Hayriye & Huriye's Dissertation on Turkish Pop Culture

Send us Fan Mail Hello all! Happy New Year! We thought we will start the new year with none other than the Queen of Crime herself Mrs. Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie is part of the worlds popular culture but how does she relate to Turkish pop culture? Well, we cover her adventures in Türkiye as well as her stay at the famous Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul. Which book is your favorite? Tell us how...

Send us Fan Mail Hi Everyone  This is a trigger warning for those listening to this episode. This episode has themes of death, murder and suicide. Please refer to the below resources if you or someone you know is suffering from mental illness.  For Australia call: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 For our overseas listeners please contact your local General Practitioner or emergency...

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone! This week we talk about all things Aşk-ı Memnu AKA F orbidden Love. There will be a new movie called ' Bihter' coming out later this year, as well as a new movie called ' İstanbul İçin Son Çağr ı' starring the two amazing actors Beren Saat and Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ. Although this movie will not be remake of Aşk-ı Memnu it will be the first time Beren...

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone! Welcome back to us all and sorry it has been a long time (close to 3 months actually) we have not been able to make a new episode. However, we are back now and today we are talking about the topic of migration - göçmek - from Türkiye.  We cover our personal stories but we would love to know your own. Please reach out and let me us know and share your stories and ph...

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone! This week we are very excited, we are talking about male villains in Turkish dizi's. Let us know your favorites.  Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone! This week our show is in Turkish so we apologies to our English listeners. This week we speak to İlker Hepkaner & Sezgin İnceel who are the hosts of the podcast Yine Yeni Yeniden 90'lar. We speak about their inspiration for the show, living in New York and Munich and much more.  Please check them out on social media and wherever you listen to your podcasts...

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone! This week we talk about the MFÖ Legacy! We absolutely love MFÖ and want to know what your favourite songs and clips of them are too. Reach out to us and let us know. Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail Hello Everyone! This week we talk about one of our favorite Turkish singers and icons Ajda Pekkan.  Ajda has managed to renew herself for every generation and continues to do so. We love her and wish her many long healthy years ahead. What are your favourite Ajda songs? Let us know. Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lot...

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone! This week we do a Reddit AITA Turkish edition and read some funny AITA Turkish moments with our famous commentary. Let us know your AITA moments we would love to hear from you! Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone  This week we have a special guest on our show Sinem Incekaya Tulaz who speaks about moving to Australia and her passion for cooking. This episode is in Turkish sorry to our English listeners. We will be back with an English episode next week! You can follow Sinem: Sinem Incekaya (@ticktock_cooking) | TikTok Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or...

Send us Fan Mail This week we had the absolute please of speaking with Oléin. Born and raised in South London, Oléin breaks boundaries within multiple music genres with her uniquely evolving sound and image. As she finds herself floating between her Turkish and Sierra Leonean roots, Oléin very early in her life started exploring the meaning of identity, aiming to bridge the gap between her culture...

Send us Fan Mail This week we follow on to episode number 9 and make a part 2 to our absurd Turkish food names series. If you have not listened to episode 9 go back and take a listen! Let us know what absurd Turkish food names you know about. Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone! This week we do a Reddit AITA Turkish edition and read some funny AITA Turkish moments with our famous commentary. Let us know your AITA moments we would love to hear from you! Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about the movie Ahhhh Belinda both the recent one from 2023 and the classical one from 1986.  We would love to hear your thoughts and what you liked or didn't like about these movies. Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone! This week we are very excited, we are talking about female villains in Turkish dizi's. Let us know your favorites.  Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail This week we discuss Turkish Bootleg Blockbusters. We talk about: Batman - Bedmen Yarasa Adam - 1973 Superman - Süpermen Dönüyor - 1979 Red Kit - Çifte Tabancalı Damat - 1967 Star Wars - Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam - 1982 Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail We have all been grieving for the devastating earthquake in Türkiye. We wanted to make an episode dedication to this and explain how we and others deal with grief. If you need help in Australia, you can reach out to Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636 or Lifeline on 13 11 14 or if you are overseas, please contact your general practitioner that can assist you with the appropriate contact det...

Send us Fan Mail This week we speak with the wonderful Beray Uzunbay on her many talents including the arts, law and improvisation theatre. You can follow Beray on Instagram - Beray Uzunbay (@berays_art) • Instagram photos and videos Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail This week we were lucky enough to speak with Ali Özbatur on Psychology, Filmmaking and the Creative Industry. Ali speaks to us about his own personal journey within this industry and gives some advice to people who want to start their own creative journey. Follow Ali on Instagram: Ali Özbatur (@atozbatur) • Instagram photos and videos Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about Bergen. Bergen (born Belgin Sarılmışer; 15 July 1958 – 14 August 1989) was a Turkish Singer. She broke the sales record with her album, Acıların Kadını . Bergen has become one of the symbols and faces of violence against women in Türkiye with her life and death. She left behind a legacy that lives on even today. Let us know what you thought of the recent fi...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about cursed album covers, those covers that make you laugh and think how the hell was this a cover? We would love to hear which covers make you smile. Reach out to us on Instagram and let us know. Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail Trigger warning: In this episode we speak about LGBTQI+ issues if you need assistance or someone to speak to in Australia, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Otherwise speak to your general practitioner.  In this episode we speak to one of our listeners from Sydney Australia, Cansu Col who talks about her personal issues as well as her experience of living in Australia for the past...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about one of our favorite artists Selda Bağcan.  Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail We are back! After taking a short break for life admin and travel we are back with a new episode from Melbourne. H&H were in İstanbul and we are talking about our adventures.  Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriye xoxo

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about all things 'Altın Gün' and briefly discuss the history of Anatolian rock AKA Turkish psychedelic rock. We went to their Istanbul concert last night and absolutely had a ball we talk about that and so much more in this episode.  Tell us your favorite Anatolian Rock artists.  Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, sin...