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As one of the most influential musicians in Turkish history and the first modern pop star of Turkey, Zeki Müren gained huge popularity beginning in the 1950s across all different communities in Turkey, in spite of his groundbreaking behaviors like cross-dressing, and can be seen as an LGBTQ+ trailblazer. Even now, Zeki Müren continues to have a profound influence on Turkish society and on the Turkish people. We begin discussing how he became so popular with such a wide audience, then Beyza and Jeff talk about their own experiences with Zeki Müren, and what led them to create the interactive documentary Zeki Müren Hotline. After that, we compare the pop culture background while Zeki was performing with the current Turkish pop culture environment, and also discuss how Zeki kept the balance of pushing boundaries and also being conservative, how he used some survival behaviors, and what made him a national hero. Finally, our guests Beyza and Jeff share some stories from the Zeki Müren Hotline. Beyza Boyacıoğlu is an award-winning documentarian and film editor from Istanbul, currently based in Brooklyn. Her work has been exhibited at MoMA, IDFA, Anthology Film Archives, RIDM, MoMA PS1, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Venice Biennial, Creative Time Summit, Barbican Centre, UnionDocs, Maysles Cinema, Morelia International Film Festival, !f Istanbul and many others.She created the interactive documentary Zeki Müren Hotline at the MIT Open Documentary Lab with Jeff Soyk.Jeff Soyk is an award-winning media artist with experience in storytelling, direction, UX design, UI design, front-end development, animation, and film/video. His credits include co-director and UI &amp; UX designer on Zeki Müren Hotline (2022 Webby Award Honoree: NetArt, 2017 !f Istanbul exhibit, 2017 RIDM exhibit, 2016 IDFA DocLab nominee), co-creative director and UI &amp; UX designer on PBS Frontline’s Inheritance (2016 News &amp; Documentary Emmy Award winner, 2016 Peabody-Facebook Award winner), and art director, UI/UX designer and architect on Hollow (2014 News &amp; Documentary Emmy Award nominee, 2013 Peabody Award winner).A full transcript of this episode will be available soon!Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper:Zeki Müren HotlineZeki Müren Hotline Kickstarter (w/ background info)The Republic of Love: Cultural Intimacy in Turkish Popular MusicTurkey as Major Television Exporter"Letter of Sorrow"MIT Open Documentary LabShare your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com.Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

As one of the most influential musicians in Turkish history and the first modern pop star of Turkey, Zeki Müren gained huge popularity beginning in the 1950s across all different communities in Turkey, in spite of his groundbreaking behaviors like cross-dressing, and can be seen as an LGBTQ+ trailblazer. Even now, Zeki Müren continues to have a profound influence on Turkish society and on the Turkish people. We begin discussing how he became so popular with such a wide audience, then Beyza and Jeff talk about their own experiences with Zeki Müren, and what led them to create the interactive documentary <a href="http://zekimurenhotline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zeki Müren Hotline</a>. After that, we compare the pop culture background while Zeki was performing with the current Turkish pop culture environment, and also discuss how Zeki kept the balance of pushing boundaries and also being conservative, how he used some survival behaviors, and what made him a national hero. Finally, our guests Beyza and Jeff share some stories from the Zeki Müren Hotline. <a href="https://beyzaboyacioglu.com/pages/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beyza Boyacıoğlu</a> is an award-winning documentarian and film editor from Istanbul, currently based in Brooklyn. Her work has been exhibited at MoMA, IDFA, Anthology Film Archives, RIDM, MoMA PS1, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Venice Biennial, Creative Time Summit, Barbican Centre, UnionDocs, Maysles Cinema, Morelia International Film Festival, !f Istanbul and many others.She created the interactive documentary <a href="http://zekimurenhotline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zeki Müren Hotline</a> at the MIT Open Documentary Lab with <a href="https://jeffsoyk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff So</a>yk.<a href="https://jeffsoyk.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Soyk </a>is an award-winning media artist with experience in storytelling, direction, UX design, UI design, front-end development, animation, and film/video. His credits include co-director and UI &amp; UX designer on <a href="http://zekimurenhotline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zeki Müren Hotline</a> (2022 Webby Award Honoree: NetArt, 2017 !f Istanbul exhibit, 2017 RIDM exhibit, 2016 IDFA DocLab nominee), co-creative director and UI &amp; UX designer on PBS Frontline’s <a href="https://href.li/?http://apps.frontline.org/inheritance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inheritance</a> (2016 News &amp; Documentary Emmy Award winner, 2016 Peabody-Facebook Award winner), and art director, UI/UX designer and architect on <a href="https://href.li/?http://hollowdocumentary.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hollow</a> (2014 News &amp; Documentary Emmy Award nominee, 2013 Peabody Award winner).A full transcript of this episode will be available soon!Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper:<a href="https://zekimurenhotline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zeki </a><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zekimurenhotline/zeki-muren-hotline-an-interactive-web-documentary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Müren</a><a href="https://zekimurenhotline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hotline</a> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zekimurenhotline/zeki-muren-hotline-an-interactive-web-documentary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zeki Müren Hotline Kickstarter</a> (w/ background info)<a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/R/bo9008508.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Republic of Love: Cultural Intimacy in Turkish Popular Music</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIFb43O__9A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turkey as Major Television Exporter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCju4PALO-8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Letter of Sorrow"</a><a href="http://opendoclab.mit.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MIT Open Documentary Lab</a>Share your thoughts via Twitter with <a href="https://twitter.com/henryjenkins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Henry</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/cmac?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colin</a> and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hdylisf_pod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Do You Like It So Far?</a> account! You can also email us at <a href="mailto:howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com">howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com</a>.Music: “In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmet</a> Spaceship by Lesion X <a href="https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeats" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeats</a> Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: <a href="https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumental" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumental</a> Free Download / Stream: <a href="https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceship</a> Music promoted by Audio Library <a href="https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q</a> ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Zeki Müren Hotline with Beyza Boyacıoğlu & Jeff Soyk

Outside of Turkey, the name Zeki Müren might not ring a bell. But inside the country, he is one of the most beloved cultural icons who rose to fame as a singer in the 50s and has remained widely popular even after his sudden death in 1996.He is known as the 'Sun of Art' and has been compared to the Turkish version of David Bowie, Freddie Mercury or Liberace, because of his flamboyant outfits that included platform boots, mini skirts, sequined capes and feather boas (Seriously, if you haven't seen photos of him, go look it up right now. It's fabulous)He found a way to be exactly who he wanted to be, even while living in a time and society that didn't necessarily understand or accept those things.To understand more about this legendary legend, I'm joined this week by Beyza Boyacıoğlu, who co-created the Zeki Muren Hotline with designer Jeff Soyk. It's an incredible interactive web documentary that explores Zeki's life and legacy by collecting messages from anonymous callers who share their memories of the artist. It was honoured this year by the Webby Awards for Best Net Art.

Outside of Turkey, the name Zeki Müren might not ring a bell.  But inside the country, he is one of the most beloved cultural icons who rose to fame as a singer in the 50s and has remained widely popular even after his sudden death in 1996. He is known as the 'Sun of Art' and has been compared to the Turkish version of David Bowie, Freddie Mercury or Liberace, because of his flamboyant outfits that included platform boots, mini skirts, sequined capes and feather boas (Seriously, if you haven't seen photos of him, go look it up right now. It's fabulous) He found a way to be exactly who he wanted to be, even while living in a time and society that didn't necessarily understand or accept those things. To understand more about this legendary legend, I'm joined this week by Beyza Boyacıoğlu, who co-created the Zeki Muren Hotline with designer Jeff Soyk. It's an incredible interactive web documentary that explores Zeki's life and legacy by collecting messages from anonymous callers who share their memories of the artist. It was honoured this year by the Webby Awards for Best Net Art.