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How do white-washed Turks serve their anti-Americanism?
I was sitting at my desk, lost in thoughts over the usual chorus of "pleasantries" that filled my inbox in reply to some recent lines on Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi, and, occasionally shaking my head over the extremely rich vulgar language these "readers’ letters" contained. At moments like that I always tend to lament over the bitter - but fortunately temporary - absence of my polite sparring partner Mustafa Akyol whose articles I miss dearly (Akyol has announced that he will resume his column in October).
Skills on test in Lycian Challenge
FETHİYE - Adventure enthusiasts spend two days on the shores and the mountains of the Mediterranean resort town of Fethiye, aiming to prove themselves against nature in the Lycian Challenge. Participants are happy and organizers are enthusiastic about the future of the inaugural event.
Redefining women around age 40: Between 35 and 55 is the best time
ISTANBUL - It is a common belief that women over 40 are no longer attractive and that, especially during and after menopause, their bodies and characters change for good. An expert and a columnist address this issue and come up with a totally opposite conclusion. It seems that prejudices about middle-aged women are changing positively. The period between 35 and 55 is the best time in a woman’s life, says one expert.
İhsan Özkeş speaks about Atatürk, Alevis and minorities
ISTANBUL - İhsan Özkeş is not an unknown person. He sprang to national attention recently when he conducted the funeral service of the late Türkan Saylan who led the fight against leprosy in Turkey and provided tens of thousands of liras in scholarships for young students around the country.
In a fast shrinking world of their own
ISTANBUL - The rise of the religious class and the AKP’s hold on power has Turkey’s traditional elites on the defensive and feeling like their role as upholders of Republican values is being usurped, according to research based on interviews with the former movers and shakers.
Actress’ sperm donor pregnancy stirs debate
ISTANBUL - Actress Güner Özkul chose to apply to a sperm bank because her boyfriend already has children and does not want another one, leading to a public debate on ethics. If she wants respect for her decision to have a baby, she should respect to her boyfriend’s to not have one, she says. Getting pregnant by a sperm donor is not legal or common in Turkey
Star-studded outfits in Champions final
ROME - Barcelona meets Manchester United tonight for what is expected to be a classic match. The Champions League final between heavy attacking Catalans and United, looking for its fourth cup this season, will be highlighted by a clash of stars, led by Messi and Ronaldo.
’What would you do in our place?’
MARDİN - Mardin is asking how anyone could kill 44 of their relatives in cold blood, as many try to understand it by saying it is an inhuman fluke that should never have happened. Mardin’s elders believe nothing they can do will bring the family back together and in a region known for blood feuds, many fear that those who died will be just the first of many to come
Festival marks a movie scene evolve from a spark to a flame
ALANYA - Long gone are the days when Alanya did not have a single movie theater of its own. Now this tourist town in the Western city of Antalya has its own documentary film festival, where movie enthusiasts can see real-life stories from all over the world. The eighth Alanya Documentary Film Festival starts today and will continue until Saturday
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
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.
’Fatal Dress’ of woman sewn when they are born
ISTANBUL -Müjde Arslan, who was born in the southeastern city of Mardin, has experienced the difficulties of being a woman throughout her life. At the age of 28, she shot a documentary film ’Ölüm Elbisesi: Kumalık’ (A Fatal Dress: Polygamy), which features the painful life of women living there
Undoing March 1
For the very important inhabitants of Washington D.C., "Turkey season" opened some time ago, when George J. Mitchell, President Barack Obama’s Middle East envoy, arrived in the Turkish capital, matured when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the same site, and eventually crowned with the presence of President Obama himself.
Turkey’s Greeks take to stage: ’A Thorn in My Bed’
ISTANBUL -The Rum minority of Istanbul has a very active cultural group, the Feriköy Art and Culture Lovers Association that was officially established in 1989. Before that, it was an amateur theatrical group that produced many plays. There are a number of theories about the Rum community’s Bakla Horani, meaning ’I ate bakla,’ festival in Istanbul, with some believing that it only began in the 1830s although others suggest it dates back to the rather sybaritic rites of ancient Greek city-states and Rome
’Woman’s touch needed in politics’
AYDIN - As one of two female mayors elected in city centers all around the country Özlem Çerçioğlu says if there had been more female mayors, the cities would be much tidier, cleaner, planned and harmonic under their hands. Former deputy, current mayor of Aydın, Çerçioğlu is elected from CHP
What Bodrum expects as election daze passes
BODRUM -They were not necessarily voters, but the foreign-born residents of Bodrum have watched the local elections closely. Some had to, as they were exposed to automated phone ads or loud music banging from cars speakers, but for many, it was interesting to see the town during the local elections and what to expect in the future
First ladies of pop unite to support survivors of abuse
ISTANBUL - For the first time in Turkish history top female vocalists assemble to perform on the same stage, some together, some in Kurdish Ğ all singing each other’s songs. Their cause is united behind a campaign against domestic violence in Turkey and a hotline that has had close to 12,000 callers in a year and a half, 2,500 of whom required emergency services.