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Yasemin Gencer

208. Today in 1920s Turkey: 14 December 1927 (Little Hilmi: Both Earning and Learning)

English translation, Turkish transliteration, and commentary on a short blurb about one of the Karagöz’s paperboys.

Dec 14, 2022

208. Today in 1920s Turkey: 14 December 1927 (Little Hilmi: Both Earning and Learning)

Dec 14, 2022

207. Today in 1920s Turkey: 5 December 1925 (“Class” at the Dinner Table)

An installment of Karagöz’s Lessons in Civilization. Turkish, English, and commentary.

Dec 5, 2022

207. Today in 1920s Turkey: 5 December 1925 (“Class” at the Dinner Table)

Dec 5, 2022

206. Today in 1920s Turkey: 28 November 1923 (The Readers’ Column and a Notice to Readers)

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Nov 28, 2022

206. Today in 1920s Turkey: 28 November 1923 (The Readers’ Column and a Notice to Readers)

Nov 28, 2022

205. Today in 1920s Turkey: 9 September 1925 (Upcycling Fezzes)

On hat reform and upcycling fezzes.

Sep 10, 2022

205. Today in 1920s Turkey: 9 September 1925 (Upcycling Fezzes)

Sep 10, 2022

204. Today in 1920s Turkey: 8 September 1928 (Famous Person Édouard Manet)

A serial column on the artist Manet and a discussion about celebrity and fame in 1920s Turkey with a brief excursion into alphabet reform.

Sep 9, 2022

204. Today in 1920s Turkey: 8 September 1928 (Famous Person Édouard Manet)

Sep 9, 2022

203. Today in 1920s Turkey: 21 August 1922 (A Mustache as Collateral)

An unexpectedly rich cartoon with lots of plot twists.

Aug 24, 2022

203. Today in 1920s Turkey: 21 August 1922 (A Mustache as Collateral)

Aug 24, 2022

202. Today in 1920s Turkey: 30 July 1928 (The Challenges of Child Photography)

A cartoon about the difficulties of photographing a child.

Jul 30, 2022

202. Today in 1920s Turkey: 30 July 1928 (The Challenges of Child Photography)

Jul 30, 2022

201. Today in 1920s Turkey: 14 July 1927 (Recognizing 6 Months of Publishing)

The political and satirical gazette Nasrettin Hoca pats itself on the back for getting through its first 6 months of publishing.

Jul 14, 2022

201. Today in 1920s Turkey: 14 July 1927 (Recognizing 6 Months of Publishing)

Jul 14, 2022

200. Today in 1920s Turkey: 9 July 1927 (Successful Paperboys from Adana and İzmir)

About the successes of two paperboys who sold many copies of two popular issues of Karagöz featuring cover pictures of Gazi Mustafa…

Jul 10, 2022

200. Today in 1920s Turkey: 9 July 1927 (Successful Paperboys from Adana and İzmir)

Jul 10, 2022

199. Today in 1920s Turkey: 7 July 1928 (Summer Fun… Gel Keyfim Gel!)

About a classic summertime cover page from the satirical gazette Karagoz.

Jul 7, 2022

199. Today in 1920s Turkey: 7 July 1928 (Summer Fun… Gel Keyfim Gel!)

Jul 7, 2022

Yasemin Gencer

Yasemin Gencer

I am a scholar of Islamic art and civilization specializing in the history of Ottoman and modern Turkish art and print culture.

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