“Different Flavors, Same Brew”

“Different Flavors, Same Brew” is a short, symbolic animated film inspired by the core values of Hizmet. Using tea as a visual allegory, the story shows how diverse voices and perspectives, when brought together through consultation, can create something richer and more meaningful than any single part alone. Each tea leaf represents a different culture, belief, and experience, all steeping in the same cup to form a shared understanding. As the brew is poured and shared, it transforms into acts of service, reflecting civic responsibility and care for humanity.

“Hizmet Degerler Kolaj”

(Hizmet Values Collage)

Sanat aracılığıyla insanların duygularına dokunmayı seviyorum. Son yıllarda giderek kötü bir şekilde artan milliyetçilik akımları ve ayrımcılık karşısında derin bir üzüntü hissediyorum. Küçüklüğümden bu yana, Hizmet Hareketi’nin eğitim, sevgi, diyalog, insanlar arasında barış köprüleri kurma ve fedakârlık gibi değerlerini; bu tür ayrıştırıcı akımlar karşısında güçlü bir duruş ve güzelliği yaymaya yönelik bir hareket olarak gördüm. Bu nedenle, bu çalışmada elimden geldiğince bu değerleri yansıtmak istedim.

EN: I love touching people’s emotions through art. In recent years, I have felt deep sadness in the face of the growing rise of nationalism and discrimination. Since my childhood, I have seen the values of the Hizmet Movement—such as education, love, dialogue, building bridges of peace among people, and self-sacrifice—as a strong stance against such divisive currents and as a movement dedicated to spreading goodness and beauty. For this reason, in this work I wanted to reflect these values as best as I could.

“Respect for Human Beings”

My short film is not too long. I tried to not use any words, and show only with video. The main idea is to respect elders, to be kind and positive with them. They are the reason for your life, of your peaceful life. If you will say “why do I need elders from outside, who’s I don’t know nothing, I will respect only elders who I know”, please know you’re gonna be old, and you will get that reaction from youngers when you did as a child or teenagers. So actually it’s just one point of humanity. Be kind, be respectful, be human.

“Geleceği Hayal Et”

(Imagine the Future)

Hoca Efendi hep bir hayalinden bahsederdi. Tek bir cümle ile olmasa da genel olarak hayali; Farkli dinlere ait ibadethanelerin kapılarının aynı bahçeye açıldığı ve o dinlerin temsilcilerinin aynı halkada oturup birbirlerini anlamaya çalıştıkları, bunun için tartışabildikleri bir dünya hayali.

EN: Hocaefendi would often speak about a dream of his. Even if not expressed in a single sentence, in essence it was this: a world in which the doors of places of worship belonging to different religions open into the same courtyard, and where representatives of those faiths sit in the same circle, striving to understand one another and able to engage in sincere dialogue—even discussion—for that purpose.

“Dedication for Society”

Through many years people have been divided by their appearance and differences in a society where hating on difference is common. Even when all of this is happening the group that was wronged and disrespected will always fight back for the right that is rightfully theirs. Though it took years to succeed they manage to make people united and make society a better place.

“Cheers and Enjoy”

This art shows 5 hands of people in the different skin tones and five main religions in my county, describes even you are different from whom you are sit with, you still can enjoy the moment, coffee represent joyful, and the logos in the coffee show about the topic or opinion you are holding, what you hold will be what you will consume.