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Turkish doctor back on duty after beating COVID-19

A Turkish doctor, who underwent treatment for COVID-19 after contracting the new coronavirus, returned back to his duty after recovering.

Ufuk Çobanoğlu, the head of Thoracic Surgery Department at a medical center of Van Yuzuncu Yil University in eastern Turkey, was diagnosed with the disease around a month ago, according to a statement from the university.

Turkish films overtake Hollywood at home

Turkish cinema might not be able to compete against Hollywood internationally, but it hasn't suffering any problems in competing against it in its own backyard. That's because Turkish productions overtook Hollywood films in domestic theaters in 2016 as 29 million out of 55 million cinemagoers opted to watch 169 Turkish films released this year. 

Turkey's Changemakers: Children of Anatolia with 12 Languages

Sabanc? Foundation Turkey?s Changemakers Program is continuing in its sixth season to share the unique stories of extraordinary people who contribute to social development. The sixth Changemaker of the sixth season is ?Different Melodies of the Same Land Choir? under the leadership of Ufuk Gökcan.