Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

On the 6th day of Christmas: Meet Tiryaki the opium addict with narcolepsy

Posted on December 17, 2011 by lizcameron

Today, we meet one of the more shadowy figures in my head – and in the history of Karagöz shadow puppetry in Turkey, Tiryaki Bey, who is addicted to opium and nods off on a regular basis – sometimes due to narcolepsy … Continue reading →

Posted in Introducing the Karagöz puppets, On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Bursa, Constantinople, Karagöz and Hacivat, opium, Ottoman, Ottoman Empire, Sultan, Turkey | 16 Comments

On the 5th day of Christmas: Meet Kenne the traditional lady in search of maintained honor

Posted on December 17, 2011 by lizcameron

Today, I want to formally introduce Kenne Hanım (Mrs. Kenne, essentially, as Hanım, pronounced hah-num, is an honorific), as she would not prefer to be introduced any other way but formally. This is one uptight lady in this regard. But, … Continue reading →

Posted in Introducing the Karagöz puppets, On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Dr. Seuss, Emily Post, honor, Karagöz and Hacivat, Kenne, Ottoman Empire, puppets, traditional | 33 Comments

Moving from Madonna to Meditation and Myths

Posted on December 10, 2011 by lizcameron

These days, my internal Karagöz puppets are more like internal Karagöz demons – fashionista demons obsessed with what to wear to the Sultan of Nutcracker’s ball in Provincetown. In order to get some solace from the fashion madness – and … Continue reading →