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An ultra-nationalist group of protestors targeted the Turkish Embassy in Moscow on Nov. 25 following demonstrations at Turkey's Nov. 24 downing of a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian border.

The ?zmir State Opera and Ballet will stage a premiere of the 'Bach Alla Turca - Color of Dance' ballet tonight on the Elhamra Stage.

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"Mustang" has been picked by European parliamentarians as the winner of the 2015 Lux Film Prize.

Directed by French-Turkish filmmaker Deniz Gamze Ergüven, the film tells the story of how five Turkish sisters living with their grandmother after their parents' death try to escape forced marriage.

A late-Roman era tomb, which was found last week in an olive grove in the northwestern province of Bursa's ?znik district, has been moved to the garden of a nearby museum and examined by archaeologists. 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Nov. 25 "to express his sorrow" over the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey near the Syrian border.

The Turkish foreign minister expressed "his sincere condolences," Lavrov told reporters at a press conference in Moscow. "But the Turkish minister tried to excuse the incident," Lavrov added.

The Turkish Air Force has increased the number of warplanes patrolling the Turkish-Syrian border to 18 after the downing of a Russian jetfighter by a Turkish F-16 on Nov. 24 triggered unprecedented tension between Ankara and Moscow.   

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu will visit northern Cyprus on Nov. 26 in his first abroad trip since resuming his position after a three-month break, the ministry said in a written statement on Nov. 25. 

The visit comes on the eve of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's scheduled trip to the island in a bid to show Washington's support for the ongoing peace talks.  

Russian state giant Gazprom on Nov. 25 said it had halted gas deliveries to Ukraine after Kyiv failed to make upfront payments for more supplies.

Gazprom chief Alexei Miller said that as of 07.00 GMT Ukraine's Naftogaz had used up all the gas it had paid for and "no new upfront payment has been made."

The limitation on credit card installments to pay for a number of items has been extended from nine months to 12 months to revive consumption levels. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Nov. 25 said Turkey's political leaders had been encouraging the Islamisation of Turkish society, something he said was a problem, Russian agencies quoted him as saying.

Speaking a day after Turkey shot down one of Moscow's jets, Putin said: 

"The problem is not the tragedy we witnessed yesterday," the TASS news agency quoted him as saying.