Tag Archives: Turkey

Kırmızı karanfil in Taksim Square: The Karagöz puppets, wordless yet again

Posted on June 22, 2013 by lizcameron

As is usual these days, I woke to the array of the puppets still standing, along with all the ‘standing men’ and ‘standing woman’ in Turkey and worldwide who are protesting the increasingly authoritarian practices and tactics of the AKP … Continue reading →

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#DuranKaragöz – Taking the best of his spirit into M’lady’s new year!

Posted on June 21, 2013 by lizcameron

Today’s blog post is all about Karagöz, the shadow puppet from Turkey – and namesake of the famous “Karagöz Oyunları” or “Karagöz puppet troupe.” As you can see from the photograph to your left, he is standing today, joining the … Continue reading →

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#Duranadam ve #Durankadın: The Karagöz puppets stand in silent protest

Posted on June 18, 2013 by lizcameron

Last night at approximately 8 PM Istanbul time, a single man began standing, silently, knapsack at his side in Taksim Square. He stood this way, as I understand it without speaking, for a number of hours. Soon, people understood that … Continue reading →

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