‘Stories from Traveller to Traveller’ is the intriguing name of an exhibition of works by Akin Ekici at the Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery in Ulaanbaatar. It will run from June 5-11. The exhibition, which is being held under the auspices of Turkey’s Foreign Ministry and the Turkish Embassy in Ulaanbaatar and sponsored by Turkish Airlines, will feature some 50 pieces marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Turkish artist Akin Ekici is a lawyer who started painting in 2009 when he attended an art centre in Istanbul.

In 2013, he took courses at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and he developed his own spatula technique.

So far, Ekici has presented four solo exhibitions, as well as a number of joint exhibitions at home and abroad, according to his official website.