Bosphorous blues
A decade ago Istanbul was seen as an open, liberal city where culture still came together with ease. But now people are facing tougher times.
Modern Turkey was founded on the idea that all citizens are Turks, regardless of their ethnic backgrounds. But Kivilcim Akay (pictured), an Alevi Zaza Kurd with Armenian roots (a mix of Turkey’s main minority groups), says that her experience as “the other” amid the increasingly nationalist rhetoric of recent years propels much of her work as a film-maker...
Modern Turkey was founded on the idea that all citizens are Turks, regardless of their ethnic backgrounds. But Kivilcim Akay (pictured), an Alevi Zaza Kurd with Armenian roots (a mix of Turkey’s main minority groups), says that her experience as “the other” amid the increasingly nationalist rhetoric of recent years propels much of her work as a film-maker...
