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Bo Derek: Kendimi asla affetmeyeceğim
1973 yılında, henüz bir lise öğrencisiyken kendisinden 30 yaş büyük aktör John Derek’le ilişki yaşamaya başladı. Yaşı küçük olduğundan, Derek bu ilişki sebebiyle yargılanabilirdi. Bu yüzden çift Kaliforniya’dan kaçıp Avrupa’ya gitti. Bo 19, John 49 yaşındayken evlendiler ve 1998’de ünlü aktör hayatını kaybedene kadar evli kaldılar. 80’ler kuşağının “kusursuz kadın”, “dünyanın en güzel kadını”, “seks sembolü” unvanlarını yakıştırdığı Bo Derek, şimdilerde hayatını konu alan “In My Own Words” belgeseliyle gündemde. Türkiye’yi defalarca ziyaret eden ünlü sanatçıyla görüntülü olarak konuştum.
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En önemli şey aşk
1973 yılında, henüz bir lise öğrencisiyken kendisinden 30 yaş büyük aktör John Derek’le ilişki yaşamaya başladı. Yaşı küçük olduğundan, Derek bu ilişki sebebiyle yargılanabilirdi. Bu yüzden çift Kaliforniya’dan kaçıp Avrupa’ya gitti. Bo 19, John 49 yaşındayken evlendiler ve 1998’de ünlü aktör hayatını kaybedene kadar evli kaldılar. 80’ler kuşağının “kusursuz kadın”, “dünyanın en güzel kadını”, “seks sembolü” unvanlarını yakıştırdığı Bo Derek, şimdilerde hayatını konu alan “In My Own Words” belgeseliyle gündemde. Türkiye’yi defalarca ziyaret eden ünlü sanatçıyla görüntülü olarak konuştum.
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Minister U-turns over boycott call
ISTANBUL - Industry Minister Nihat Ergün, who called for a boycott of Chinese products over deadly riots and a crackdown in Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, now says the government has no such official position. Ergün’s remarks are his personal opinion and do not reflect the government’s stance on the matter, Industry Ministry spokesperson says
Is Hasankeyf in our hearts?
Regarding Hasankeyf, one of the most magical places in the world, two joyous items of news reached us in the space of a few days. The first piece of news, this historic district located in Batman actually dates back 15,000 years. Until now we had thought 12,000, but we were wrong.
Minister U-turns over boycott call
ISTANBUL - Industry Minister Nihat Ergün, who called for a boycott of Chinese products over deadly riots and a crackdown in Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, now says the government has no such official position. Ergün’s remarks are his personal opinion and do not reflect the government’s stance on the matter, Industry Ministry spokesperson says
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.
Italian photojournalist zooms in on Iraqi refugees
ISTANBUL - Through her camera lens Italian native Delizia Flaccavento explores the plight of Iraqi immigrants who have fled to Turkey. In a project this winter the photojournalist took over 6,000 photos of the Chaldean Christian Iraqi community in Turkey raising awareness on the 'other victims' of the Iraqi War.
Festival makes Mardin center for cooperation
MARDIN - The Mardin Film Festival that kicked off Monday in the southeastern city will be concluded tomorrow with a happy ending. The festival's organizers made a deal with Dox-Box International and Damascus International Film Festival to collaborate in 2010. But, they will need significant support from local governments and both states.
CONSULTANT’S CORNER: The Social Fabric of Turkey
Turkey, Istanbul in particular, has long been known as a crossroads of religions and cultures. However, this article will not be a historical essay. Rather, I will focus on today’s climate of tolerance and the threats to its continuance that may or may not exist.
After Nazım Hikmet’s footsteps in Boris Park
SOFIA - During Nazım Hikmet’s years in exile, the most bitter moments are spent close to home on visits to Bulgaria. The similarities of the place drive him crazy: the smells, the food, the Turkish spoken by the minority. On the 46th anniversary of his death, one cannot help but salute his poetry.
Will Erdoğan atone for Turkey’s past sins?
With the controversial "landmine bill" coming back to Parliament after being temporarily withdrawn last Friday by the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, government, the debate over the "historic apology" by the Turkish prime minister toward Turkey’s minorities looks as if it will continue.
Fascism, anti-Semitism and all sorts of Turks
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a man full of surprises. He surprised the world four months ago in Davos by bashing Israeli President Shimon Peres for "killing children" in Gaza. The way he stormed the international forum came as a relief to most Middle Easterners, but raised eyebrows among many Westerners.
Political voice of the poetry festival
ISTANBUL-Breyten Breytenbach, a man who says he can peacefully 'sleep next to words,' was among the guests at this year’s International Istanbul Poetry Festival. A compelling figure not only for his writing, Breytenbach is a political activist sensitive to issues others want to avoid
Islam, apostasy and ’Erdoğanists’ in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Erdoğan, as you would know, broke with his former guru Erbakan’s anti-Western, Islamist line to found the AKP and to follow a liberal policy. This transformation has had influence outside of Turkey as well. It has changed the terms even in a far country like Malaysia
To think carefully
A horrible blood bath at a wedding party. It is not important where, when or by whom it happened. The important thing is to take immediate action after such a mass assassination in Turkey. No measures were taken beforehand. Politicians, for elections and votes, trying to tread through murky waters, didn't do anything to take action against such assassinations.
Disarmament negotiations started
Hasan Cemal’s impressions, which are based on statements by the No. 1 leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, Murat Karayılan, of northern Iraq and Kandil are full of signals showing that a new period has started for what can be called the most important issue in Turkey.
Greek Easter with a side of political tribulations
Celebrating Orthodox Easter has always been something of a unique experience. If you live abroad Ğ in Western Europe, for example Ğ it is usually an incomplete and frustrating event, starting with many expectations and ending the same day, always on a spring Sunday, of course, with an even greater feeling of homesickness.
Provocative politics as the family business
ISTANBUL -The Turkish intelligentsia erupted in commotion when he suggested Turkey needs a "Second Republic." Some celebrate him as an economic genius who supports unconditional democracy. Others, however, deride him for once abandoning his ideals to accommodate "political realities" at the time.
Identities forged on battleground
ISTANBUL - While April 25 will see thousands of Australians and New Zealanders once more descend on Gallipoli to be present at this year’s Anzac Day ceremony, the real memory of this horrific campaign lies forever silently entrenched along the ridges and shores of this significant peninsula.