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There is a a new turkish TV show rolling on Netflix - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4320258/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4320258/ - https://www.netflix.com/title/

by malkia 9y ago

There is a a new turkish TV show rolling on Netflix - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4320258/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4320258/ - https://www.netflix.com/title/80127001 https://www.netflix.com/title/80127001 It's called Dirilis: Ertugrul (Resurrection: Ertugrul) which is about the father of the Osman, the founder of the Ottoman empire. I'm watching it, ignoring all the overly muslim overtones, praise to God (Allah), songs, etc. It has some good moments, but AFAIK it's based on very little historic facts. But it's no coincidence that the TV show comes at the time Erdogan is the "ruler". The knight templars are showed as very incapable fighters, the Kiya tribe as universally good (with very few bad apples), but apart from that is watchable (was binging on it, while waiting for my wife to catch up on Stranger Things I, so we can watch together II). But I'm also watching it, just to see how things are portrayed from this side, since I've been told stories completely the other way (I'm bulgarian, so our history, myths & legends are all about ottoman repression, which was even called slavery while I was growing up, but recently the schoolbooks are changing that). Then few days ago, someone mentioned that this show is in contrast how Islam was portrayed with another Turkish show released just few years before it, (also available on Netflix- https://www.netflix.com/title/80089596 https://www.netflix.com/title/80089596 - that's supposed to tell another story, but I guess without Erdogan's propaganda). I still can't bear, the fact how his bodyguards beat so many people just recently, and nothing really happened after that... Here in the US.

yawz 9y ago
My ancestors fled Bulgarian persecution during the Balkan wars that the article talks about. I've always wanted to visit Haskova (Hasköy at the time) where they were from. Hopefully one day. Thanks for the Netflix links. I'll check them out. Regarding the bodyguards incident, I think some of them faced charges. Incredible that this could happen even on US soil!
- malkia 9y ago
  With my ancestors it was the opposite. The story, or legend goes, that my family on my grandmother's side were bulgarians (okay not sure, but that's what they claimed) living in Turkey, and they moved to Bulgaria (in the "Strandzha" area) - because one of my grand-grand uncles killed a turkmen who was extorting him every year to give his "yamurluk" (you might know what it is). So he killed him, and they had to escape... Here is another article which I'm not proud about which Bulgaria did in the last year of the communist regime against the turkish minorities - http://www.dw.com/en/recalling-the-fate-of-bulgarias-turkish-minority/a-18149416 http://www.dw.com/en/recalling-the-fate-of-bulgarias-turkish... and then you have this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batak_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batak_massacre It's important to remember these, but not get too politicizied, in a "propaganda" style (as we used to learn it this way in school). I would like more open, here is what we did, here is what was done to us - here is what we should not do, avoid, etc. My mom & father are claiming Turkey is one of the most friendly countries (they are living in Burgas, Bulgaria), and my mom specifically loves Kapalu Charshi (I'm not prononuncing this correctly - but The Grand Bazar). Cheers!

by malkia 9y ago

yawz 9y ago

My ancestors fled Bulgarian persecution during the Balkan wars that the article talks about. I've always wanted to visit Haskova (Hasköy at the time) where they were from. Hopefully one day. Thanks for the Netflix links. I'll check them out. Regarding the bodyguards incident, I think some of them faced charges. Incredible that this could happen even on US soil!

malkia 9y ago
With my ancestors it was the opposite. The story, or legend goes, that my family on my grandmother's side were bulgarians (okay not sure, but that's what they claimed) living in Turkey, and they moved to Bulgaria (in the "Strandzha" area) - because one of my grand-grand uncles killed a turkmen who was extorting him every year to give his "yamurluk" (you might know what it is). So he killed him, and they had to escape... Here is another article which I'm not proud about which Bulgaria did in the last year of the communist regime against the turkish minorities - http://www.dw.com/en/recalling-the-fate-of-bulgarias-turkish-minority/a-18149416 http://www.dw.com/en/recalling-the-fate-of-bulgarias-turkish... and then you have this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batak_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batak_massacre It's important to remember these, but not get too politicizied, in a "propaganda" style (as we used to learn it this way in school). I would like more open, here is what we did, here is what was done to us - here is what we should not do, avoid, etc. My mom & father are claiming Turkey is one of the most friendly countries (they are living in Burgas, Bulgaria), and my mom specifically loves Kapalu Charshi (I'm not prononuncing this correctly - but The Grand Bazar). Cheers!