I just discovered this photo on my phone. I have no idea how long it’s been there. Months, probably.
Oddly, this is something I don’t think I’ve ever discussed here— in decades past, rather than just taking hit movies and dubbing or subtitling them, the Turkish film industry decided to remake a ton of now-classic titles. These remakes were generally direct rip-offs, starred Turkish actors, and were done on, ahem, modest budgets (you’ll see what I mean). The results are hilarious to our eyes, but when the films were made, they were often more popular than the Hollywood originals.
There’s a good starter list over at English Turkey. Some of the linked videos have since been removed from YouTube, but if you just click through on a few of them, you’ll find everything you could possibly want in the “related videos” column on the side. It’s amazing some of the films they couldn’t leave alone. Hilarious and mesmerising all at the same time. Link
Emirhan actually owns this shirt, which wins him some bonus points, for sure.
Yet another tremendous testament to the ingenuity involved in turkish driving. Love it.
If anyone knows where this photo came from, please let me know.
After posting these gems last week, responses came in pointing me toward other examples of spectacular Turkish motorbike sights. By far the best collection I saw was over at English Turkey— these are just amazingly creative.
You know, I like to think of myself as the kind of girl who has her finger on the pulse of all things Turklish, but a bit of choice Turklish viral YouTube media somehow managed to escape my notice. Apparently the English press conference videos of Fatih Terim were a big deal a couple of years ago among English-speaking Turks, who expressed reactions ranging from amusement to embarrassment. Personally, I think it’s great that Terim has the guts to be so bold with his English in front of so many reporters, but I take the point that perhaps in such a public forum, an interpreter might have been a better choice. Nonetheless, I’m glad he rocks his Turklish out. Have a look at the video that started it all:
And naturally, in true YouTube style, that led to remixes:
Although that particular footage appears to be the most famous, I actually prefer this clip, which benefits greatly from the inclusion of subtitles:
I heard a rumour that there are t-shirts available with a line drawing of Terim’s profile and the phrase “everything is something happened,” but so far I haven’t been able to locate the alleged vendor of said alleged t-shirts. Do let me know if you spot any, because I definitely need one.
Saw these and thought of you guys.
Once again, only in Turkey. I think it’s kind of great, actually.
Unfortunately these were sent to me without any credit for the photographer— I suspect the photos were just floating around on the internet somewhere.
I didn’t get a great shot of this one (it was on a spectator at the marathon), but it says, “x-side eastside contest beware industrial play machines heed.”
