Gamze

These days, one of the main topics of discussion in Turkey is far from sports and its ethics due to the approaching referendum. However, with the latest news that added three more Turkish national athletes to the long chain of Turkish sportspeople who have been tested positive with doping, I wanted to write about the need for doping.

Twelve bodies retrieved from a fire disaster at an all-girls' dormitory in the Aladağ district of the southern province of Adana were identified late on Nov. 30, Doğan News Agency has reported.

"Mustang" has been picked by European parliamentarians as the winner of the 2015 Lux Film Prize.

Directed by French-Turkish filmmaker Deniz Gamze Ergüven, the film tells the story of how five Turkish sisters living with their grandmother after their parents' death try to escape forced marriage.

Deniz Gamze Ergüven's 'Mustang,' an award-winning coming-of-age tale with strong female characters, was released on Oct 23 in Turkish theatersAlready seen by close to half a million people in France, Deniz Gamze Ergüven's eagerly anticipated debut film, "Mustang," premiered in Turkey on Oct. 23 following high praise on the festival circuit.

The Board of Management of the Council of Europe’s Eurimages, European Cinema Support Fund, has agreed to support 20 film projects of feature films and two animated films for a total amount 8.3 million euros.

The family of one of the 301 workers killed in the Soma disaster has filed a compensation lawsuit against the mine’s operator and the state-run Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKİ) regional institution in a first case of its kind since the May 13 incident.