Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Karagöz Days promoting traditional Turkish shadow theater - Turkish Daily News Dec 26, 2006

"Karagöz Days promoting traditional Turkish shadow theater
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Karagöz Days, organized by the Union Internationale de la Marionettes (UNIMA), kicked off with an opening ceremony in Ankara on Sunday.

Speaking at the event at the Ekin Theater, UNIMA's Turkish National Center Chairman Mevlüt Özhan emphasized the importance of keeping traditional Turkish shadow theater alive and said they are trying to promote shadow theater to the younger generation as well as cultivate new artists."

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