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The phrase is also occasionally used in modern Turkish media to express extreme shock or comedic disbelief. For instance, the character Ganyotçu from the film Kolpaçino has a popular social media clip using the phrase (I've gone blind!) as a reaction to something unexpected or unsightly.

Similar metaphors appear in Azerbaijani Turkish, where old age or sorrow is described as a "heavy burden" that consumes the soul. Popular Culture kor_oldum

Themes of "turning to black" or being "struck by an arrowhead" are often paired with the feeling of being emotionally destroyed or "turned to embers". The phrase is also occasionally used in modern

In the tradition of and folk poetry, fire metaphors are central to expressing "burning" for a beloved or a divine cause. While "kor" literally means "blind" in Turkish, it is frequently confused with or used alongside "köz" (live coal/ember) in emotional write-ups. Popular Culture Themes of "turning to black" or

Several folk songs and modern poems utilize variations of this phrase: