Paulo Coelho

Veteran theater actor Genco Erkal, the founder of Dostlar Theater in Ankara, died of leukemia on July 31 at the age of 86. He was known as the "master of one-man plays."

Dostlar Theater shared the news on its official account in the early hours of the morning with an emotional message, saying, "Goodbye my friends, goodbye…"

World-renowned author Paulo Coelho on March 28 shared a photo of a Turkish shepherd, who posed holding his novel "The Alchemist," on his social media account. Coelho added the note, "A Turkish shepherd is reading about an Andalusian shepherd."

Best-selling writer Paulo Coelho dedicated his latest book The Archer to Turkish Olympic champion Mete Gazoz.

"Mete Gazoz ... This is my first book dedicated to you. Prodigy of archery," the Brazilian author said in a video posted to Twitter.