Hülya

A cinema hall opened in France's western city of Strasbourg in 1913 and run by a Turk for the last three decades has been closed due to a change in the management tender.

Odyssee Cinema Hall, one of France's oldest halls, was hosting Turkish cinema festivals for the last 25 years.

Fatma Girik, a veteran actress of Turkish cinema, a.k.a. Yeşilçam, passed away on Jan. 24 at the age of 79.

She died of multiple organ failure at a private hospital in Istanbul, where she was being treated for COVID-19, according to a statement released by the hospital management.

My first reaction to the Dec. 17 and Dec. 25, 2013 corruption operations was: "An anti-corruption operation is sometimes not just an anti-corruption operation." In contrast, I have regarded the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's long march from Ankara to Istanbul from the start by thining: "A justice march sometimes is only a justice march."  

A painting drawn by Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek has been sold for 151,000 Turkish Liras ($560,550) at an auction, donating the profits to the Turkish Alzheimer Association.

Leading business, art and sport representatives from Turkey have launched a civil society movement against recent terror attacks in a bid to boost the public's morale and maintain Turkey and Istanbul's brand value, calling on people to continue living their lives outside.

The first and only time I met Hülya Koç Rousseau in person was swift. We were on our way to Oxford from London, passing from Newington Green.

A Turkish man has alleged that an "insult on president [Recep Tayyip Erdo?an]" caused him to assault his fiancé, initiating a process whereby the woman had to testify on violating the controversial Article 299 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) which foresees imprisonment for defamations against the president.

Turkish actress Hülya Avşar has opened a suit for damages against leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after he staunchly criticized her praise of the new presidential palace as "sycophancy."