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Muğla dolls take it to global stage
MARMARİS - A prominent artist in the resort town of Marmaris produces hand-made dolls that have gained worldwide renown. The dolls, each of which are produced individually and carry a unique ID card, attract great interest from overseas, especially Russia, the United States and the UK.
World Bank sees future in a dump
ANKARA - The notoriously foul Mamak landfill is now the source of heat and energy for greenhouses outside Ankara thanks to aid from the World Bank and a garbage-recycling station. If Turkey can focus on alternative energy sources, it could create more jobs, says a World Bank deputy chief.
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.
Young Turkish girl elected Belgian deputy
BRUSSELS - Mahinur Özdemir becomes the youngest member of Brussels regional parliament after being elected by preferential votes even though she was 21st on the ballot. She is the only parliamentarian who wears a headscarf. ’The headscarf is my choice,’ Özdemir says
Drama and documentary selections top Adana festival
ADANA - As the Golden Boll International Film Festival continues apace in the southern city of Adana, the best films in each section are coming to the forefront. One of the most anxiously awaited films among the National Feature Films Competition is ’On the Way to School.’ An animated film was also among the most liked films in the festival.
Opera stages pushing young singers abroad
ISTANBUL -For some of Turkey’s young opera singers, a lack of jobs at home and higher standards abroad mean singing on foreign stages is both a professional dream and a necessity. ’Just going to class is not enough. To have a chance abroad, you must be well outfitted,’ they say
Top businesswoman details measures against global crisis
ISTANBUL - Commenting on the future for women in Turkey, Nilüfer Bulut, chairman of the Turkish Businesswomen’s Association, says businesswomen should be judged based on their ability and not on their sex. ’I am against positive discrimination. I would prefer a system based solely on talent,’ she tells Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review
Young Turkish dancer ready to compete in US
ANKARA - Turkish ballet dancer Kadir Okurer, the winner of the 1st Istanbul International Ballet Competition last year, has been invited to visit leading ballet companies abroad. He will represent Turkey at one of the world’s most important ballet organizations in New York from April 18 and 24.
Film fest promotes rising Turkish scene
ISTANBUL - The 28th edition of the International Film Festival, the most famous cinematic event in the city, kicks off Saturday. Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, this year's festival will take place in seven movie theaters. 'Due to the crisis we just want to keep the audience number of last year,' says festival director Azize Tan.
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.
Media overlooks blood-red message
A well-educated young Turkish woman on a bus yesterday told me that her ex-husband used to beat and humiliate her. Several years on, she is having trouble creating goals for herself. This month, during a span of 12 days, 12 women were brutally murdered in Turkey. More, if we count girls and teenagers.
Turkish directors awarded in Sofia film fest
SOFIA - Two Turkish directors have won awards at the Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria’s most important international film event. Özkan Alper received the Best Director Award for his Turkish-German joint production film "Autumn," and Hüseyin Karabey won the Best Balkan Film Award for his "My Marlon and Brando."
’Art in Public Space’ brings art to the people
ISTANBUL - As part of the My City program, which is a new British Council initiative in collaboration with Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, international panelists discussed the issue of ’Art in the Public Space’ at a lecture held at GarajIstanbul in Beyoğlu.
The last sultan!
Did you have a chance to see Bernardo Bertolucci’s "The Last Emperor"? It is a dramatic history of Aisin-Gioro "Henry" Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
A SEASIDE VIEW: Please ban English breakfast in Marmaris!
Marmaris - The female members of the Christian Community in Marmaris league get together every Wednesday and have a kind of "braimstorming". They aim to become more informed about each other’s problems, discuss daily matters and try to find solutions and share opinions.