Ivak is a Turkish photographer and filmmaker in Prague who also works for a living in a "real job" as his mom told him he would have to do when he got interested in arts back home in Bursa in Turkey. 

 

In this Part 1 out of 2 episodes, he told me about the Ottoman empire that stretched so far into Europe, The Middle East and Northern Africa that they called the Mediterranean sea their "lake".  What does such a glorious past do to a nation? 

 

We discussed how Ataturk changed and modernised Turkey and how that created a rift in the social fabric that still exists today.

 

And a lot more....

 

In Part 2 that is out in 4 days we discuss Turkey today, Erdogan, Gay and Trans people in Turkey and the classic kebab question that every Turk gets...

 

Ivak's photos are here

https://www.instagram.com/monolumia/

https://www.ivak.org/

 

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