Food, puppets pull heart strings in Greece, Turkey

Despite the gradual improvement in relations between Greece and Turkey over the past decade, it seems that there is still much to squabble about. Both countries are laying claim to the origins of the shadow theater show known as Karagoz (or in Greek Karagiozis) after the name of its main character. Newspapers reported this week that the Turkish Ministry for Culture and Tourism will be making a wholesale effort to repel Greek efforts to appropriate the traditional Turkish drama which was popularized during the Ottoman period. more from current affairs »