Ivak is a Turkish photographer and filmmaker in Prague who also works for a living in a "real job" as his mom told him he would have to do when he got interested in arts back home in Bursa in Turkey.    In this Part 1 out of 2 episodes, he told me about the Ottoman empire that stretched so far into Europe, The Middle East and Northern Africa that they called the Mediterranean sea their "lake".  What does such a glorious past do to a nation?    We discussed how Ataturk changed and modernised Turkey and how that created a rift in the social fabric that still exists today.   And a lot more....   In Part 2 that is out in 4 days we discuss Turkey today, Erdogan, Gay and Trans people in Turkey and the classic kebab question that every Turk gets...   Ivak's photos are here https://www.instagram.com/monolumia/ https://www.ivak.org/   The Bunker https://www.facebook.com/Blablabunker https://www.instagram.com/thebunkerprague/ https://www.youtube.com/theblablabunker