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Greek films to light up İstanbul's movie scene

Greek films to light up İstanbul's movie scene

The second edition of the Greek Film Days will be held in İstanbul between November 21-26.

16 November 2023

Did we see a play, movie, opera performance in Turkey in 2020?

CULTURE AND ARTS AMID PANDEMIC

Did we see a play, movie, opera performance in Turkey in 2020?

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has released the 2020 statistics on cinema, theatre, operas, ballets, choirs and groups in Turkey. Marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, last year saw a drop in the number of halls, audience and performances.

TurkStat: Government expenditures on culture decreased in 2019

TurkStat: Government expenditures on culture decreased in 2019

Turkey's statistical authority has released the "cultural economy" data for the last year.

1 December 2020

Erdoğan: We Now Have a Totally New Turkey That Doesn’t Otherize its Artists

Erdoğan: We Now Have a Totally New Turkey That Doesn’t Otherize its Artists

Reminding his audience that “Turkey used to be a country banning music pieces and books”, President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has said, “We now have a totally new Turkey that does not otherize its artists.”

11 February 2020

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

Turkish Cinema Icon Tarık Akan Dies

Turkish Cinema Icon Tarık Akan Dies

Virtuoso film actor Tarık Akan has died.

16 September 2016

Heybeliada Left Without Library

Heybeliada Left Without Library

Triandafilidis Mansion, Heybeliada’s Library is put to use as service building as to being consigned to District National Education Directorate following Special Provincial Administration being abolished, and offer for library declined by National Education.

4 December 2015 Elif Akgül

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

"Cultural Dialogues" in St. Petersburg

BEYZA KURAL IN ST. PETERSBURG

"Cultural Dialogues" in St. Petersburg

Notes from dialogues by young journalists,photographers, documentarists gathered in St. Petersburg.

23 November 2015 Beyza Kural

‘The List’ of 22,342 Migrants Appears on Public Screen in Istanbul

‘The List’ of 22,342 Migrants Appears on Public Screen in Istanbul

A list that enumerates 22,342 known migrants who died on their journey to Europe from January 1, 1993 to June 14, 2015 will be on display on a public video screen on top of Istanbul’s Marmara Pera Hotel (YAMA* screen) from evenings to mornings until September 27.

2 September 2015

Hotel Constructions Raise Concerns Over Cappadocia's Future

NİLAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM CAPPADOCIA

Hotel Constructions Raise Concerns Over Cappadocia's Future

The suspension of two unlawful hotel constructions in Cappadocia region created controversy regarding the lack of local administration control on construction licenses. Local organizations and residents are wondering how the hotel constructions went unnoticed while ordinary residents received prison sentences for simple renovation abuses.

26 December 2012 Nilay Vardar

Agri Province Welcomes Its First Movie Theater

Agri Province Welcomes Its First Movie Theater

A new movie theater has been established in Agri, one of the seven remaining provinces without a public film screening venue.

28 November 2012

Medal of Honor for Ara Güler and Orhan Pamuk

TURKISH SEASON IN FRANCE

Medal of Honor for Ara Güler and Orhan Pamuk

In the course of the "Turkish Season in France" photographer Güler and writer Pamuk are awarded the 'Vermeil Medal' in Paris. A retrospective exhitibition opens in honor of Ara Güler.

6 September 2009 Emine Özcan

Medal of Honor for Ara Güler and Orhan Pamuk

TURKISH SEASON IN FRANCE

Medal of Honor for Ara Güler and Orhan Pamuk

In the course of the "Turkish Season in France" photographer Güler and writer Pamuk are awarded the 'Vermeil Medal' in Paris. A retrospective exhitibition opens in honor of Ara Güler.

4 September 2009 Emine Özcan