Tag Archives: Karagöz and Hacivat

The Karagoz puppets tout the oxygen cure

Posted on January 20, 2012 by lizcameron

A one year-old baby boy we know was in the hospital this week, with double pneumonia.  It is a scary time for his brave parents, who are by now totally sleep deprived, I am sure. The puppets are each praying … Continue reading →

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Kenne calls in the Turkish military to deal with the Socktopus

Posted on January 19, 2012 by lizcameron

What are the Socktopus and the Turkish military doing in my dresser?  I don’t know the answer to that – but there they both were – in my dresser – this very morning.  My close friends and family know that my … Continue reading →

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A Tiryaki Haze on the first day of school

Posted on January 17, 2012 by lizcameron

  It’s the first day of the spring semester.  As one of my students put it in an email last week, “you are going to need to find all of us – little pebbles in the forest – wash us … Continue reading →

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