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'Game of Thrones' author blogs that he missed book deadline
For fans of George R.R. Martin, winter is not coming - at least not right away.
The "Game of Thrones" author says he missed a Dec. 31, 2015 deadline to finish "The Winds of Winter," the sixth book in his popular fantasy series. That means the next HBO season based on the novel will start airing in April, before the book is published.
AJE's Movie on Turks in Bulgaria: Myths, Truths and Lessons
Al Jazeera English aired earlier in December, as part of its Al Jazeera World series, a documentary about the ethnic Turk minority in Bulgaria - one suggesting ethnic Turks are systematically subjected to oppressive treatment and deprived of their rights even nowadays.
Oscar candidates at Istanbul Modern
As the Academy Awards draw near, Istanbul Modern Cinema will offer a taste of the "Best Foreign Language Film" candidates up for the coveted Oscar award.
"The Foreigners of the Oscars" will present a selection of films slated to compete in the 2016 Oscar race for best foreign film.
'Dü?ün Dernek 2' most watched film in 2015
Including the number of this week's audiences, Turkey is expected to reach 60 million cinema-goers this year, according to information provided by Box Office Turkey.
In the first 51 weeks of 2015, the number of cinema-goers was 58,490,790 and total revenue in the Turkish cinema sector was 657,965 million Turkish Liras.
The year in social media: The ultimate news source, Periscope and emojis
Periscope and other social media platforms proved to be the major source of news in Turkey last year.
'30-step' Istanbul demonstration protests arrest of Cumhuriyet journalists
Hundreds of lawmakers and journalists staged a '30-step march' in Istanbul on Dec. 26 to protest the arrest of daily Cumhuriyet journalists over a story on state-owned trucks purportedly carrying arms to militants in Syria on the 30th day of their arrest.
Metallica teases new album after absence
Metallica, one of the most influential acts in heavy metal, has hinted that a new album is getting closer after a gap of nearly a decade.
Zeugma Film Festival opens
The 3rd Zeugma Film Festival opened on Dec. 22 with a ceremony at the Gaziantep University Congress and Culture Center in the southeastern province of Gaziantep.
Turkish comedy film overtakes 'Star Wars'
Turkish comedy film "Dü?ün Dernek" (Wedding Feast) has scaled the heights of the Turkish box office yet again.
"Dü?ün Dernek 2: Sünnet" (Wedding Feast 2: Circumcision) has sold more than 3 million tickets between Dec. 4 and 13, according to cinema industry website ww.BoxOfficeTurkey.com.
The invention of 'moderate Islamists'
Famous "Islamism expert" Oliver Roy's latest book, "En quête de L'Orient perdu" (In Search of the Lost Orient), did not provoke enough of the debate and criticism that it deserved, especially these days when we all talk and write about Islam and Islamism with reference to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Berlin church celebrates 'Star Wars' service
A Berlin church celebrated a service with a "Star Wars" theme Sunday, with lightsaber-wielding pastors preaching parallels between Christianity and the blockbuster movie series to costumed parishioners.
The Secular State of Iraq and the Levant (SSIL)
Egyptian clerics, particularly during the Gezi protests of 2013, were the inevitable darlings of Turkey's Islamists. Remember Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the president of the Association of Muslim Scholars and the ideological leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, who decreed in June 2013 that the Gezi protesters were "acting against Allah's will." The Turkish clergy never objected to that fatwa.
Iranian star Namjoo in Turkey once again
Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo is in Turkey to perform two concerts in ?zmir and Istanbul. He says Turkey is his second home and he plans to live in Istanbul Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo, who is in Turkey once again after his first concert in January, has said he loved Turkey very much and planned to live in Istanbul. "I left Iran and live in the U.S. but Turkey is my second home.
Project for Architecture Biennial launched
One of the world's leading architecture events, the 15th International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia will take place on May 28 and Nov. 27, 2016.
Ahmet Ümit sells 300,000 in one week
The first edition of a new novel by Turkish novelist Ahmet Ümit, titled "Elveda Güzel Vatan?m" (Farewell my Beautiful Motherland), sold out within the first week after its release on Dec. 5, causing the book's publisher, Everest, to print 50,000 more copies.