The Scandalous Bellydancer from Outer Space
Özcan Tekgül; an unapologetic woman whose body curved and twisted, shaking and shimmering across - not only - stages around the world, but also in outer space.
I Left My Heart In the Aegean
Blue Voyage was instigated by some of Turkey’s intellectuals in the 1940’s, and began as a romantic venture into exploring the spectacular and historic coast of Southwest Turkey, along the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas.
You Call It Pomegranate, We Call It Nar
It is estimated that the pomegranate was introduced to our culture about 5000 years ago. Its nutritional, therapeutic and ornamental values, however, have been known to humans since antiquity.
You Call It Artichoke, We Call It Enginar
In this 3-part collaborative project between Hasat and Mother Tongue, we’ll be exploring the connection between Turkey’s culinary and artistic cultures, starting our first chapter with the artichoke.
Did You Know Santa Is From Turkey?
Depictions of St. Nicholas vary considerably, but none of them look like the chubby, white-bearded old man we see covered in snow.
In fact, considering where he lived his whole life, Nicholas wouldn’t have ever even seen snow…
Süleyman Saim Tekcan
It was year 1965, artist and scholar Süleyman Saim Tekcan was headhunted for a role in what came to be a masterpiece of Turkish cinema: Sevmek Zamanı (‘Time to Love’).
Ways We Hold Onto Our Heritage
Kilim Weaving is a medium that requires both technical skill and creative vision.
Now an endangered art due to industrialisation, a few special people are holding tightly onto this heritage.
studio halbuki
This ring honours a fundamental part of Turkish culture; the Rakı Sofrası (Rakı Table). It comes in two parts, because a Rakı Table is not a Rakı Table without, at least, another person to share it with.
One Hell of a Costume
Of course, Halloween is largely not celebrated in Turkey. Nonetheless, our culture is by no means lacking in creepy costumes.