Hayriye & Huriye's Dissertation on Turkish Pop Culture

Send us Fan Mail We are back! After taking a short break for life admin we are back and ready with an episode from İstanbul.  H&H are in İstanbul and we are talking about our adventures. We welcome any suggestions for things to do and see in İstanbul. 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 Today we have a guest Hashem McAdam. We speak to him about film photography and his recent visit to Türkiye.  Where can you find Hashem McAdam? ·        Website   ·        Instagram ·        YouTube   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 went out to you and listened to three of our wonderful listener's who were kind enough to share their göçmen story with us. We would love to hear your stories. Reach out to us on Instagram and let us know.  Thank you to Al, Iryna and Senem for your contributions to this episode.  Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, sinc...

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone This week we talk about the Turkish morning shows. Which shows are you watching or have watched? Reach out to us to 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 This week we speak about all things to do with cats in İstanbul. We reference a lot from the Documentary - Kedi (2016) - IMDb Send us your Kedi photos on Instagram. 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 Today we speak about Turkish pop culture in TV Commercials. The ads we speak about include: Dalin İşbank Garanti Bonus BP  Ziraat Bankası Trendyol  Please reach out and let us know what you think of this episode.  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 In today’s episode we talk all things Fashion in Turkish Pop culture.  Mainly talking in relation to: ·        Dizi fashion   ·       Turkish Designers with particular attention to one of our favourites Dilara Fındıkoğlu ·       Fashion in Turkish music in particularly the fashion of Zeki Müren ·       Fashion in reality TV Please reach out and let us know what you...

Send us Fan Mail Today we talk about a topic close to our hearts, Turkish Literature and its influence on Turkish popular culture. We speak about four wonderful writers: Ahmed Arif Nazım Hiket  Aziz Nesin İclal Aydın We would love to hear your favorite authors and their work. Please 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...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we have a conversation with the lovely Olivia Cummings who is the founder and owner of Cleopatra’s Bling join us for an amazingly insightful conversation with Olivia who has lived and worked in Istanbul and has learnt the art of jewelry making from the Usta’s in Kapalıçarşı. We will add Olivia’s restaurant suggestions on our Instagram keep an eye out for it.  St...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about the creative writing we see in a dolmuş or minibüs  in Turkey. The creative drivers display dolmuş or minibüs yazıları which have always been hilarious to read.  What are some of the fun ones you have seen? We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us on Instagram.  Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you an...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about Türkiye in the Olympics what sports we participate in, how many metals we won, what this means to our identities.  We would love to hear your Olympic memories. Please share these with us on Instagram. 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 wonderful life and the wonderful human Adile Naşit who was a mother to us all. Let us know your favorite Adile character. 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 YouTube links: Adile Naşit Ölüm Haberi 11 Aralık 1987   Adile Naşit'in 31. ölüm yıl dönümü......

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys This week we talk about the Turkish lyrics that get lost in translation or no longer apply to the current world we live in. We would love to hear your thoughts on this topic and also learn about the songs you would like to include on this list!  Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t, since we will for you anyway). Lots of love Hayriye & Huriy...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys This week we talk about the concept of bringing Emily from Paris to İstanbul. What would happen if Emily was in İstanbul? Thanks to our lovely listeners we have lots of ideas of what Emily might experience.  Let us know your thoughts 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 lov...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys This week our episode is Turkish (apologies to all our English listeners) we have the wonderful Ahmet Özer on the show. Thank you so much Ahmet! We had such a laugh talking all things being Turkish, living in İzmir and Istanbul and his recent move to Berlin to pursue his Theatre dream even further. He was an amazing guest to have. We hope you guys enjoy it as much as we d...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys This week we talk to two wonderful guests, Kerime Yıldırım and Cem Bilici who were kind enough to come on our show. They are here to talk about the wonderful web series Kebabs of the Dead . Cem is the Director, Writer and Producer of this show, and Kerime is one of the lead actors. We had such a laugh during this conversation. Thank you Kerime and Cem for coming on our sh...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys Happy New Year once again. This week we talk about Turkish names and a bit about their origins. Thank you to our listener who suggested this topic and to the countless others who contributed through our social media.  Let us know if we have missed a name you wanted us to cover. We love hearing from you all. Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (or don’t,...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys Happy New Year! We are extremely excited to start the new year with our first guest interview.  Mete is a Creative Director, Illustrator, Comedian and a Cat Dad. He is a man with many talents that continued to impress us during our conversation. Come join us learn more about Mete and his views on Turkish-Cypriot-Australian pop culture.  If you would like to connect with M...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys This week we continue to unpack Turkish weddings. In this episode, we talk about the Kina Gecesi (Henna Night) and the Düğün (Wedding).  We would love to hear your wedding stories. Please let us know about your traditions. Note: The sounds we used for this show are from Kibar Feyzo a 1978 film directed by Atıf Yılmaz, Tatlı Dillim a 1972 Turkish directed by Ertem Eğilmez...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys This week we have so much fun unpacking Turkish weddings and all the wonderful traditions leading to that big day. In this first part of a two part series, we talk about how the couple meets, the introduction of the families and the 'isteme' or the asking for hand in marriage from the brides family. Let us know if there are traditions you have that we have not s...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys This week we talk about the wonderfully talented Gülse Birsel who continues to amaze us with the wonderful work that she produces. We grew up watching shows like Avrupa Yakası and Yalan Dünya and continue to follow her with her writing as well as her movie projects. Administration: The sound you hear at the start of this show is Gülse Birsel in the 2009 movie directed by...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys This week we talk about the wonderful influence of Seyfi Dursunoğlu AKA Huysuz Virjin. We talk about the world of Kanto and what influence this had for Turkish pop culture as well as the massive impact Huysuz Virjin had and continues to have. Administration: the audio at the end of this show is from the documentary 'Tek Başına ' by Cengiz Özkarabekir which is on...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys This week we talk about Huriye's most favorite thing in the world that is food. She actually says how hungry she is throughout the show. We love Turkish food and thanks to one of our listeners who gave us the idea for this show, we went out and researched a little bit about the history and origins of the Turkish foods we love to eat. We refer to this article from Sci...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys This week we write a thesis on  'The Dizi' what is it? How does it impact the Turkish pop culture? Why is it so famous in so many different continents? Let us know what you think. We would love to hear your suggestions please reach out to us via email at huriyehayriyetpc@gmail.com Or DM us on Instagram.     Stay safe and always keep up to date with pop culture (...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys This week we talk about one of our favorite artists Barış Manço  who will forever live in our hearts with his music and many talents. Barış Manço  has defined a very significant part of Turkish Pop Culture he was a pioneer of rock music in Turkey and one of the founders of the Anatolian Rock genre. Barış Manço we love you and always will. May you rest in peace. Let us kno...