Tag Archives: Ottoman Empire

On the 7th day of Christmas: Meet Zenne, nervous nellie like a bowl of jelly

Posted on December 18, 2011 by lizcameron

Today, it is time to meet Zenne, the Karagoz puppet that I refer to as “the nervous nellie like a bowl of jelly.”  I realized that this moniker was befitting of her when I passed by Nervous Nellie’s Shop – … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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