EP46 The Ottoman Empire, Atatürk and the Turkish Raids - Ivak Cagil (Part 1)

The Bla Bla Bunker

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/ The Bunker https://www.facebook.com/Blablabunker https://www.instagram.com/thebunkerprague/ https://www.youtube.com/theblablabunker