Frenzy

Actress Cynthia Nixon of "Sex and the City" fame kick-started her campaign for New York governor on March 20 - and sparked a media frenzy - by taking the subway to meet minority voters in the poorest neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Thursday's terrorist attack should alarm us all, but first and foremost it should alarm the government, which has been tolerating phenomena of violence since it came to power and has allowed them to grow into a new form of terror.

Greek singer Katerina (the body) Stikoudi welcomes the new week by sharing a photo with her instagram friends wearing a white bikini on the beach. The white colour contests her perfect golden brown tan and drives her fans into a frenzy!

The 5th International Crime and Punishment Film Festival kicked off Oct. 15 at a ceremony in Istanbul's Cemal Re?it Rey Concert Hall. 

Head of the festival Professor Adem Sözüer said the festival handled a universal problem through the perspective of justice every year. He said this year's theme was "Discrimination." 

Turkish film director Emin Alper?s latest movie received the Special Jury Prize at this year?s Venice International Film Festival, organizers announced Sept. 12.

Alper?s 114-minute dystopian film ?Abluka? (Frenzy) centers on the story of two brothers who are struggling to survive under ?heavy political violence.?

The film stars Turkish actors Mehmet Özgür and Berkay Ate?.

A reception was held on Sept. 6 in Venice for three Turkish films screening at the 72nd Venice Film Festival. Under the auspices of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, the reception took place at a hotel on San Clemente Island. 

This year, young Turkish director Emin Alper's "Abluka" (Frenzy), is among the 21 films competing for the Golden Lion.  

Turkish cinema has become a regular fixture in the Venice International Film Festival for almost a decade now. The festival will run its 72nd edition Sept. 2-21, and will have cinephiles talking about Turkish cinema during its course once again. The line-up will feature a Turkish film competing for the coveted Golden Lion and another for the Lion of the Future award, given to a first work.

Erdoğan brushed off the frenzy surrounding Apple's new iPhone 6, saying it was much the same as its iPhone 5 predecessor