Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

Esma muses on what it’s like to be both visible and invisible in Turkey

Posted on June 12, 2016 by lizcameron

When in Turkey, I lose my cumbersome Scots Gaelic name in favor of something that is more verbally palatable to the locals. I become “Esma.” As regular readers of this blog may recall, Esma is also the hippie puppet that … Continue reading →

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The Karagöz puppets review “Mustang”

Posted on January 18, 2016 by lizcameron

The Karagöz puppets recently high-tailed it to the cinema to check out “Mustang,” a new film by Turkish-French writer Denis Gamze Ergüven.  Set in Kastamonu province in Turkey, the film follows the lives of a set of beautiful and free-spirited adolescent sisters being raised … Continue reading →

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Learning Türkçe: Rowing in vain?

Posted on July 10, 2015 by lizcameron

 Sometimes you try and try but you can’t get what you want because you are beating a dead horse and your endeavour is futile. In Turkish, the same concept is expressed with a different metaphor: “Boşa kürek çekmek.”  It literally … Continue reading →

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