Tag Archives: Cyprus

Turkey for Thanksgiving – or – Dinner with Donkeys in Dipkarpaz

Posted on November 23, 2013 by lizcameron

I had to make the joke. Karagöz the trickster puppet – and fan of bad jokes – has been bugging me for weeks to do so. “If you are really going to make the trek to Cyprus for Thanksgiving, you’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Puppets on the move around the world, Turkish Controversies, Turkish Food!, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Cyprus, istanbul, Kibris, kokoreç, Northern Cyprus, Thanksgiving, TRNC, Turkey | 10 Comments

The Karagöz puppets set their sights on Lefkoşa – and Nicosia

Posted on February 29, 2012 by lizcameron

When I last left you, I was down in the dumps, perhaps a poor choice of metaphors given the topic at the time – the fact that a set of Qu’rans had been dumped in the garbage bin and burned…somehow … Continue reading →