Eastern Journey

Hafızalara kazınan o şarkı

Yasak Helva çoğumuzun melodisini bildiği ‘Eastern Journey’ parçasını yeniden yorumladı. Jehan Barbur ‘Güzel Şeyler de Var’la geri döndü. Berkay stüdyoya girdi, peş peşe şarkı çıkarmaya hazırlanıyor.

TikTok’tan SoundOn dağıtım hamlesi

TikTok, müzik listelerine viral müzikler katmanın dışında yeni bir platforma da el verdi: SoundOn.

Microcredits as macrohelpers

ISTANBUL - Threatened by the ever-increasing unemployment figures in the country, Turkish women have been seeking ways to contribute to the household income. Their search has lead women to discover microcredit, according to an expert on the topic. Since its foundation, the microcredit system has proved to be an effective way out of the crisis, he says

New concepts lift Arab music of old

ISTANBUL - A group of Turkish classical virtuosos and dervishes take the sounds of Anatolia and Sufism to Lille this week in a unique performance under the auspices of Zither master and French-Swiss native Julien Jalal Eddine Weiss

Historic artifacts return to Bodrum

BODRUM - After a brief stint on display at New York’s famous Metropolitan Museum, more than 100 unique Bronze Age artifacts, which belong to Bodrum’s Museum of Underwater Archaeology, return home. An archaeologist at the Bodrum Museum says that the precious objects are expected to be back in place in the next few days

Full text of the US president's speech at Turkish Parliament

ANKARA - U.S President Barack Obama made a historic speech to Turkish lawmakers in the capital, Ankara on the first of his two-day visit to the country. Here is the full text of Obama's speech:

Author and film producer bringing eastern magic to life

ISTANBUL - Whether a novel or a documentary film, Handan Öztürk barely finishes one project before she is onto the next. In her fictional books and factual documentaries, her work often features female heroines who face the region’s Eastern and Western struggles.

Virtuoso turns over a new beat

ISTANBUL - By turns classical and popular-folk, harpist Şirin Pancaroğlu’s new album with Israeli percussionist Yinon Muallem feels like a tide rising and falling between continents and musical styles. On the Anatolian song "Kervan," her lyric harp rises like Sandro Botticelli’s "The Birth of Venus," accompanied by foreboding sea drums.

Birinci from Emirates-Area manager par excellence

ISTANBUL - Airlines and businesses were first affected by the Gulf War, the Iraqi War, fuel price increases over the past three to four years and then the economic crisis.

Falling in love on silver screen

Three love stories, three contemporary Turkish movies. Pick your choice for Valentine’s Day among these heart-wrenching stories of love, holding on to love, and possible heartbreak. ’Issız Adam’ (Isolated Man), ’Gitmek’ (My Marlon and Brando) and ’Mutluluk’ (Bliss), shaping trends in contemporary Turkish cinema, are not for the faint of heart

Conrad Istanbul's Kling-up through the traditional route

ISTANBUL - The Conrad Istanbul is not uniquely shaped for Istanbul, a city that architecturally is mostly populated with sharp pointed squares and rectangles. Its shape recalls the wavy roofs on fountains and over portals like those at Topkapı Palace and the Sultan Ahmet Fountain.

When will women find love in Turkish cinema?

ISTANBUL - Last year’s Turkish movies were less than generous in giving Turkish women a happy ending in love. Here’s a look at how sad relations in some of the movies reflect a broader picture of Turkey.

World films on Silk Road

ISTANBUL - Bursa International Silk Road Film festival will greet movie-lovers through Thursday. The festival will feature the latest by renowned names like Woody Allen, Wim Wenders and Hayao Miyazaki, as well as the debut features of newcomer directors from different countries.

A road movie with a twist

ISTANBUL - Documentary director Hüseyin Karabey’s ’Gitmek’ (My Marlon and Brando) is to reach Turkish audiences after receiving international awards for its actress Ayça Damgacı, and being the subject of a minor controversy with the Culture Ministry. Damgacı plays herself in this real life love story

A road movie with a twist

ISTANBUL - Documentary director Hüseyin Karabey's 'Gitmek' (My Marlon and Brando) is to reach Turkish audiences after receiving international awards for its actress Ay?a Damgacı, and being the subject of a minor controversy with the Culture Ministry. Damgacı plays herself in this real life love story

Festival on Wheels changes its route to eastern Turkey

ISTANBUL - The 14th Festival on Wheels starts today. For the first time in 13 years, the festival won’t stop in Ankara, but invites all cinema and festival-lovers from the capital to Kars instead.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JULY 31

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on July 31, 2008. Hurriyet English does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Thirteen immigrants suffocate in truck in Turkey

Thirteen illegal immigrants suffocated in an overcrowded truck container and their bodies were dumped Wednesday in a field in Istanbul's outskirts, officials and media reports said. Most of the dead were believed to be Pakistanis. (UPDATED)

Over 50,000 dead, missing or buried in China quake

More than 50,000 people are dead, missing or buried under rubble after China's devastating earthquake, officials said on Wednesday as the full horror of the disaster began to emerge. (UPDATED)

Over 50,000 dead, missing or buried in China quake

More than 50,000 people are dead, missing or buried under rubble after China's devastating earthquake, officials said on Wednesday as the full horror of the disaster began to emerge. (UPDATED)

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON MAR 26

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 26th, 2008. Hurriyet English does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON MAR 26

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 26th, 2008. Hurriyet English does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.