The World İs Fresh With Us
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Çinlilerden kiraz ve siyah incire yoğun ilgi
Hong Kong’ta 4-6 Eylül 2019 tarihlerinde düzenlenen Asia Fruit Logistica 2019 Fuarı'na “The World is Fresh With Us” (Dünya Bizimle Taze) sloganıyla katılan Ege Yaş Meyve Sebze İhracatçıları Birliği’nin standını ziyaret eden Çinlilerden en fazla kiraz ve siyah incir talebi geldi.
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Stringing together classical pieces in historical settings
ISTANBUL - Two weeks ago, renowned violinist Ellen Jewett’s budding festival project featured her group, the Audubon String Quartet, playing in a candlelit cave in Cappadocia, followed by concerts in a Greek church in Şirince and a castle in Bodrum. July 20-25 she and another all-star group return to Cappadocia and its special medieval setting
Obama talks the talk, can he walk the walk?
ANKARA - The notorious image of the United States appears to have damaged the reliable image and appealing aura of U.S. President Barack Obama in Turkey. According to a survey published in June by the Ankara-based research company MetroPOLL Strategic and Social Research Center, Obama is the world leader most appreciated by Turks, but a majority finds him not reliable.
Istanbul to get a long weekend as design hub
ISTANBUL - The Design Weekend, organized for the first time in Istanbul, kicks off today. Although the promotion and advertising for the event have been weak, participants are excited to display their pieces. The festival includes architecture and design offices, restaurants, shops and markets.
Four new faces in Turk movie scene
ISTANBUL - Seyfi Teoman, Özcan Alper, Hüseyin Karabey and İnan Temelkuran... Take a look at these four newcomers to Turkish cinema and you'll see why we can't wait to watch their new films. These award-winning directors bring a breath of fresh air to the country's film industry and have already secured themselves a respected place within it
Obama extends Iran olive branch
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama launches a landmark direct appeal to the Iranian people, saying his country is prepared to end years of strained relations if Tehran tones down its bellicose rhetoric. Iran plays down Obama's message, saying it welcomes the overtures, but also warns that decades of mistrust cannot easily be erased
Youngsters want better education all around world
ISTANBUL - World Water Youth Forum, organized for the 4th time within the 5th World Water Forum, brought together hundreds of youngsters from around the world. They discussed the same themes as the participants of the Forum but they already have a concrete solution to world's water problem: They want better education all around the world
’Autumn pain’: A purgatory? Not quite
"Tipota, vre, ohi, ne, avrio, simera, nani nani, moraki mou," words scattered in a dramatic sequence of phrases spelled out by trembling mouths accompanied by faces in close-up with watery eyes, staying fixed on the lens, longer that one would expect; Greek words popping up in undisciplined manner among disciplined lines of phrases in Turkish, probably sounding incomprehensive to the small Turkish audience at my local cinema where I watched Tomris Giritlioğlu’s latest movie "Autumn Pain," a new movie which is set in September 1955 in Istanbul against the background of the rampage by the Turkish mob against the Greek and other minorities of the city.
A Bird’s Eye View : Beginning of a new era
We birds have the pleasure to congratulate the humans of the United States on their new president, Barack Obama. At last after eight years, during which the United States lost all its moral authority and credibility, the United States has acquired a president that can restore the greatness of the United States.
Drifting into ’unchartered territory’?
At the same time U.S. President Barack Obama was cherishing his election victory, villagers in a remote eastern Turkish village were sacrificing sheep to join in the celebrations, featuring placards that read "Obama, you are our hero!" and "You are one of us!" An all-too premature optimism? Probably.
The ’Armenian apology’ issue
The "Apology to the Armenians" campaign that a group of well-known and influential Turkish intellectuals have initiated has seriously divided the nation. Judging by the angry reactions from various quarters opposing this campaign it is clear that if some kind of a referendum were held today, the majority would vote against such an apology.
Speaker calls parties to join in a cease-fire
ANKARA - The speaker of Parliament, Köksal Toptan, says he believes common sense emerges out of the ballot box, noting that the founding and the closure of parties should always be in the hands of the people. On the question of compulsory religion courses, Toptan says they do not make much sense in practice and suggests it would be much better to remove them
Of Baykal’s chador, Erdoğan’s laicism and a reader’s atheism
Fortunately, not all readers’ letters are full of (sometimes never heard of) curses, insults and threats almost each time after I impersonate this paper’s ’religion editor.’ This week, a reader reminded me there is another world beyond our narrower disputes
Play sets tale of bayou free
ISTANBUL - Olivier Award-winning director Bijan Sheibani infuses "The Brothers Size" with a rhythm and pace that lets raw emotions emerge in their own right. Staged in the round, reminiscent of today’s exploitative boxing ring but fit for mythological gods, the result is an electric cadence that strikes an intimate chord in scene after scene.
Young architects shape landscape, city & space
ISTANBUL - The Archiprix Turkey 2008 competition, where students strive to unify the three guiding principles of architecture: Durability, utility and beauty, is organized for the 13th time this year. Ali Dur, an Istanbul Technical University student, is the winner with a project called Urban Station.
