Harun Tekin

The 59th Golden Orange Film Festival ended on Oct. 8 at a ceremony held at the Antalya Sports Hall. The festival's Best Picture Award went to Özcan Alper's "Karanlık Gece" (Black Night).

In this year's festival, where 25 awards were given in five categories, Emin Alper's film "Kurak Günler" (Burning Days) became the most awarded movie with nine awards.

Medipol Başakşehir booked their spot in the Ziraat Turkish Cup's semifinals with a 2-1 win over Fenerbahçe on Feb. 9. 

Başakşehir's Chilean winger Junior Fernandes fired in a right-footed strike from a narrow-angle to open the scoring in the 42nd minute at Fenerbahçe's Ulker Stadium.

Turkey's first sustainable music festival, Festtogether, which was organized on May 9 to support the needs that emerged after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now preparing to support the field of culture and arts, one of the most damaged sectors in the pandemic.

The festival will be held on Jan. 2 and 3, 2021, as the first festival of the new year.

Defending Turkish Super League champion Beşiktaş maintained its lead at the top of the standings with three games remaining after it scored a hard-fought victory over historic rival Bursaspor in the closing game of week 31 on May 15. 

Istancool, the annual high-profile International Arts & Culture Festival will be held for the fourth time this year between June 13 and 15 in Istanbul.