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A new exhibition, "Toys of Sports," organized with the support of Trendyol, the first Turkish partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), combines the excitement of the Olympics with fascinating toys.

Director Semih Kaplanoğlu's film "Bağlılık Aslı" (Commitment) was announced on Aug. 24 as Turkey's Oscar entry for the 92nd Academy Awards under the category of Best Foreign Language Film Award.

Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan has been awarded this year’s Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s Freedom, prominent French feminist magazine “Emma” has announced.

‘The Stone Building and Other Places’ by Aslı Erdoğan, translated by Sevinç Türkkan (City Lights Books, 128 pages)

Aslı Özkaya, codenamed “Aze Malazgirt,” and Rahmi Ayhan, codenamed “Herekol Heset,” were killed in the Şırnak province’s Bestler-Dereler region, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement on Nov. 17

Veteran actress Perran Kutman received an honorary award at the 20th Flying Broom International Women Films Festival on May 23 at the State Opera and Ballet Hall in Ankara. 

Kutman was presented her award by the founders of the festival, Halime Güner and Damla Akkaşık. 

Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, arrested in August on terror charges as part of the investigation into closed daily Özgür Gündem, is at risk of being paralyzed while in jail, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Utku Çakırözer has said. 

Authors Can Dündar and Aslı Erdoğan and linguist Necmiye Alpay have slammed the detention of executives and columnists from the critical daily newspaper Cumhuriyet.

Dündar, who until recently was Cumhuriyet's editor-in-chief, said Europe had to decide whether to take a principled stand over the situation in Turkey. 

The Frankfurt book fair opened on Oct. 18 with a plea for Turkey to release acclaimed author and rights activist Aslı Erdoğan, jailed along with other journalists in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey.

A lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has said jailed writers in Turkey should be tried without arrest. 
Orhan Miroğlu, the AKP's deputy from the southeastern province of Mardin, specifically referred to the case of award-winning arrested novelist Aslı Erdoğan.