An obsertvation form Prague
Recently I went to Prague. Although I havent spent as much time there as I would have wanted to, during the few days I was able to walk around the city, I realized what I am missing in Ankara. I miss culture. One of the aspects why the atmosphere in Ankara is not one of a cultured European city, like it is in Prague and other European capitals, is that culture and cultural events are generally missing in Ankara. I realize that most of the city of Ankara is not historical therefore the atmosphere that surrounds one cannot be the same as it is in other places. However, in Ankara there is also a relative lack of posters, billboards, invitations to a range of cultural events of all kinds that fill all possible spaces on buldings, in subways, on tram and bus stops.... I love reading those when walking around Prague. For some months there was even a series in the Prague subways, which displayed poetry to the passengers!
I have wondered about this in front of few Turks and their response is that
"the Turks are not cultured people"
...quite a sad conclusion given Turkey's past full of rich history and culture...
posted by ivuska at 5:27 AM
2 Comments:
dare iva,
your title that one are 'An obsertvation form Prague' is very interesting becorse i did not now that observation form prague. i thout that geography, Checz people form that city. interesting formation of lands.
plus comment ivuksa,
i purely agrea to you that ankara lack posters and bills becourse for example to me todays there are Aydin Dogan Wrestling cupa in ankara but i can not to sea some posters of Aydin Dogan Wrestling cupa. this is a culture thing that even hellens had some 10,000 years before jesus.
ankarian people must known that your people is not to become culturizationed if every one of people go to concert salons /bilkent concert salone or akun devlet sahnesi is example/ but people to become culturizationed if every one of people sea posters in buses and tv.
beautiful point.
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