Ahmet Polat Foam presents the most recent project by photographer Ahmet Polat (Netherlands, 1978). The new generation of Turks often find themselves in between two worlds: tradition versus modernity, religion versus individualism, maintaining the status quo versus regeneration. While many Turkish families lead a traditional life, they feel the pull of a more individualistic and Western lifestyle. The complex political debate on EU membership places pressure on this young country to conform to constantly changing Western values. As the son of a Dutch mother and a Turkish father, Polat recognises these issues and decided to document the process going on within his own generation. Polat focuses on contemporary youth in Turkey and sketches a photographic image of a generation in search of its own identity and place within European history. Polat has lived, worked and travelled in Turkey for the last five years. Because the country and the subject matter are so closely connected with his own history, Polat succeeds in depicting his subject from within rather than from the outside, resulting in a personal document which brings today’s young generation of Turks closer to us.