Karagöz

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Karagöz (a Turkish compound noun where kara means black and göz means eye) is a traditional Turkish character which roots back to the Ottoman Empire. He is always coupled with his mate Hacivat.

[edit] Playing

Animators (or the puppet masters) of Karagöz plays are called Hayali, meaning both 'imaginary' and 'image creator'. Hayalis impersonate every single character in the play by mimicking sounds, talking in different dialects, chanting or singing songs of the character in focus.

[edit] External links

• Who killed Hacivat and Karagoz ? (Turkish Film)
• Who killed Hacivat and Karagoz ? (Turkish Film-Fragman)
• Traditional Turkish Shadow Theatre Karagoz
• Ottoman Turkish shadow theater and Karagoz
• Turkish Shadow Theatre Karagoz
• General information

[edit] See also

• Hacivat
• Karagiozis, a Greek counterpart