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Turkey can’t recover ancient ‘Stargazer’
A U.S. judge ruled on Sept. 7 that Turkey cannot recover a 6,000-year-old marble idol known as the "Guennol Stargazer" from Christie's and the hedge fund billionaire Michael Steinhardt.
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Turkish film wins best picture at prominent festival in US
"Flaşbellek" (Flash Drive), a film directed and written by Turkish Cypriot filmmaker Derviş Zaim, has won the best picture award at the New York Independent Cinema Awards in the United States.
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Well-known actors of Arab cinema, such as Salah Bakri, Ali Suleiman, Sara El Debuch and Husam Chadat, took part in the production, which tells about the Syrian war.
Turkish actor becomes goalkeeper in Netherlands
Famous Turkish actor Erkan Kolçak Köstengil has become a professional goalkeeper in the Netherlands after leaving Turkey as the well-known TV series, Çukur (The Hole), in which he acted, ended.
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"It was my childhood dream to be a goalkeeper," Köstengil said.
Çukur, which first aired on Oct. 23, 2017, ended on June 7 after 131 episodes in four seasons.
Ferhan Şensoy laid to rest in Istanbul
Veteran theater actor Ferhan Şensoy, who died on Aug. 31 after being hospitalized on July 2 due to internal bleeding, cardiovascular diseases and respiratory failure, was laid to rest yesterday.
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The first ceremony for Şensoy was held at Ses Theater in Beyoğlu.
Veteran theater actor Ferhan Şensoy dies at 70
Ferhan Şensoy, one of Turkey's best-known theater and cinema actors, has died. He was 70. He had been receiving treatment at Istanbul University Medical Faculty for a while. Şensoy, who was hospitalized on July 2 due to internal bleeding, died at around 2.30 a.m. on Aug. 31 due to cardiovascular diseases and respiratory failure.
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New venue of presidential orchestra opens season
CSO Ada Ankara, which is the new building of the Presidential Symphony Orchestra and is expected to be one of the few music centers in the world, will host many different music genres in September, bringing world-famous names to the stage.
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Turkish folk music legend’s life story to be made into biopic
The life story of Turkish folk music legend Neşet Ertaş, who is fondly remembered as the "Bozkırın Tezenesi" (Voice of Prairie) in the country and was declared as a living human treasure by UNESCO before he died, will be made into a biopic.
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Ephesus Opera Ballet Festival starts
The 4th International Ephesus Opera and Ballet Festival started on Aug 24 at the Ephesus Ancient Theater.
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The opening performance of the event was Georges Bizet's ballet 'Carmen,' staged by the İzmir State Opera and Ballet with a new choreography.
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Golden Boll Film Festival to be held in September
Turkey's International Golden Boll Film Festival will be held in the southern Adana province on Sept. 13-19, organizers said on Aug. 24.
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Zeydan Karalar, the mayor of Adana, who will organize the festival, said in a statement that one of Turkey's most prestigious cinematic events, the 28th edition of the festival will be held with COVID-19 measures in place.
‘Interactions’ at Istanbul Modern
Istanbul Modern's new exhibition, titled "Interactions," a selection from its collection, showcases works that were inspired by or refer to various subjects and individuals from the fields of plastic arts, architecture, literature, music and cinema.
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Yinon Muallem presents ‘Norwegian Oud’
Istanbul-based musician, composer and writer Yinon Muallem's new album, titled "Norwegian Oud," has been released on all digital platforms.
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Istanbul Music Festival kicks off with opening ceremony
The 49th Istanbul Music Festival kicked off on Aug. 18 with an opening ceremony and concert in Turkey's largest city.
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Over 1,000 tonnes of illegally shipped waste, halted at Murfatlar
The Coast Guard border police, in co-operation with customs workers and commissioners of the National Environmental Guard have found two barges loaded with over 1,000 tonnes of iron waste arriving in the port of Murfatlar via the Danube River that were to transit trough Romania from Bulgaria to Turkey in breach of legal provisions, according to a press statement released on Tuesday by the Gener
Bozcaada Jazz Festival to kick off
The fifth Bozcaada Jazz Festival, presenting the masters of jazz on stage and bringing musicians from different generations together with the audience, will be organized on Aug. 20, 21 and 22.
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Rhodes – The International Jazz Festival returns to the island
For the third year, the island of the Knights will be flooded with jazz tunes, as part of the Rhodes & South Aegean International Jazz Festival, the great celebration that proves that music can only unite people. The initiator of this initiative and artistic director of the festival is Dimitris Vasilakis, an internationally renowned saxophonist, composer and educational researcher.