Tag Archives: Ottoman Empire

Karagöz Oyunları- what now?

Posted on September 7, 2012 by lizcameron

Karagöz (literal translation: “black eye”) is a word that refers both to an individual puppet character from the Ottoman Empire era AND to the entire troupe of Karagöz shadow puppets that surround him. I have described this band of puppets … Continue reading →

Posted in Introducing the Karagöz puppets, On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The puppets get worried, up Turkish tea infusions

Posted on August 27, 2012 by lizcameron

After our return from Turkey (you can read about how the puppets handled that right here, over there and just down there as well) and my Father’s passing, there was a month of fog and gloom – and just general … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Challenges, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Pointing the way to Mecca: Karagöz questions how to share space on Turkish Airlines

Posted on August 24, 2012 by lizcameron

Before it registered that I was waking up in the airplane, mid-flight from Istanbul to New York, I could hear Karagöz swinging back and forth.  It was even more than an instant before I remembered that I was returning home … Continue reading →

Posted in A Karagöz puppet battle, Cross-cultural learning moments, Turkish Controversies, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments