Aigai guard transforms discarded wood into art
MANİSA
For the past 16 years, Yaşar Tuncer has worked as a security guard at the 2,700-year-old ancient city of Aigai in the western province of Manisa. Now, in his spare time, he gives discarded tree branches and roots a second life by turning them into decorative wooden artworks.
Living in the rural neighborhood of Köseler in Manisa’s Yunusemre district, the 49-year-old father of one discovered wood carving around two years ago after coming across handcrafted wooden designs online.
Without receiving any formal training, Tuncer taught himself the craft using a limited set of tools. He collects abandoned branches and tree roots from nature and transforms them into original decorative pieces inspired by their natural shapes.
