Tag Archives: Turkish

Westward Ho!: Of scorched earth and strawberries in Yeşilırmak

Posted on December 17, 2013 by lizcameron

As you may have seen from our last post, we’ve been eating our way across Cyprus. Thankfully, we were lucky enough to find an amazing restaurant run by a Turkish Cypriot re-patriot named Mustafa. Çiftlik evi was phenomenal and both … Continue reading →

Posted in On Islam and Muslims, Puppets on the move around the world, Turkish Controversies, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Çiftlik Evi: Mercan Bey & M. Sniff Out Delicious Food (Yet Again)

Posted on December 15, 2013 by lizcameron

As you may have learned over the years here at Slowly-by-Slowly, one of the  Ottoman-era puppets who inhabits my brain (with the goal of assisting me in my cross-cultural marital road trip) is Mercan Bey ( that’s “Mehr-jahn”), the Arabian … Continue reading →

Posted in Puppets on the move around the world, Turkish Food!, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Meet Mark and Esma: The Karagöz puppets howl with glee

Posted on September 5, 2013 by lizcameron

We are standing in line waiting for a table at our favorite Mexican restaurant. We’ve been here many many times. M. Walks up to the hostess and asks for a table for two using his Turkish name. “Can you tell … Continue reading →

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