahraman, Erdinç Arslan, Ersin Antep, Esma Kudar, Funda İyce Tuncel, Gözde Atlas, Gözde Aynur Mirza, Gözde Eda Tekcan, Gülay Yüksel, Gülseren Südor, Gülten İmamoğlu, Günsu Saraçoğlu, Hülya Düzenli, Hülya Küpçüoğlu, Işıl Dural, İclal Erentürk Güçsav, İlteriş Sun, Malik Bulut, Mehmet Babat, Mehmet Kına, Merih Yıldız, Mesut Eren, Mete Gökçe, Mustafa Ayaz, Mustafa Çavuş, Mümin Candaş, Müride Sun Aksan, Nesrin Dosdoğru, Nihal Gündüz, Nilay Kan Büyükişliyen, Nurettin Kazankaya, Pınar Kanber, Reyhan Uludağ, Sedef Kabaş, Seha Dosdoğru, Selahattin Yıldırım, Serdar Leblebici, Serdar Şencan, Sunay Akın, Süleyman Saim Tekcan, Tamer Levent, Telga Mendi Südor, Teoman Südor, Tuğba Küçükbahar, Vecdi Uzun, Yalçın Gökçebağ, Zahit Büyükişliyen, Zehra Aral.
