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Özdemir Asaf: A gentle poet

Turkey on Jan. 28 commemorated Özdemir Asaf, a unique poet of contemporary Turkish literature, on the 39th anniversary of his death.

Born in Ankara, the Turkish capital, on June 11, 1923, Asaf was known to be a man with gentle characteristics and love for life.

Turkey launches new short film to boost tourism

The Culture and Tourism Ministry has made a new promotional short film featuring several iconic sites from Turkey that will be aired on social media, the ministry said in a statement on Aug. 5.

Short film called "Home of Poetry" has been prepared within the scope  of the country's global tourism and cultural campaign "Turkey Home" launched by the ministry in 2014.

Turkish business group lobbies in Moscow for visa-free travel

A business delegation led by the head of Turkey's top business organization, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), has met their counterparts and Russian officials in Moscow to discuss a variety of issues ahead of a mixed economic council meeting between the two countries.