Turkish puppetry

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Basic Facts

- Turkey is bordered on the northwest by Bulgaria and Greece; on the north by the Black Sea; on the northeast by Georgia and Armenia; on the east by Iran; on the south by Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea; and on the west by the Aegean Sea.(WorldScape 2000)

- Turkish, the official language of the country, is related to the Uralic-Altaic languages spoken across Asia from Finland to Dongbei Pingyuan. (Karagöz 1987)

- Turks are proud of their centuries-old art music tradition, which is similar to the music of nearby Islamic areas such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and northern India.

- One kind of puppet show is about a poor hunchbacked Greek, his right hand is always depicted long, his clothes are ragged and patched, and his feet are always bare. He lives in a poor cottage with his with Aglaia and his three sons, during the time of the Ottoman Empire. (Radyols 2006)

- During the puppet shows one can learn a great deal about Turkish traditions and social customs.

Puppet Description

All the figures that represent the characters of the shows are two dimensional and designed always in profile.

Made of camel skin Torso and legs are

joined together by pins

Knee high shorts

Wool slipper shoes

Bibliography

"Turkey." Turkey. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2014. <http://www.umich.edu/~isn/fest/part-turkey.html>.

"TRADITIONAL TURKISHPUPPET SHADOW THEATREKARAGOZ HACIVAT." Shadow Theatre History ,Turkish Shadow Puppets Theatre History. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2014. <http://www.karagoz.net/english/shadowtheatre.htm>.

"Up ." Traditional Turkish Puppets Shadow Play Karagoz and Hacivat, Karagöz Hacivat, Radyo Iz. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2014. <http://www.radyoiz.com/karagozandhacivat.htm>.