Meet the Deq Tattooist Leaving Her Mark ✍️

The Kurdish deq tattoo is a traditional form of body art with deep historical roots and significance across several cultures. Spanning thousands of years and multiple continents, these tattoos were a long-standing common practice especially amongst older women, but the art form has witnessed a decline in recent years amongst younger generations. In this love letter to Kurdish women and their practices, meet Fatê Temel, the young woman practicing and preserving this endangered tradition against all odds. #Tattoo #Deq #Travel 00:00 Intro 00:15 How Fatê’s story began 00:37 Meet Fatê 1:10 What is deq? 1:43 What differentiates the deq from a modern tattoo? 02:26 Deq motifs 03:09 Meet Hatice 03:31 Fatê gives Hatice a deq 03:57 The decline of deq 04:59 How Fatê learnt to give the tattoo 05:21 Fatê’s first deq 06:00 Opening her first studio 06:41 Reasons why people get the deq tattoo 07:10 Meet Ruken 07:26 Fatê gives Ruken a deq 07:39 Teaching the craft 08:00 Cultural significance of Kurdish traditions 08:18 Barriers to learning about the tradition 08:38 How Fatê researches the tradition 09:03 Importance of upkeeping this tradition 10:03 Fatê’s plans for the future Video credits: Producer / Director: Diren Özçelik Executive Producer: Genevieve Ingham Editor: Steven Kelly Graphics: Will Minns Videographer: Aytunç Akad Voiceover Artist: Kiran Saggu Translator: Nesrin Soydan Talent: Fatma Temel Contributor: Ruken Korgan Contributor: Hatice Subaşı Got a story idea for us? Shoot us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 SUBSCRIBE: NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Follow us on Instagram: Check us out on TikTok: @greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: Follow us on Facebook: Give us a shout on Twitter: Sign up to our newsletter: