Tag Archives: Karagöz and Hacivat

Of Turkish tea, American coffee – and the Arabian Nights in the Bathtub

Posted on March 31, 2012 by lizcameron

When I last left you, dear readers, I was wired out of my mind on Turkish tea in an effort to keep myself going on a stack of statistics exams.  I made it through the stack with a total of … Continue reading →

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Of oxen, calves and paper tigers: Öküz altında buzağı aramak

Posted on March 23, 2012 by lizcameron

All day, the impish Karagöz has been lounging around the dining room table, giggling and rolling about.  Every once in a while, when I come in from my spot on the back porch, where I am grading yesterday’s tests, he … Continue reading →

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Farazi Kozmos’ modern-day take on Karagoz (in Turkish)

Posted on March 22, 2012 by lizcameron

So, it has been months and months of me writing about the Karagöz puppets – and you know that these little paper people are metaphorical inventions that play out the voices in my head. You probably have also gathered that … Continue reading →

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