FERMAN AKGÜL'S Q & A ON OCT.20, 2012

Ferman did have an Questions & Answers (Q&A) session on Twitter on October 20, 2012 after the KULAKTAN KULAGA's first episode has ended. He apparently wanted to hear what his fans' impressions were on his program's first episode. He was very enthusiastic about answering the questions. This is the transcription of his Q&A.

1-HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS IDEA?
WHEN WE TOURED WITH maNga IN ANATOLIA...

2-HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING AN ALBUM OUT OF THIS PROGRAM?
I WISH...THERE IS NO SUCH PLAN AS OF NOW...

3-WHO NAMED THE PROGRAM?
I NAMED IT WITH MY PRODUCER EMRE EREN...

4-ONE CITY IN EACH EPISODE, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY...

5-WILL THE EPISODES BE LONGER?
NO...

6-WILL THERE BE JUST 13 EPISODES?
YES...IF YOU WANT MORE, JUST SEND EMAILS TO TRT...

7-DO YOU PLAN TO SHOOT EPISODES ABROAD?
OUR DESIRE IS TO SHOOT ABROAD NEXT YEAR...

8-DOES THIS IDEA BELONG ONLY TO YOU?
MY PRODUCER EMRE EREN AND I CREATED THIS PROJECT. I WAS INSPIRED BY THE DOCUMENTARY "THE LOST SONGS OF ANATOLIA" BY NEZIH UREN...

9-THERE WILL BE ONE CELEBRITY FOR EACH SONG AND LAMENT, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY...

10-WILL THERE BE MORE DIFFERENT CITIES AND VILLAGES?
THERE WILL BE FANTASTIC AND INTERESTING VILLAGES...

11-WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THE VILLAGE PEOPLE?
THAT THERE ARE THINGS UNNECESSARY...

12-WILL FATMA TURGUT (MODEL's female lead singer) BE IN THE PROGRAM?
I'D LOVE TO...

13-WHICH CELEBRITIES CAN WE SEE IN THE PROGRAM?
THIS WILL BE A SURPRISE...

14-WILL THERE BE RERUNS?
YES, ON TRT...

15-WHAT AFFECTED YOU THE MOST IN THE VILLAGES YOU'VE BEEN TO?
I WAS AFFECTED BY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HAPPILY WITHOUT NEEDING ANYTHING BUT THE MUSIC...

16-DID YOU DO SHOOTINGS IN CAPPADOCIA?
YES, WE DID...

17-WILL YOU GO TO THE BLACK SEA REGION? FOR INSTANCE TO RIZE?
IF EVERYTHING'S OK, WE'D LIKE TO GO TO SAMSUN. AND THEN TO GIRESUN. IN GIRESUN, THERE MIGHT BE A SURPISE NAME.

18-BESIDES THIS PROGRAM, DO YOU THINK YOU'LL HOST ANOTHER PROGRAM?
IF I COME ACROSS GOOD PROJECTS...

19-WHO PLAYED THE GUITAR PARTS AMONG THE SCENES?
IT WAS CAGATAY...

20-WHEN THIS PROJECT HAD BEEN OFFERED TO YOU, WHAT DID YOU THINK FIRST?
THIS HADN'T BEEN OFFERED TO US, WE CREATED IT!

21-EVERYONE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER IS TALKING ABOUT YOU AND THE PROGRAM NOW.
THANK YOU ALL! I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW HAPPY YOU MADE ME RIGHT NOW!

22-WILL YOU PERFORM A DUET, TOO?
YES, IN ONE OF THE UPCOMING EPISODES...

23-DO YOU PLAN TO GO TO BULGARIA?
WE PLAN TO CARRY THIS PROGRAM ABROAD. IF YOU SUPPORT US, WE'LL GO...

24-BESIDES GRANDPAS&GRANDMAS, WILL THERE BE ANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM?
YES, I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS IN THE UPCOMING EPISODES...

25-IS THERE ANKARA IN THOSE 13 CITIES?
NO...

26-DO YOU THINK TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM LONGER THAN 13 EPISODES?
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE IT LONGER...

27-THERE ARE A LOT OF MELODIES THAT ARE ABOUT TO DISAPPEAR AROUND SINOP (in the Black Sea Region). DO YOU THINK TO COME TO SINOP?
WE'RE GOING TO COME NEAR TO SINOP, BUT IF YOU DEMAND MORE EPISODES FROM TRT OF COURSE WE'LL COME.

28-WHERE IS THE NEXT STOP?
I THINK IT'S MUGLA...

29-DID YOU CHOOSE THE PLACES? OR DID YOU DECIDE TOGETHER WITH YOUR TEAM?
WE GENERALLY CHOOSE THE PLACES THAT I HAVE SOME CONNECTIONS, BUT MY PRODUCER ALSO DECIDES...

30-WILL YOU COME TO SIVAS?
OF COURSE, BUT THE DATE ISN'T CERTAIN YET.

31-YOU SAID IN YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME CONTESTS ABOUT THE PROGRAM. CAN YOU EXPLAIN ABOUT THIS A LITTLE?
THESE ARE SOME FUTURE PLANS. I'M GOING TO SHARE THESE IN MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

32-WHAT DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU HEAR THOSE GRANDPAS & GRANDMAS' SONGS?
I MISS MY OWN GRANDPA...

33-WHICH CITY NEXT WEEK?
I'M CONFUSED. EMREEE! WHERE WAS IT?!

34-WHEN THIS PROGRAM ENDS, WILL YOU HAVE OTHER FILMING PROJECTS?
I'LL SAY YOU SHOULD FOLLOW YAVUZ ÖZKAN (a Turkish movie director)...(Ferman is now working with Yavuz Ozkan on his next film project and he's writing this film's music as a side project. He meant that.)

35-IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY THAT HAYKO CEPKIN (another Turkish rocker) IS IN THE PROGRAM?
WE CAN'T DO WITHOUT HIM, BUT HE'S BUSY WITH HIS ALBUM RIGHT NOW, SO WE HAVEN'T DECIDED ON WHICH EPISODE YET...

36-WILL EMRE AYDIN (another Turkish rocker) BE IN THE PROGRAM?
NOTHING ON HIM YET...

37-CAN'T YOU CHANGE THE TIME?
YOU WANT IT TO START EARLIER THAN 22:30?

38-HOW ABOUT SAGOPA KAJMER (another Turkish rocker) ?
ANYBODY MAY BE.

39-ADANA?
IF WE DO IT NEXT YEAR, WE'LL GO...
40-TRABZON?
IT'S NOT DECIDED YET...

41-HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO GET THE IDEA READY FOR PRODUCTION?
HOW ABOUT MONTHS?

42-WILL ERDEM YENER (another Turkish rocker) COME?
I WANT HIM TO COME, TOO.


He is still a little poor at using Twitter. There were so many questions flowing into his Twitter, so he couldn't handle it properly and answer as many questions as the other guys. But it was really nice to have him online to have a little chat with him.:) He is really doing a wonderful job on this program. That's for sure. He raised the bar so high for himself with his program, so he will have to try more to be extra perfect! :) Thank you so much, Ferman!

I'm going to publish Yagmur's and Cem's Q&A transcriptions, too...coming soon...Stay tuned!