I'm on a Long, Thin Road, Day and Night
I'm on a Long, Thin Road, Day and Night
Author(s): Joyce DeatonSubject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Ethnohistory, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi
Keywords: İlhan Başgöz; Turkish historiography; Turkish culture; folklore; music; tea; coffee;
Summary/Abstract: Unboxing old boxes buried in my upstairs closet I finally found the one marked “Turkey” and started flipping through the many photographs. The Ankara of shopping malls and democratic protests; the bus trips to yayla festivals in eastern Turkey; a tea shop in remote Tunceli; and the pilgrimage to Hajibektash (Hacıbektaş). These images spanned such a variety of culture, from Istanbul to Olympos, Gallipoli (Gelibolu) to the Black Sea (Karadeniz), veiled and unveiled. Yet a common thread that pulled together the rich diverse patterns of Turkey included not only the carpets and tea shops, but in particular the music that touched every scene, and every generation.
Journal: Folklor/Edebiyat
- Issue Year: 25/2019
- Issue No: 100
- Page Range: 1167-1170
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
