Organized by Hacettepe University’s Department of English Language and Literature, Assist. Prof. Dr. Murat Öğütcü from Munzur University gave a talk on April 23, 2021 which surveyed both the history of Shakespeare in Turkey and how the history of Turkey affected Shakespeare’s reception in drama, education, translation, film, and other disciplines/media.

 

• At 00:22:47, Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet film is cited as influencing the Turkish film adaptation Murat ile Nazlı (Murat and Nazlı).
• At 00:23:48, Hayat Bayram Olsa (If Life were a Holiday) another film inspired by Romeo and Juliet is briefly discussed.
• At 00:24:33, Intikam Melegi – Kadin Hamlet (The Angel of Vengeance – The Female Hamlet) is discussed.