Atilla Dorsay

Construction work to pull down the Rexx Cinema Hall, a famous landmark of the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, has started, the Eastern Orthodox Foundation, which owns the 59-year-old building, has said.

The building was seen surrounded by temporary steel barriers on Dec. 6.

Over the weekend my wife and I went to see the film "The Ottoman Lieutenant," directed by Joseph Ruben. It narrates the story of the love between an Ottoman officer and an American nurse in Van, the city that became a milestone with an Armenian insurgency in 1915. 

The 33rd International Istanbul Book Fair hosts over 850 publishers from all over the world from November 8 to 16.
            
The Tüyap Fair in Istanbul's Büyükçekmece neighborhood runs with the theme of '100 years of Turkish cinema.'

The 33rd International Istanbul Book Fair will open at the TÜYAP Fair and Convention Center in Büyükçekmece on Nov. 8.