Greece and Turkey in puppet war
Athens and Ankara locked in cultural battle over origins of popular form of puppetry.
Published On 10 Aug 2010
The United Nations has become involved in a dispute between Greece and Turkey – but the fight is not over territory.
Instead, the two countries are locked in a cultural war over the origins of a popular form of puppetry.
The UN’s recent decision to recognise Turkey’s puppet tradition – known as Karagiozis – triggered the clash. Now Greece is headed to the UN to assert its own distinctive puppet culture.
Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Phillips reports from Athens, Greece.
Source: Al Jazeera