German-Turkish-Armenian Project Dramatizes Search for Identity
Arts | December 29, 2012 3:55 pm
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
BERLIN — Her name is Sabiha, the same name as the favorite adopted daughter of Kemal Mustafa (Atatürk), who as a female pilot was a symbol for her nation. But this Sabiha is German, and lives with her immigrant mother, whom she calls Anne — “mother” in Turkish. This Sabiha, we learn from her best friend (actually soul mate), also named Anne, is 150-percent German, and only learns Turkish when she attends university. She soon feels drawn to Turkish nationalist circles, and even participates in nationalist demonstrations, honoring Talaat Pasha, for example.
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