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‘Self-censorship is an attempt to dominate the child’s mental development’

LITERATURE IN EDUCATION

‘Self-censorship is an attempt to dominate the child’s mental development’

While the 15th Literature in Education Workshop, watched by nearly a thousand people from 69 cities, had been inaugurated by Prof. Sami Gülgöz, the closing speech was made by actor and writer Ercan Kesal.

Bringing science, struggle, and art together

AS THE CLIMATE AND WORLD CHANGE - 8

Bringing science, struggle, and art together

Nature is in the city, with the water flowing from the tap or the “invasive” grass emerging from the ruins. The blurred boundaries of the city affect the climate struggles and contemporary art at the same time.

8 July 2021 Yasemin Ülgen

‘Anatolia is a large folder in terms of artistic creation,' says Erdoğan

‘Anatolia is a large folder in terms of artistic creation,' says Erdoğan

Speaking at the award-giving ceremony of the “2020 Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards”, President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has likened Anatolia to a “large folder of artistic creation” and talked about his expectations from artists.

31 December 2020

Musician Nadia Visser from the Netherlands is Preparing to Release a Kurdish Album

MURAT BAYRAM’S INTERVIEW WITH NADIA VISSER

Musician Nadia Visser from the Netherlands is Preparing to Release a Kurdish Album

Known for the songs that she sings in Zazaki, musician Nadia Visser from the Netherlands says that she is recording an album in Kurdish. Her new album is expected to come out in early 2020. Visser has answered the questions of bianet.

17 June 2019 Murat Bayram

Letter From Zehra Doğan to Banksy

Letter From Zehra Doğan to Banksy

Imprisoned journalist and painter Zehra Doğan has sent a letter to the street artists Banksy and Borf, thanking them for their support and solidarity.

Rapper Ezhel Acquitted at First Hearing

Rapper Ezhel Acquitted at First Hearing

Rapper Ezhel, who was arrested on May 23, has been acquitted at his first hearing.

18th Büyükçekmece Festival Hosts Folk Dancers from 64 Countries

18th Büyükçekmece Festival Hosts Folk Dancers from 64 Countries

Being organized from July 28 to August 5, 18th International Büyükçekmece Culture and Art Festival hosted 1,300 cultural and art envoys from 64 countries.

8 August 2017 Ayşe Atasoy

Music Village in İstanbul

Music Village in İstanbul

Project team and musicians of Turkey’s first “Music Village” found in Yanıklar village of Fethiye District in Istanbul until December 4.

2 December 2015

PEN Responds to Ban of A Can Yücel Drama in Edirne

PEN Responds to Ban of A Can Yücel Drama in Edirne

PEN responds to banning of drama “CAN” by governorship of Edirne. Play was adapted by Genco Erkal based on Can Yücel poems and directed by Kemal Kocatürk.

A Harbiye Concert and The Kurdish Issue

A Harbiye Concert and The Kurdish Issue

During the "Women of Water" concert, friday night at Harbiye's Open Air Theatre, a group of Turks protested against Kurdish singer Aynur for singing in Kurdish. She was forced to cut her performance short and left after the third song.

16 July 2011 Ekrem Eddy Güzeldere

Spain: The Victory Of Street Culture

Multicultural Creativity In The Mediterranean

Spain: The Victory Of Street Culture

In the lanes of Almanjar, one of the most infamous neighbourhoods of Granada, two young directors shoot the gypsy version of the Starsky and Hutch TV series. Meanwhile, along the streets of Barcelona, the band Microguagua attracts the crowds with its vibrant reggae rhythms.

18 May 2011 Cristina Artoni

Interculturalism In Spain

Multicultural Creativity In The Mediterranean

Interculturalism In Spain

In Spain integration happens through music. In an intercultural society, cultural barriers are broken down. This is the message a punk band from Madrid called Ska P is trying to spread through countless concerts throughout Europe and Latin America.

17 May 2011 Cristina Artoni

Gaza’s Art Flotilla

Multicultural Creativity In The Mediterranean

Gaza’s Art Flotilla

For more than three years, 1.5 million Palestinians have been living under total blockade imposed by Israel, unable to get out of the coastal enclave and with the borders closed to foreign visitors. Gazan artists are however committed to break the blockade through art, as the first International Video Art Festival held earlier this year attests.

16 May 2011 Karl Schembrı

Fanfaraï: Beyond Differences And Convictions

Multicultural Creativity In The Mediterranean

Fanfaraï: Beyond Differences And Convictions

Given the number of its artists, Fanfaraï is a brass band and also a group interpreting a musical range going from jazz to gnawa passing by Raï and salsa.

16 May 2011 Ghania Khelıfı