Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

Taş gibi: Of language mis-steps, traffic jams and hot Turkish women

Posted on February 19, 2013 by lizcameron

“Taş gibi.” I heard this phrase a lot while two young Turkish American men were living in our house. I never could quite get the context, as their voices would lower to decibels my old ears couldn’t decipher well. This … Continue reading →

The Karagöz puppets return…with a kabak and some çapak for my Turkish lesson

Posted on February 18, 2013 by lizcameron

Early yesterday morning as I lay sprawled out in bed, I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was the learned Hacivad Bey Puppet who for once, oddly enough, was standing right next to the Karagöz puppet himself. These two … Continue reading →

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Uç kadından biri: One billion Karagöz puppets rising!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by lizcameron

One billion rising. I’ve seen a plethora of these three words over the past weeks, and so have the Karagöz puppets (when they sneak on my iPhone or iPad at night when I’m sleeping). “What billion things, pray tell,” Hacivad … Continue reading →