Fiction

Torbalı, one of Turkey’s spinach capitals, produces spinach that even ‘Popeye the Sailorman’ would approve, especially the spinach produced in the aptly named town Sağlık, Turkish for ‘health’ I think everybody has watched the stories of “Popeye the Sailorman” at least once in their life. I always loved this character that, after eating spinach, changed into a superman.

Turkish horror cinema has been on the rise in recent years. Horror movies using jinnis draw the most attention from viewers because of their presence in Turkish people's minds from childhood, according to psychologists Films such as "Dabbe: Zehr-i Cin," "Siccin" and "Azazil: Düğüm" have emerged as 2014's horror blockbusters in Turkish cinema.

A Hungarian singer from the Roma community is suing Beyonce over the smash hit "Drunk in Love," saying the superstar sampled a folk tune without permission.
      
The song off Beyonce's Grammy-nominated self-titled album begins with an Eastern-sounding a cappella voice that gradually fades out after around 40 seconds as a pop beat, keyboards and Beyonce's voice come in.

Northern Irish actor-DJ Kristian Nairn, who plays the character Hodor in the hit U.S. TV series “Game of Thrones,” will be in Istanbul on Dec. 27, the last Saturday night of the year.

The Icelandic electronic band Gus Gus will perform in Sofia on December 11.

The show is part of their world tour, supporting their new album "Mexico". It will take place at Orpheus Studio, 60 Samokov str.

Tickets can be bought in the Eventim ticketing platform.

The upcoming ‘Fantasturka?

The High Court of Cassation and Justice on Friday ruled a RON 1,000 fine for MEP Mircea Diaconu in the case where he was accused of conflict of interest. The decision is final.

On October 30, the last date of the trial, the Prosecutor's Office requested just a fine as sanction for MEP Mircea Diaconu, citing as argument Diaconu's "remarkable" career.

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Arrears (debts more than 90 days past due) to the general consolidated budget dropped to RON 207.5 million at the end of October from RON 250.6 million at the end of September, shows data released by the Ministry of Public Finance.

The Anatolian dungeon where Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler, also known as Count Dracula, is said to have been held captive at the beginning of 1400s will soon be viewable online

The Anatolian dungeon where Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler, also known as Count Dracula, is said to have been held captive at the beginning of 1400s will soon be viewable online