Airport Employee Photographs the Travelers He Encounters From All Over the World to Show the Beauty of Diversity
People
01/19/2019

There are approximately 7.7 billion people alive today and each one of them is unique. Mustafa Çankaya has combined his work at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul with his love of photography to show the world the true beauty of diversity.
Çankaya has captured not only over 100 faces from 100 countries but also our fascination with his inspirational project. We at Bright Side hope you love these photos as much as we do.
Siamene from Haiti
Robert from Russia
Ariadna from Mexico
Lubna from Egypt
Christian from Burundi
Eka from Georgia
Frankie J. from England
Ifetayo from Benin
Emily from Vietnam
Sol from Israel
Hamdi from Somalia
Bash from Lebanon
Philipp from Switzerland
Anja from Slovenia
Bronislav from Czech Republic
Simon from the Netherlands
Nicole from Ukraine
Freya from Scotland
Luna from Chile
Benson from Bermuda
Jargal from Mongolia
Tina from Kenya
Emmanuel from Ghana
Sophie from France

Ashley from USA
What do you think about the 100 faces 100 countries project? Comment down below: tell us where you are from so we can see and celebrate the diversity of our readers.
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