“Meddahlık” Tradition / Documentation / Ankara
It is generally described as a stage show made by at single actor. The storyteller or players personality that drives this tradition is also called encomiast. Public storytellers are a talented and skillful player who follows current events by talking from their memory about many legends, stories, folk tales, and combines them with a masterful irony. With the widespread use of mass media, this stage show has also lost popularity over time. The photograph of Deli Dumrul, by Sinan Bayraktar, which is one of the few people who can survive this tradition is documented.