Following his critically acclaimed cabaret debut, M. Can Yasar is coming back with his show “Turkish Rhapsody” to Don't Tell Mama for a one-night-only encore performance on October 1 at 7 pm. Yasar is ...

"I've never met a journalist who asks fewer questions," Ayse Baban says as she brings her husband more tea. "Let the boy speak, Yasar." The man many Turks used to assume would be the country's first ...

Dressed in a bedazzled suit reminiscent of Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” outfit at this year’s Oscars, Can Yasar (Can is pronounced Jahn, or “John” when anglicized) opened the show with a few ...

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M. Can Yasar's original solo play "A Hundred Dollar Bill" debuts next Tuesday, November 16th at Theatre Row (410 W 42nd St) at 7.30 pm. What is "A Hundred Dollar Bill" about? It's a self-examination ...

One of Turkey’s best-known novelists, Yasar Kemal’s focus on social injustices brought him into conflict with authority. Best known for his first novel, Ince Memed, or Memed, My Hawk, turned his pen ...

Following the success of M. Can Yasar’s one person shows: “A Hundred Dollar Bill” (United Solo Theater Festival WINNER of Best Autobiographical Show), “Master Of Time” (New York Theater Festival Best ...

Using an eclectic selection of music Yasar tells the story of a Turkish-immigrant in search of love, identity, and a sense of belonging in America. Using songs from Madonna to Bob Merrill and Jule ...