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Engagement, marriage, or PACS?
The French got possibly the worst news since June 18, 1815 from a Turkish minister and, ironically, on the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo and, even more tragically, at a British venue! French efforts to shape European politics have failed throughout history, the Minister for the EU, Egemen Bağış, told an audience of dignitaries at the British Embassy in Ankara, while looking a senior French diplomat in the eye (hurriyet.com.tr, June 19, 2009). Nor will they succeed today. Mr. Bağış went on to remind the French of their great misfortunes.
Hande Bozdoğan - training tomorrow’s top chefs
ISTANBUL - Turkish cuisine is one of the richest cuisines in the world. It owes this to the large geography of the Ottoman Empire and the different ethnic identities within it. Also, we live in a very lucky climate with four seasons and many delicious ingredients. Given all of this, there is so much to do and to improve.
Making photography a professional pursuit in life
ISTANBUL - Emre Dörter stayed on in Italy to get some real-life experience in photography after completing his master’s degree at the Accademia Italia before returning home. He says over time he has developed an affinity to shoot still-life pictures, as he does now. ’For everything, there has to be a separate preparation, structure, equipment, eye and approach. To find opportunities to work in different styles is very attractive, in spite of it being stressful for a careful professional,’ he says.
Syrians here in Mardin to take part in film fest
MARDİN - Award-winning writer Khaled Khalifa, director Ossama Mohammad and festival organizer Orwa Nyrabia arrived in Mardin at the weekend and brought 12 students from Syria with them to participate in the SineMardin International Film Festival that focuses on bringing together Arab cinema and Turkish audiences this year.
Iran rules out scrapping presidential vote as world alarm mounts
TEHRAN - Iran’s top election body on Tuesday ruled out cancelling the disputed presidential vote as the world voiced increasing alarm at the violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators posing the most serious challenge to the Islamic regime in 30 years.
Diverse cultures, ethnicities meet at Mardin film festival
MARDIN - The fourth film festival of the southeastern city of Mardin, SineMardin, kicked off Saturday night at a ceremony held at the historical Erdoba Mansion. The ceremony hosted guests from Sweden, Syria and the US. ’Even though we are tired when the festival ends each year, we can’t turn our back on Mardin ,’ says program director Zihni Sümer.
Film telling of struggle between two languages gains appreciation
ISTANBUL - 'İki Dil Bir Bavul' (On the Way to School) was one of the most admired films at the Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival. The two directors have shot many documentaries over the years but they say this was their most successful. The documentary-like film's characters are from the real world. A young teacher who comes from Denizli tries to teach Turkish, instead of primary school classes, to Kurdish children who do not even speak a word of Turkish.
Hotelier and artist finds balance as a global nomad
ISTANBUL - Czech-born Jiri Kobos has lived in 13 countries over the last 25 years with his family, managing hotels around the world and exhibiting his paintings. In his new home, Istanbul, he continues to find balance between his work as general manager of the Hyatt Regency in Taksim and as an abstract expressionist painter.
A new approach to the prepaid market
ISTANBUL - Focusing on prepaid services and electronic payment systems, Prepay Solutions aims to make life easier. ’We expect 1 billion euros in turnover in Europe between three channels: banks, retailers and Accor Services,’says Gilles Coccoli, managing director.
Teacher of expat teens ’lands’ en NASA institute
ISTANBUL - A historian and social anthropologist by training who has spent a quarter of her life as an expat, Sema Alpayta is this year's only Turkish participant in NASA's Aerospace Institute taking place later this month. She hopes to use her experience to help enrich the lives of the expatriate teenagers she teaches in Istanbul as well as the community.
Rich British and the Iraqi refugee are in the same status
ISTANBUL - Foreigners staying in Turkey have to pay 306 Liras 30 Kurus inhabitancy charge every six months, regardless of their conditions. It is the same for both the British tourist in Didim and the Iraqi refugee in Van. There are people who cannot leave Turkey due to being unable to pay this amount.
