Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

Saf and Dobra remember Samandağ, roll their eyes at Erdoğan’s insane war and peace comment

Posted on October 6, 2012 by lizcameron

Recently, those impish puppets, Saf and Dobra, to be specific, expressed their hot and cold feelings about their home country through sharing (veiled commentary) poetry from Wislawa Szymborska with you. As you may recall, these two puppets (just two of the … Continue reading →

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Saf and Dobra present veiled commentary via Wislawa Szymborska’s “3 weirdest words”

Posted on October 2, 2012 by lizcameron

  Saf and Dobra are back lately.  You may recall that these two puppets love and hate Turkiye.  Usually they reside in the recesses of my mind – and are more present in M., who loves-hates his country of birth, … Continue reading →

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Bebe Ruhi recites Nazım Hikmet’s “The Blue-Eyed Giant, the Miniature Woman and the Honeysuckle”

Posted on October 1, 2012 by lizcameron

You may recall Bebe Ruhi, the goof puppet with an ample heart and Dwarfism – he is M.’s favorite.  But today, he is especially excited, as he has found HIS favorite poem (this has been the activity of choice lately … Continue reading →

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