‘Hamlet’ in Zaza language arrives in Istanbul

ISTANBUL

A Zaza-language version of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” will hit the Istanbul stage on Jan. 27 at the Üskğüdar Bağlarbaşı Culture Center, courtesy of the Bingöl Municipality Şehr-i Bingöl Theater group. 

The aim of the play, which is directed by Yunus Çiftçi, is to support the Zaza language and preserve cultural traditions. 

The Zaza language is a Northwest Iranic language of the Indo-European family spoken primarily in eastern Turkey by the Zazas, with approximately two to three million speakers.