@TurkishShakes

Official account of Turkish Shakespeares Project https://xitter.cf/t.co/GFUGbKTLsS #Shakespeare #TurkishShakespeares #ShakeRace #theatre #adaptation

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See our promotional video which outlines the objectives of our #TurkishShakespeares project 🙂 youtu.be/52SWkLPvK3U #Shakespeare #HappyBirthdayShakespeare #ShakeRace
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Murat Öğütcü@MuratOgutcu1985Oct 9
🇹🇷 Join me and friends at this year's Shakespeare and Race Symposium at Shakespeare's Globe in London (16-17 October 2026) I will be talking as an invited speaker about Shakespeare's position in Türkiye's discussions on modernisation. Hope to see you there! #TurkishShakespeares
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Transgression and Passing in María de Zayas’s “La esclava de su amante”- today's MEMOries post by Reem Taha memorients.com/articles/tran…

Transgression and Passing in María de Zayas’s “La esclava de su amante” | MEMOs

The Mediterranean serves as a space in which histories, including personal histories, converge but also disintegrate.

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Today's brand new blog post from our founding editor Dr Lubaaba Al-Azami @Lubaabanama invites us to consider the shadow of Islamic Worlds cast over Shakespeare's "The Tempest" memorients.com/articles/the-…

The Tempest’s Islamic Ghosts | MEMOs

The Barbary powers are a non-negotiable part of the Mediterranean who are engaged with and even married into.

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Sibel İzmir@sibeleceizmirSep 14
Yeni yayın: Shakespeare’in en sevdiğim oyunlarından biri olan Venedik Taciri Derrida ile buluştu. Linki: tandfonline.com/eprint/G2835…
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Blog Day 🇹🇷 Today's blog is on the death of Kadir İnanır, a prolific actor who also impersonated Romeo in a Turkish film adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet turkishshakespeares.wordpres… #Shakespeare #TurkishShakespeares

Kadir İnanır (1949-2026): The Death of a Turkish Romeo

Turkish cinema legend Kadir İnanır died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 77 in Istanbul after battling pneumonia and advanced lung cancer. Born on April 15, 1949, in Fatsa, Ordu, he rose from humble…

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Blog Day 🇹🇷 Today's (belated) blog is on HECE Magazine’s Special Issue that celebrates the rich history of Turkish drama and devotes significant attention to William Shakespeare’s profound influence on it. turkishshakespeares.wordpres… #Shakespeare #TurkishShakespeares

Shakespeare in HECE’s Turkish Theater Special Issue

HECE Magazine’s ambitious two-volume Turkish Theater Special Issue (Nos. 354-355-356, June–August 2026) celebrates the rich history of Turkish drama and devotes significant attention to William Sha…

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Blog Day 🇹🇷 Today's (belated) blog is on @ShakespeareO16 vibrant online talks on #Shakespeare to be held from 19-21 June 2026. turkishshakespeares.wordpres… #TurkishShakespeares

Shakespeare in Türkiye: ‘42 Dakikada Shakespeare ve Tiyatro’

In the heart of Türkiye’s vibrant cultural scene, Shakespeare’s 1001 Rooms continues to bring William Shakespeare’s works to new audiences. This independent reading community dedicated to his plays…

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Blog Day 🇹🇷 Here is the program of Our Glocal #Shakespeare Conference: Sustainable Shakespeares (22-23 May 26, İstanbul Bilgi University) Keynotes by Alexa Alice Joubin and Deborah Cartmell turkishshakespeares.wordpres… #TurkishShakespeares #OurGlocalShakespeare26

Join Us for Our Glocal Shakespeare: Sustainable Shakespeares

Shakespeare continues to inspire fresh conversations across borders and generations. This May, the Turkish Shakespeares Project and Istanbul Bilgi University’s English Language and Literature Depar…

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Blog Day 🇹🇷 Today's (belated) blog is on Mustafa Bal's Hangi Macbeth, a Macbeth adaptation from Türkiye turkishshakespeares.wordpres… #TurkishShakespeares #Shakespeare

Mustafa Bal’s Hangi Macbeth

Mustafa Bal’s Hangi Macbeth, published by Dramatik Yayınları in Türkiye, is a sharp metatheatrical play that blends Shakespeare’s classic tragedy with the messy realities of amateur theatre-making.…

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23 Nisan Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramımız Kutlu Olsun 🇹🇷
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May she rest in peace
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🇹🇷 Blog Day Today's blog is on what we did during the last year as #TurkishShakespeares Happy Birthday #Shakespeare turkishshakespeares.wordpres…

Turkish Shakespeares: A Retrospective of 2025-2026

The period between April 2025 and April 2026 witnessed a rich variety of Shakespeare-related activities in Türkiye, ranging from stage productions and academic events to publications and cultural r…

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Murat Öğütcü@MuratOgutcu1985Apr 22
🇹🇷 Öğütcü, M. (2026). Okan Bayülgen’s Richard: an intersemiotic translation and appropriation of Shakespeare’s Richard III. European Journal of English Studies, 1–20. doi.org/10.1080/13825577.202… #turkishshakespeares #shakespeare #23nisan #ShakespearesBirthday 🧿
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Blog Day 🇹🇷 Today's blog is on the rising trend of talks about Shakespeare in Türkiye #TurkishShakespeares #Shakespeare turkishshakespeares.wordpres…

Reasons for the Rising Trend of Talks on Shakespeare in Türkiye in 2026

In Türkiye, interest in Shakespeare through in-person workshops and online discussions has grown noticeably in recent months. Theatre professionals and literature enthusiasts actively engage with t…

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🇹🇷 UTAD Vice President and #TurkishShakespeares member Dr. İlker Özçelik has been awarded the "#Shakespeare Publics Award" by @SAAupdates for his valuable contributions to society through @shakespeareintr. Our heartfelt congratulations!
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🎭🎭🎭 Honored to announce that Dr. İlker Özçelik, Vice President of UTAD, has been awarded The Shakespeare Publics Award by the American Shakespeare Association in recognition of his role as organizer of Shakespeare Festivals in Turkey. Congratulations! @shakespeareintr
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Blog Day 🇹🇷 Today's blog is by Sinem Çapar İleri and on Simon Godwin's Macbeth project in Türkiye turkishshakespeares.wordpres… #TurkishShakespeares #Shakespeare

Scottish Mist in Istanbul: Is Simon Godwin Bringing Macbeth to Türkiye?

via Instagram A single image recently caught the eye in the digital rush: Simon Godwin, Macbeth, and 2027 Türkiye. Right now, it feels more like a whisper than a full announcement—a distant echo of…

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Blog Day 🇹🇷 Today's (belated) blog is on Özge Durmuşcan's revisionist one player performance of Lady Macbeth turkishshakespeares.wordpres… #TurkishShakespeares #Shakespeare

Lady Macbeth’s Burden: A Turkish Shakespeare Interpretation

Does the burden of the crown belong only to kings? When whispers fade and bloodstains refuse to wash away, what remains? When ambition triumphs over love, whose victory is it truly? In a gripping n…

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Happy International Women's Day (Hopefully in a better world) journals.openedition.org/sha… #TurkishShakespeares #Shakespeare #WomensDay2026
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