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Bursa :) Karagöz, known as "Zıl-ı Hayal" or "Hayal Oyunu", is an original shadow play genie which has been developing for six centuries. Shadow plays have been shown in many countries for many years. The place of origin of shadow playing is generally considered to be the Far East and Java. However, some researchers, such as Berhald Laufer and Herman Reich, hold the view that shadow playing originated in the Mediterranean region. We are in agreement with them. The existence of Hittite Reliefs, which are three to four thousand years old, and the shadow play Harohus of Byzantine, which resemble today's Karagöz, Hacivat and Beberuhi figures, supports this thesis. As with other branches of art, Turkish Karagöz was influenced by other cultures, in the main Mediterranean and Anatolian Culture, as would be expected. Karagöz however, has been revered in Turkish culture for centuries. All Turkish Folk History maintains that Turkish Karagöz, was begun in Bursa. According to legend, Karagöz and Hacivat, two workers on Orhan Mosque, held up the building of the mosque by their constant joking together. As a result, Sultan Orhan had them executed. The Sultan later regretted their execution, and had Şeyh Küşteri make figures of them and have them shown on screen. Thus was Karagöz shadow play given birth to. Evliya Çelebi, who lived in the 17t h century, gave a different version at first but subsequently wrote that Hacivat was a Bursaite and that the comic pair first met and talked to each other in Bursa, also. The connection between Karagöz and Bursa is substantiated by more than legend. The play-songs have always quoted Bursa as the birthplace of this shadow playing. *********** Today, Karagöz that is one of the most introductory elements of our country are played in the tourist hotels and restaurants. But spectators generally reach it by television. The studies related to the art of Karagöz that is tried to be continued by a limited number of artists are conducted by the Presidency of Turkey National Center of International Puppet and Shadow Play Union (UNIMA) and the Ministry of Culture. Unima has a branch in Bursa. ( http://www.unimabursa.org ) For more information, please refer to : http://www.karagoztravel.com/karagozhistory.htm
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