Author Archives: lizcameron

The puppets sigh…on women changing faces to make new lives

Posted on December 3, 2014 by lizcameron

This morning, the little chorus of “cengi” 0r dancing lady puppets woke me up with a short glass of tea and long, sad faces.  As you may recall, these members of the Karagöz Oyunlari that inhabit my head have NOT … Continue reading →

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A fıstıklı bromance: On overcoming culture-based food biases

Posted on December 3, 2014 by lizcameron

Karagöz recently attempted to stir the pot with me, by pointing out that M. is heavily involved in a “bromance” with another Turkish-American guy.  I guess Karagöz is a little homophobic, but I’m not really clear on that.  Maybe Karagöz … Continue reading →

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Esma and Safiye Rakkase brawl over a pistachio nut-fueled metropolis

Posted on November 23, 2014 by lizcameron

I’m sitting here crunching on tiny green nuggets of joy – a.k.a. pistachios. And this is thanks to my puppets, who recently stumbled upon some fantastic (in all senses) news from Gaziantep province. And Gaziantep province, tabi canim*, is the … Continue reading →

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