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Turkish pop singer escapes gun attack
A Turkish pop singer has escaped injury after his car was hit by gunfire in Istanbul early Nov. 7.
Berkay, a relatively new star in the Turkish music scene, was driving in the city's Be?ikta? district when two individuals on a motorbike fired shots at his vehicle.
34th Istanbul Book Fair opens at TÜYAP center
The 34th International Istanbul Book Fair opens on Nov. 7 at the TÜYAP Fair and Convention Center.
The theme for this year's fair is "Humor: Looking at Life with a Smile." The Fair will host prominent foreign and Turkish writers around the theme.
Turkish films screening at Istanbul Modern
Istanbul Modern Cinema is presenting the fourth edition of its newly released Turkish films program titled "Count Us In."
'Mustang' second best in Seminci Film Festival
French-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven's film "Mustang" has won four awards at the 60th International Seminci Film Festival in Valladolid, Spain.
The awards included the second award of the festival, the Silver Spike, as well as the International Foreign Press Award, the Young Seminci Award and the Viewers Award.
Famous documentary maker takes tourists on trek through Greek heritage! (vid)
UK-based Peter Sommer Travels decided to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a special guided tour of the Peloponnese Peninsula for 2016.
Do we really understand the young?
My twenty or so students in this journalism class were looking bored and frustrated. Most of them were not even looking at me; they were deeply into their morning Twitter searches, which offered much more interesting options than my insistence to analyze Turkey's current news agenda.
Antalya Film Festival's head of jury announced
The 52nd International Antalya Film Festival, which was previously the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, will be held between Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 this year. Director and screenwriter Ömer Varg? will head the jury of the festival's National Feature Film Competition, according to a written statement made by the festival office.
President puts his stamp on ceremony marking 92nd anniversary of Republic of Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's aspiration to put his stamp on the history of the 92-year-old Republic of Turkey through distinctive moves dominated this year's celebrations of Republic Day, while opposition leaders, however, were ringing alarm bells over the future of the country.
Belgrade Jazz Festival Eyes the Future
While last year's festival highlighted jazz styles through past decades, this year's instalment, taking place from October 28 to November 1, will shift its focus to the future of the genre.
Roma actors working to stage 'Hamlet'
The Turkish Roma Theater Club has been working to stage the Roma version of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," with the aim of brining talented Roma artists to the Turkish theater.
French-Turkish film 'Mustang' hits theaters
Deniz Gamze Ergüven's 'Mustang,' an award-winning coming-of-age tale with strong female characters, was released on Oct 23 in Turkish theatersAlready seen by close to half a million people in France, Deniz Gamze Ergüven's eagerly anticipated debut film, "Mustang," premiered in Turkey on Oct. 23 following high praise on the festival circuit.
Talât Sait Halman Translation Award introduced
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (?KSV) has introduced an award to support outstanding translations of literary works, including but not limited to poetry, short stories and novels, in honor of Turkey?s first minister of culture.
Veteran Turkish journalist Çetin Altan dies
Veteran Turkish journalist and author Çetin Altan died on Oct. 22. He was 88.
Altan had been hospitalized in June and later discharged.
Born on June 22, 1927 in Istanbul, Altan began his journalism career in 1946 in the Ulus newspaper.
Veteran Turkish journalist, author Çetin Altan dies at 88
Çetin Altan, a prominent figure in the Turkish journalism history, died on Oct. 22 of pneumonia-driven respiratory failure and septic shock. He was 88.
Altan had been hospitalized in June and was later discharged. However, he was hospitalized at Fatih University hospital in the Maltepe district of Istanbul as his condition worsened.
Int'l press freedom coalition says pressure on media 'severely escalated' after June 7 polls
A coalition of international free expression groups, which visited Turkey from Oct. 19 to Oct. 21 and met with local journalists and media outlets, has said that pressure on journalists operating in Turkey has ?severely escalated? since the parliamentary elections on June 7.