Hande Dalkılıç’ın bütün CD’lerini dinledim. Özellikle Türk bestecilerinden oluşan CD’leri benim için özel bir önem taşır. Çünkü ben iyi bir piyanistin Türk bestecilerini kaydetmesini, onları bize ve dünyaya tanıtmasını isterim. Türk bestecilerini Türk icracıları çalacak ki başka ülkelerin solistleri, orkestraları da onları repertuvarlarına alsın.
#YazarISTANBUL - As the southern city of Adana readies for the upcoming Golden Boll Film Festival, which will show 190 films, the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review profiles the recipients of two of the festival’s honorary awards, actress Filiz Akın and director Ömer Lütfi Akad, both living legends of Turkish cinema.
MERSIN - This year’s Mersin International Music Festival, launched Thursday with a performance of renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say, gathers in the city also other prominent musicians, such as the guitarist Al Di Meola. The event, which aims to ’bring polyphonic universal music to the denizens’ and contributes to the dialogue among cultures, will run through June 2.
The pretty, narrow side streets of Nişantaşı, with 19th and early 20th century buildings, house the most expensive boutiques, perfumeries, art galleries and cafes, as well as stylish pubs and restaurants. Some of the best-known international brands are available in the district. So many women parade up and down in search of something to buy
PARIS - Museum buyers, dealers, collectors, and wealthy art lovers have snapped up all 1,200 seats at Paris' Grand Palais, where the art treasures amassed over half a century by Yves Saint Laurent and his lifelong companion Pierre Berge went on show Saturday in a stage-set recreating the couple's ornate interiors
BERLIN - This year’s top prize of Berlin Film Festival, Golden Bear, went to a Peruvian director Claudia Llosa for ’The Milk of Sorrow.’ The moving drama was the first competition entry from Peru in the 59-year history of the Berlinale festival and director’s second feature.
ISTANBUL - The long bayram holidays provide a great opportunity to catch up with the sometimes nearly forgotten jewels that exist in and around Turkey’s cities. Whether one is spending the holidays in Istanbul, Ankara, Adana or Antalya, there are plenty of nearby excursions to take. Here are some suggestion by Hürriyet travel writer Mehmet Yaşin