Atakan

Life of Turkey’s first elected female mayor to be made into film

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 02/08/2021 - 05:00

The life of Turkey's first elected female mayor, Leyla Atakan, will be made into a film called "Leyla Hanım" (Ms. Leyla), daily Hürriyet has reported.

Actress Naz Elmas will play Atakan in the documentary-film, which will be directed by Mustafa Yılmaz.

"I am very impressed by her courage and conscience and intrigued by her tragic death," said Elmas.

Mothers of slain Gezi protesters launch one-day hunger strike for hunger-striking educators in Ankara

Published by Hurriyet on Sun, 05/14/2017 - 14:00

The mothers of two slain Gezi protesters have launched a one-day hunger strike as a show of support to two educators who have been on hunger strike for over 65 days. 

Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça went on a hunger strike on March 10 in Ankara, demanding to be returned to their jobs, which they lost with a state of emergency decree.

Turkish films win awards in Australia

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 11/26/2015 - 16:00

"Turkish Waves," a cultural event organized by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy in collaboration with the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry and the Australia Foreign and Trade Ministry in the Australian city of Brisbane, left its mark on the 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), known as the Oscars of Asia.