KARAGÖZ & HACİVAT - HEROES of BURSA

 FOR THE HEROES/HEROINES

ŞŞAL STUDENTS PRESENTED 

KARAGÖZ AND HACİVAT

                                                                   Karagoz and Hacivat

The shadow play that continues its Turkish-Ottoman tradition; After a curtain, the puppets that are shaped by painting are made to speak with the help of light. It is a tradition that people made in the Ottoman times to make people laugh and have fun at night. Karagöz and Hacivat come to mind when it comes to shadow play, which still has an important place today. Although it is not clear where the Karagöz and Hacivat duo is derived from, there are many rumors that say they are real people. The most common of these is that there are workers working in the construction of Bursa Ulu Mosque. According to the legend, in the 14th century, Orhan Gazi took Bursa and ordered a mosque to be built there. Karagöz is a blacksmith who lives in Thrace. Bursa immigrated here after being taken. He starts to work as a blacksmith of Bursa Ulu Mosque, whose construction started. Hacivat works as a bricklayer here. While the construction of the mosque continues, humorous clashes start between Karagöz and Hacivat. Karagöz was not educated, he learned by watching his work and working alongside his masters. He is a ready-made answer, quick-witted and constantly getting into trouble. Hacivat, on the other hand, was educated in the madrasa, was knowledgeable and good manners. Hacivat always rescues Karagöz from the troubles he gets into, and this always causes a fight between them. After a while, these bickering becomes so funny that other workers leave their jobs and start watching them. Of course, this causes the construction to slow down and the work to be delayed. As a result, the sultan, who was angry with the delay of the construction of the Grand Mosque, had them executed. The people are very upset about this situation and they want not to forget Hacivat and Karagöz in theaters in order not to forget their jokes, and thus, karagöz theaters emerge.