Director: Atıf Yılmaz
Cast: Lale Mansur, Meral Oğuz, Deniz Türkali, Yaman Okay
Turkey, 1992, HD, color, 105’
Nilgün is a doctor who has recently divorced her husband and has been appointed to a small town. In one of the first days of living in the town, she is assigned to examine the women in the brothel. Here she meets her childhood friend Anjelik. Life has brought the two together again. Their relations will be tested by the pressure of society and their surroundings on the one hand and in the shadow of class and cultural conflicts on the other.
Coffee was served with much splendor at the harems of the Ottoman palace and mansions. First, sweets (usually jam) was served on silverware, followed by coffee serving. The coffee jug would be placed in a sitil (brazier), which had three chains on its sides for carrying, had cinders in the middle, and was made of tombac, silver or brass. The sitil had a satin or silk cover embroidered with silver thread, tinsel, sequin or even pearls and diamonds.
Due to its existence behind closed doors, the lifestyle and attires of the women in the Harem have been one of the most fascinating topics for western painters and art enthusiasts alike.
The various states of viewing nudity entered the Ottoman world on postcards before paintings. These postcards appeared in the 1890s, and became widespread in the 1910s, following the proclamation of the Second Constitutional Monarchy, traveling from hand to hand, city to city.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
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