![Traditional Tunisian puppets stand guard at the entrance of the Old City of Tunis Tunisia, 24 October 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24-tunisian-marketplace20181024_2_33054416_38375087.jpg?ssl=1 "\"الكاراكوز\".. فن العروسة المسطحة مهدد بالنسيان في تونس")
Traditional Tunisian puppets stand guard at the entrance of the Old City of Tunis Tunisia, 24 October 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![These puppets are called 'Karakuz', and dates back to the Ottoman Era -meaning 'Shadow Theatre' Traditional Tunisian puppets stand guard at the entrance of the Old City of Tunis Tunisia, 24 October 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24-tunisian-marketplace20181024_2_33054416_38375089.jpg?ssl=1 "\"الكاراكوز\".. فن العروسة المسطحة مهدد بالنسيان في تونس")
These puppets are called ‘Karakuz’, and dates back to the Ottoman Era -meaning ‘Shadow Theatre’ [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![A Karakuz watches over the Old City of Tunis [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24-tunisian-marketplace20181024_2_33054416_38375092-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "\"الكاراكوز\".. فن العروسة المسطحة مهدد بالنسيان في تونس")
A Karakuz watches over the Old City of Tunis [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![This one watches over the marketplace These puppets are called 'Karakuz', and dates back to the Ottoman Era -meaning 'Shadow Theatre' Traditional Tunisian puppets stand guard at the entrance of the Old City of Tunis Tunisia, 24 October 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24-tunisian-marketplace20181024_2_33054416_38375093.jpg?ssl=1 "\"الكاراكوز\".. فن العروسة المسطحة مهدد بالنسيان في تونس")
This one watches over the marketplace [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![This soldier hangs in front of a shop that sells an array of beautiful plates and masks [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24-tunisian-marketplace20181024_2_33054416_38375094.jpg?ssl=1 "\"الكاراكوز\".. فن العروسة المسطحة مهدد بالنسيان في تونس")
This soldier hangs in front of a shop that sells an array of beautiful plates and masks [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![This market stall sells traditional Tunisian clothing [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24-tunisian-marketplace20181024_2_33054416_38375095.jpg?ssl=1 "\"الكاراكوز\".. فن العروسة المسطحة مهدد بالنسيان في تونس")
This market stall sells traditional Tunisian clothing [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![These 4 Karakuz guard a gate in Tunis Old City [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24-tunisian-marketplace20181024_2_33054416_38375097.jpg?ssl=1 "\"الكاراكوز\".. فن العروسة المسطحة مهدد بالنسيان في تونس")
These 4 Karakuz guard a gate in Tunis Old City [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Shadow puppetry was introduced to Tunisia by the Ottomans in the 16th century [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24-tunisian-marketplace20181024_2_33054416_38375098.jpg?ssl=1 "\"الكاراكوز\".. فن العروسة المسطحة مهدد بالنسيان في تونس")
Shadow puppetry was introduced to Tunisia by the Ottomans in the 16th century [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Short performances with the Karakuz puppets were held in shops [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24-tunisian-marketplace20181024_2_33054416_38375099.jpg?ssl=1 "\"الكاراكوز\".. فن العروسة المسطحة مهدد بالنسيان في تونس")
Short performances with the Karakuz puppets were held in shops [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![This artwork depicts the Karakuz puppets [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24-tunisian-marketplace20181024_2_33054416_38375100.jpg?ssl=1 "\"الكاراكوز\".. فن العروسة المسطحة مهدد بالنسيان في تونس")
This artwork depicts the Karakuz puppets [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![A man holds up the delicate paper Karakuz, used for 'shadow puppetry' [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24-tunisian-marketplace20181024_2_33054416_38375103.jpg?ssl=1 "\"الكاراكوز\".. فن العروسة المسطحة مهدد بالنسيان في تونس")
A man holds up the delicate paper Karakuz, used for ‘shadow puppetry’ [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
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