Mas-Kom-Yah
Mas-Kom-Yah is a play that was written by the later Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 1975 on the basis of the book Kızıl Pençe (German: "red claw"). The name Mas-Kom-Yah is formed from the abbreviation for Freemason , Communist and Jew .
action
The non-religious manufacturer Ayhan Bey sends his son abroad for training. Years later, the son returns to Turkey, having fallen away from the Muslim faith . Ayhan Bey and his son fell apart. At the same time, the factory owner's workers revolt and take over Ayhan Bey's property. They are stirred up by a Jewish worker who pretends to be a Turkish Muslim . The ringleader , portrayed as extremely malicious in the play, finally incites his colleagues to murder Ayhan Bey.
performance
Erdoğan, who wrote the play, also worked as a director and actor for the performance. He took on the role of the manufacturer's son. The play was performed across Turkey from 1975 until the military coup in 1980 .
criticism
Der Spiegel describes the play in an article as an anti-Semitic play and accused Erdoğan of understanding theater from a propaganda perspective and, as Prime Minister, of hindering theater work because the theater and stages in today's Republic of Turkey are partly liberal and secular bastions of society.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Turkish daily newspaper Sözcü : Muhteşem Yüzyıl'ı eleştiren Erdoğan usta tiyatrocu çıktı! ( Memento from April 18, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) (Turkish).
- ↑ Personal details : Recep Tayyip Erdogan . In: Der Spiegel . No. 17 , 2012 ( online - May 7, 2012 ).