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Turkish TV show Ethos (Bir Başkadır)
An emotionally involving, well-reviewed Turkish television series currently screening on Netflix in the UK – Ethos (Bir Başkadır)
Istanbul: Memories of a City by Orhan Pamuk (Turkey)
A fascinating reflection on the childhood of a Nobel-prize winning author and on the cultural history of Istanbul
Turkish music
I listened to some Turkish music and bands, from psychedelia to rap.
‘Istanbul Istanbul: A Novel’ by Burhan Sönmez (Turkey)
A book that mixes gritty reality with fable and a world of the imagination
Turkish film Kedi (Cat)
A charming shortish documentary film on the street cats of Istanbul, and their relationships with the local people
Elif Shafak’s novel ’10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World’ (Turkey)
NORTH AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA This is a bit of a throwback post, as some of it was first posted by me in 2019, and was in fact my fifth ever review on the blog. I’m re-posting with some additional discussion of publication prospects in the West for Turkish authors, as part of …
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Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali (1907-48, Turkey)
A classic Turkish novella largely set in Weimar Berlin
Turkish Art Week @ The Saatchi Gallery, London
In late October 2021 Turkish Art Week’s inaugural exhibition was held over a period of five days at the Saatchi Gallery in London’s fancy Chelsea. The show was organized by online art gallery and arts consultancy Renko London, which was founded by the (rather glamorous) London-based Turkish artist Renk Erbil: “now it’s Turkish art’s time …
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Turkey month
An introduction to my end of year challenge – coinciding more or less with the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas – it’s Turkey month! Anything for a bad pun…
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