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Turkish Olympic shooter aims to trademark viral stance

Türkiye's Olympic pistol sharpshooter Yusuf Dikeç has filed to trademark his nonchalant stance at the Paris Games that went viral around the world, his coach said on Sept. 1.

His coach Erdinç Bilgili said that the move to protect the commercial use of his pose with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office came in response to others trying to trademark it without Dikeç's say-so.

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.