As part of the "Turkish Season in France" events co-sponsored by the French and Turkish foreign affairs and cultural ministries, "Le Pont: Photos de Galata" was opened in Paris with a ceremony attended by Gerard Larcher, President of the Senate of France. On display were works on the subject of Istanbul’s venerable Galata Bridge by innovative Turkish photographers such as Ahmet Elhan, Murat Germen, Cemal Emden, Orhan Cem Çetin, Merih Akoğul, and Ömer Orhun.