Master puppeteer keeps traditional Turkish art alive
ESKİŞEHİR
Uzun has created puppets using a variety of techniques for theater productions as well as designing stage accessories for performances.
Award-winning puppet maker Filiz Çankaya Uzun is helping preserve Türkiye’s traditional puppetry through her work at Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality City Theaters, where she designs puppets and stage props while teaching the craft to new generations.
Uzun, 49, has worked as a puppet and theatrical prop artist at the city theaters since 2021. Her interest in puppetry began in childhood with toy puppets, but she decided to pursue it professionally after watching children enthusiastically engage with puppets during a family event attended by her son.
