Asian music

Turkish maestro chosen as 'principal guest conductor' for Iranian symphony orchestra

Turkish conductor Erol Erdinç has given his first concert with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra as the "principal guest conductor," after the orchestra's world renowned Iranian conductor, Alexander Rahbari, called on him to conduct the orchestra four times and lead a masterclass.

Turkey competition board opens probe against alcoholic beverage company

Turkey's competition board has opened a probe into Diageo's Mey ?çki to examine whether the leading alcoholic beverage producer abused its market dominance in the country.

The board said it had found the preliminary findings on the company's moves "serious and adequate" enough to launch an investigation into whether it abused its market dominance at a meeting on July 28. 

Blue moon beyond borders

Leros is quiet and tranquil. The little seaside cafes are not crowded; there is a fresh breeze. It is nice to be away from Bodrum's maddening crowd and traffic, all so unbearable with late July's suffocating heat wave.

Singer-turned-AKP candidate slammed over sexism

Though best-known for turning a Central Asian folk song into a campaign jingle for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), newly minted AKP candidate U?ur I??lak's areas of expertise have been shown to extend into the realm of relationship advice given the singer's 2012 comments saying "it is in women's nature to belong to men."

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