Melis Behlil
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Saturday Mothers
Yes Beste, thanks for bringing them up! Saturday Mothers were inspired by Mothers of Plaza de Maio in Argentina, and were (are) similarly looking for justice for their children. This also brings to my mind a Turkish saying "Ağlarsa anam ağlar, gerisi ... -
Patriarchal society
Hi Hakan,thanks for your comment and question. But I'm not sure about what you mean exactly by "a radical possibility in the mother-children dynamic," could you expand that? I'm also not sure about how the age factor works, but I' ... -
Challenging the social order
That would certainly be a good thing, but I doubt this particular event would function in that direction. In fact, I believe it was often seen very much within the "‘protective mother’ discourse" as you called it. It was presented to some extent ... -
Berkin Elvan
Has passed away this morning. ... -
Re: Seeing Roboski
Who sees what - and when
Thanks Hakan. Holding the lost ones' portraits in order to gain them visibility has of course been adopted by Saturday Mothers as well, and you could take it back to the early days of photography, to the idea of documenting the dead. And in response ... -
"Kes Sesini Tayyip"
Hi Beste, AKM has indeed been an object of intense scrutiny, particularly by the PM over last summer, who talked about demolishing it at first, and then about building a "baroque opera" in its place. I'm looking forward to reading a little ... -
(Performance) art as a form of resistance
Thanks for reminding us of this small yet powerful gesture, Asli. I was wondering what you make of Erdem Gunduz's role as a performance artist? More generally, do you think arts in Turkey have been transformed through Gezi protests? Maybe we can also ... -
Controlling the media
Thanks for the text and your comments Bilge. What do you think of the recently released recordings between the Prime Minister and various media moguls? The PM literally dictates how the media needs to be run and demands utmost control over various news. T ... -
Lioness mothers
Thanks Bilge, for your kind words and for putting this week together. I'd say that Turkish mothers are seen and represented as extremely concerned about their kids' well-being and rather controlling. The bonds between the mother and the child ar ...