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Metin Özlen KARAGÖZ

Metin Özlen (Hayali Safderi), who was born in Istanbul in 1940, learned the art of Karagöz, which he has been dealing with for about 60 years, from his grandfather Hayali Hayri Bey.

KARAGOZ AND HACIVAT

This is a shadow play based on the movements of representations of people, animals or objects called “tasvir” made of water buffalo or camel skin with the help of sticks against a curtain with s strong source of light behind it. The play takes name from its main character, Karagöz.

KARAGOZ

Karagöz, which took its final shape in the 18th century, was always one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Karagöz shows are performed by one single artists. Movements of the models on the curtain, their voices, different accents and mimicry are all carried out by a single person

THE SECTIONS OF KARAGOZ AND HACIVAT

Mukaddime

1. The initial section, in which Hacivat comes onto the curtain with singing and calls for Karagöz, is called “mukaddime.”

Muhavere

2. In the “muhavere” section, there is a discussion between the main protagonists, Karagöz and Hacivat, apart from the main subject matter and based on words, not action.

Fasil

3. The section in which story is told and the other characters come onto the curtain is called the “fasil.”

Final

4. In the final part, Karagöz and Hacivat announce that the play is about to end, apologize for their mistakes and announce the following play.

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