Zuhal Olcay

The third İzmir International Film and Music Festival, organized with the theme of the relationship between cinema and music since its first year, will start on June 16. The event focuses on cinema-music relations in order to encourage the use of original music in films.

The 24th Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival awarded the recipients of its honorary awards on June 4.

Actress Nur Sürer and actress-singer Zuhal Olcay received the honorary awards on June 4 at a ceremony held at the CerModern Arts Center in Ankara.

Films from 33 countries will be screened online for film enthusiasts until June 11 as part of the event.

An Istanbul regional court ruled 11 months and 20 days in prison for Turkish singer and actress Zuhal Olcay for "insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan" and postponed the sentence in a hearing held on July 12. 

Turkish singer and actress Zuhal Olcay was sentenced to 10 months in jail for "insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan" finalizing an indictment approved by the 46th Criminal Court of Peace, daily Hürriyet reported on March 22.

A lawsuit has been filed against singer Zuhal Olcay for “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a concert last year, with the prosecutor seeking a four-year prison sentence for the singer.

A new Turkish singing competition named "Reflect Your Light," has been organized by famous singer Kaya Event. The judges are actress Zuhal Olcay, veteran musician Cahit Berkay, music video director Nihat Odabaşı, and music manager and event planner Selçuk Kaya.

Turkey's 10th Labor Films Festival opens on May 2 with a ceremony to be held at Istanbul's ?i?li Municipality Kent Culture Center. 

An investigation has been opened into the artists who appeared in a short film commemorating the one-year anniversary of the death of Berkin Elvan, a young Gezi protest victim.

The public prosecutor of the Istanbul Press Offences Bureau summoned the well-known figures, from musicians to actors, who performed on the short film over an alleged "abetment."

A criminal complaint has been filed against 27 prominent figures, including main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu, journalists and celebrities, for comments made on social media about the police operation to end the March 31 hostage crisis at Istanbul's Ça?layan Courthouse, which ended with the death of a prosecutor and his two captors. 

The 14h Frankfurt Turkish Film Festival kicked off on Sept. 7 with a gala night in Frankfurt’s botanic garden, Palmengarten.

Speaking to press members before the opening, the festival’s committee chairman, Hüseyin Sıtkı, said nearly 40 films would be shown during the festival and various activities would be held.