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Duman sets the stage on fire, Bosphorus up in smoke
ISTANBUL - As part of a series of events organized in support of the band’s latest dual album, Turkish rock band Duman (Smoke) performs a concert Saturday night at Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena. Following a couple of songs from the new albums, lead singer Kaan Tangöze’s voice begins to crack and takes the form of his much loved arabesque tone.
Brewing a future from tea tourism
RİZE - Turkish people are well known for their thirst for tea and now a tea company is looking to take advantage by launching a travel trend: tea tourism. The first of such tours takes off for northern Turkey this summer. Visitors will have a day of picking tea leaves and then the opportunity to observe closely as leaves are made ready for our pots
Drama and documentary selections top Adana festival
ADANA - As the Golden Boll International Film Festival continues apace in the southern city of Adana, the best films in each section are coming to the forefront. One of the most anxiously awaited films among the National Feature Films Competition is ’On the Way to School.’ An animated film was also among the most liked films in the festival.
Historian surveys Ottoman life through images of old
ISTANBUL - British historian Philip Mansel brings images of Istanbul's Ottoman splendor to life in his books. Now researching the Middle East's Levantine cities, Beirut, Alexandria and İzmir, he is interested in how these cities functioned where different people such as Muslims, Christians and Jews lived together despite periodic violence
Brokers broken by tech advance
ISTANBUL - As advanced technology starts to dominate the Turkish financial markets, brokers, who lived through a golden age during the ’stock rush’ era of the 1990s, are not in charge anymore. With slashed incomes and worsening work conditions, brokers see a real danger of an empty, symbolic trading floor at the Istanbul Stock Exchange
Summer’s films offer fantasy, fun
LOS ANGELES - 3D animated animals and pint-sized aliens. Museum relics that come to life at night. Magic rocks that make wishes come true. A bouquet of balloons big enough to lift a house into the sky. Fantasy and fun will take center stage in a crop of family films to be shown this summer
Openings closed one after another?
Turkey has foreign policy positions that recall trenches in battlefields. These positions, established after the creation of the republic, are considered solutions to problems inherited from the Ottoman state. These are the positions with regard the Armenian and Kurdish questions and the Greek dossier, always on the agenda due to the unresolved Cyprus conflict. There have been no significant changes in any of these three policies since 1923.
Masters of cinema to attend film fest
ISTANBUL - As part of the International Istanbul Fim Festival, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts hosts renowned names from the world cinema. US actor, producer and director John Malkovich and French director and screenwriter François Ozon will be the guests of the festival this week
Sivasspor, Beşiktaş still holding on to top spots
ISTANBUL - The top two spots of the Turkcell Super League remains unchanged as Sivasspor and Beşiktaş win again. Fenerbahçe wins and continues its trail, while free-falling Trabzonspor was held to a draw again to complete a month without a win and slipped to the fourth spot.
Turk’s hot streak on the ice rink
ISTANBUL - Tuğba Karademir wins a spot for the Winter Olympics for the second time, strengthening her position on top of Turkey's figure skating history. While competing at the Vancouver Olympics, Tuğba will be in a familiar place - she has been living in Canada for 13 years now.
What Marmaris hopes to change with its vote
MARMARIS - Just like every corner of Turkey, Marmaris is feeling the heat of forthcoming local elections, but with many foreigners living in this western town, hopes and expectations tend to differ a little. Expatriates’ wish list include many subjects such as forests or religious affairs.
Dark humor shines in ’Sunshine Cleaning’
LOS ANGELES - Despite its perky title, 'Sunshine Cleaning' is much darker than its producers' previous film, 'Little Miss Sunshine,' as it ventures simply and realistically into suicide, adultery and loss. The film will be introduced to Turkish audiences at the 28th International Film Festival next month
No time for swaggering in front of the IMF
There was a time just a few years ago, when more than 50 percent of all the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, credits outstanding worldwide were held by Turkey. Some wags even joked that the IMF would have to change its name to the "Turkey-Africa Monetary Fund" in light of its fast-disappearing customer base.
Dressing up for carnival in Istanbul
ISTANBUL - Masks and wild costumes aren’t just for Halloween anymore. It’s carnival time. Though Turkish people do not traditionally celebrate carnival, similar costume balls are part of the entertainment culture especially in Istanbul. There are even few shops in Istanbul offering out of the ordinary attire
Turkish PM Erdoğan’s Davos actions divides opinions
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s outburst in Israeli President Shimon Peres’ face during the World Economic Forum has echoed from the Middle East to the United States. While some Daily News readers argue that Erdoğan moved Turkey closer to the radicals’ camp with Hamas and Hezbollah, others praise his stance as ’honorable’ and ’courageous’.
20 years to put the ’grand’ back into the Grand Mabeyn
ISTANBUL - The Grand Mabeyn within the Yıldız Palace complex has been undergoing careful renovations for 20 years and the restoration is finally complete. All that remains to be done is assembling the furniture and interior decor within the old building, which used to host heads of state during the latter years of the Ottoman Empire