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This week we speak about all things to do with cats in İstanbul.

We reference a lot from the Documentary - Kedi (2016) - IMDb

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Hello Everyone

Today we speak about Turkish pop culture in TV Commercials.

The ads we speak about include:

• Dalin
• İşbank
• Garanti Bonus
• BP 
• Ziraat Bankası
• Trendyol 

Please reach out and let us know what you think of this episode. 

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Hello everyone

In today’s episode we talk all things Fashion in Turkish Pop culture. 

Mainly talking in relation to:

·       Dizi fashion 

·       Turkish Designers with particular attention to one of our favourites Dilara Fındıkoğlu

·       Fashion in Turkish music in particularly the fashion of Zeki Müren

·       Fashion in reality TV

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Today we talk about a topic close to our hearts, Turkish Literature and its influence on Turkish popular culture. We speak about four wonderful writers:

1. Ahmed Arif
2. Nazım Hiket 
3. Aziz Nesin
4. İclal Aydın

We would love to hear your favorite authors and their work. Please reach out to us and let us know.

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In today’s episode we have a conversation with the lovely Olivia Cummings who is the founder and owner of Cleopatra’s Bling join us for an amazingly insightful conversation with Olivia who has lived and worked in Istanbul and has learnt the art of jewelry making from the Usta’s in Kapalıçarşı.

We will add Olivia’s restaurant suggestions on our Instagram keep an eye out for it. 

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This week we talk about the creative writing we see in a dolmuş or minibüs  in Turkey. The creative drivers display dolmuş or minibüs yazıları which have always been hilarious to read. 

What are some of the fun ones you have seen? We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us on Instagram. 

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This week we talk about Türkiye in the Olympics what sports we participate in, how many metals we won, what this means to our identities. 

We would love to hear your Olympic memories. Please share these with us on Instagram.

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This week we talk about the wonderful life and the wonderful human Adile Naşit who was a mother to us all.

Let us know your favorite Adile character.

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YouTube links:

Adile Naşit Ölüm Haberi 11 Aralık 1987

 Adile Naşit'in 31. ölüm yıl dönümü... - Atv Haber 11 Aralık 2018

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Hey guys

This week we talk about the Turkish lyrics that get lost in translation or no longer apply to the current world we live in.

We would love to hear your thoughts on this topic and also learn about the songs you would like to include on this list! 

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Hey guys

This week we talk about the concept of bringing Emily from Paris to İstanbul. What would happen if Emily was in İstanbul? Thanks to our lovely listeners we have lots of ideas of what Emily might experience. 

Let us know your thoughts we would love to hear from you. 

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Hayriye & Huriye xoxo