• Adapted from Reşad Ekrem Koçu’s story
• Adaptation: Lara Lakay
• Producers Yağmur Dolkun, Tülin Özen
• Written by Reşad Ekrem Koçu
• Adapted by Lara Lakay (from Reşad Ekrem Koçu’s story of the same name)
• Project Design Yağmur Dolkun, Lara Lakay, Tülin Özen
• Music Director Gökçe “CheChe” Gürçay
• Musicians Volkan İncüvez, Miray Eslek, Özlem Kaya, Gökçe “CheChe” Gürçay
• Stage Manager Umutsu
• Assistant Directors Atakan Uyanık, Selin Beliz Şaha, Alara Erdem
• Performer, Narrator Cem Zeynel Kılıç
• Thanks to Volkan Kuştul, Vildan Akbay, the residents of Han, Ayşe Botan Berker, Umut Hanioğlu, Emine Nimet Memioğlu, Hasan Şükrü Ulucan, Mehmet Bülent Ulucan, Ümit Levent Ulucan, Songül Yıldaş Durgut, Kenan Doğulu, Doğulu Müzik

The event will take place in a historic inn located in Haliç.
Address: Demirtaş Kıble Çeşme Street No: 48, Fatih/Istanbul

Lasts approx. 40’ w/o interval

Age Recommendation: 13+

A doorway to Istanbul’s hidden worlds

Reşad Ekrem Koçu’s historical tales, spanning the Ottoman to the Republican era, come alive in a historic inn in the city centre. In Lara Lakay’s adaptation, the inn’s courtyards, corridors and balconies become carriers of the narrative, bringing daily life, entertainment culture and social dynamics of early 20th-century Istanbul vividly to life with live music.

• Name checks may be required at certain venues; audience members are kindly requested to bring identification.
• There is no fixed seating arrangement for this performance; audience members may use the stools provided if they wish to sit.
• The venues are not wheelchair accessible.
• The Eczacıbaşı Youth Ticket scheme is not applicable for this event.