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Turkey's Directorate General of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) head Mehmet Görmez has offered replacing the funeral march with Quran verses or an Ottoman hymn during the funerals of the fallen soldiers, as he cited letters from the families of the victims. 

When he triggered the current Cyprus problem in February 1962 by demanding the so-called 13-point amendment to the Cyprus Constitution, Archbishop Makarios was stressing something fundamental. He was stressing that those changes must be undertaken to ensure functional governance on the island.

It's difficult to understand for people outside this region, but without any discrimination, Turks, Iranians, Arabs, Kurds or other peoples of this huge region consider great people of the past as their cultural forefathers.

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has completed a detailed ruling in its earlier reversal decision of a 10-month jail sentence handed down to world-renowned Turkish pianist and composer Faz?l Say on blasphemy charges, highlighting the need for "a tolerant and wide view for the sake of a free society."

World-renowned Turkish pianist Faz?l Say was awarded the "2015 International Secularism Prize" (Prix de la Laïcité) by the France Committee of Secularism on Oct. 26.

The event was hosted at the Paris Municipality Building with the attendance of French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, along with other guests.

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed a 10-month jail sentence handed down to world renowned Turkish pianist and composer Faz?l Say on ground of blasphemy, stating his Twitter posts should be regarded within the concept of freedom of expression.

Renowned composer and pianist Faz?l Say is continuing his series of summer concerts in southern Turkey, where he is due to be on stage tonight at the Datça Open Air Theater, performing works from his album ?Say Plays Say.? 

The 27th ENKA Cultural Encounters will start July 1 at the ENKA E?ref Denizhan Openair Theater with "Dorian the Musical," produced by the Istanbul-based MüzkalC?. 

As part of the 43rd Istanbul International Music Festival, music lovers will have an opportunity to look into Mozart?s soul through the piano sonatas of internationally acclaimed Turkish pianist Faz?l Say during four concerts. 

Five people have been diagnosed with anthrax in Black Sea province of Giresun this week, with authorities undertaking medical examinations in the neighborhood.