Category: TURKEY
Interview With The Talented Turkish-Pomak Film director Zeynep Merve Uygun
The young, promising Turkish director Zeynep Merve Uygun, using animation, tells us stories from daily life, shining a fresh and unflinching light on sometimes uncomfortable subjects, with humour and complete honesty. In this interview, we discussed her films In-Out, Zigzag, The Secret and Kaykilma. We are looking forward to seeing more of her work.
ETHOS
An interesting aspect of the Ethos series is its neutral tone. There is no judgement, no condemnation, no censorship. The film director doesn’t take sides. The images are somewhat crude. Nudity is not taboo. The viewer is left to observe, totally free to draw his or her own conclusions.
LOST IN ISTANBUL
Second, third and fourth weeks in Istanbul By Ida Rastini My daughter-in-law visited Istanbul for two days recently, a stop off on her flight from Singapore to Saudi Arabia, where she will […]
My first week in Istanbul
As I arrived at the Grand Bazaar, something happened that left me feeling uneasy. For the first twenty minutes as I walked through the outer Grand Bazaar, Hussain the rug seller stalked me into his gallery to view his rugs collection…
Is the patriarchal hierarchy in Turkey a threat for transgenders?
Turkey provides only 4 out of 22 criteria according to the Trans-Rights European Index 2016 prepared by Transgender Europe (TGEU). TGEU also prepared a report about Trans Murders Monitoring, Turkey is the 8th country with the highest number of trans crimes in the world.