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CULTURE AND ARTS
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12,000-year-old 'public building' unearthed in southern Türkiye
A large number of finds from the epipalaeolithic period to late Pre-Pottery Neolithic B era have so far been unearthed at Mardin's Boncuklu Tarla.
27 September 2022
Traces of settlement dating back to over 9,000 years discovered in central Türkiye
Initial surface surveys conducted at the Sırçalıtepe Mound, located near sources of obsidian in the volcanic Cappadocia region, uncovered an obsidian working area, as well as the bone and stone tools.
26 August 2022
Ancient Roman fountain uncovered in Türkiye's Assos
"We know of many cisterns in Assos, but this is the first time we've come across a monumental fountain structure," said the head of the team of archeologists.
16 August 2022
Cancellation of Zeytinli Rock Festival has 'no legal basis,' says organizer
One of the longest running rock festivals in Türkiye was canceled after pressure from a pro-government foundation, which had claimed the event would encourage "drug use and prostitution."
12 August 2022
One of Türkiye's longest-running rock festivals banned 'to protect public security'
The Zeytinli Rock Festival has become the latest example of the increasing bans on concerts and festivals over the past couple of years. Days before the ban, a pro-government NGO had called for the cancellation of the festival.
11 August 2022
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8 August 2022
Zeki Leon A.K.
Adana governor bans Kurdish adaptation of Molière play
The same play will be staged in the neighboring province of Mersin. Over the past month, several concerts and theater plays have been canceled in various parts of the country.
6 June 2022
Bursa governor cancels 'all events' in city ahead of concerts of Aynur Doğan, Mem Ararat
The Governor's Office also cited the protection of public order and security, as well as of "national security, the fundamental principles of the republic and the indivisible integrity of the state and the nation" for the ban.
27 May 2022
Puppet Festival begins in Eskişehir
The “1st International Puppets Festival of the Old City” will meet with the audience between the dates of 28 May - 1 June 2022 in Eskişehir.
25 May 2022
'Pasolini's Cappadocia' exhibition opens in İstanbul's Kadıköy
The famous director's 100th anniversary is being celebrated with various events.
24 May 2022
Kurdish theater play, concert banned
A theater play in Kurdish and a concert of two musicians singing in Turkish and Kurdish have been banned.
17 May 2022
'Rojbash': Movie tells the 25-year story of a banned Kurdish play
Director Özkan Küçük brought the story of the Kurdish actors who gathered again 25 years later to the silver screen.
4 April 2022
Tens of thousands gather for Newroz in Diyarbakır
The long queues in front of the search points could not hinder the folk dances in Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır’s Bağlar. The streets of the Kurdish-majority province were filled with thousands heading for the celebration site.
21 March 2022
Umut Ali Adalı
Newroz celebrated throughout Turkey
Hundreds of thousands of people celebrated the feast in many provinces throughout the country.
21 March 2022
'Bijî Newroz': People flock to Yenikapı Square in İstanbul
Despite the freezing cold in Istanbul, more than half a million citizens filled the Newroz area with their national clothes. The slogans of "Biji Newroz" and "Biji Serok Apo" were chanted.
20 March 2022
Ferid Demirel
2nd İstanbul Kurdish Film Festival begins
Made in 1933, “Kurdên Êzidî” (Êzidî Kurds) will be screened for the first time as part of the 2nd İstanbul Kurdish Film Festival, which will be held on March 24-29, 2022.
4 March 2022
Ferid Demirel
Jazz musician Muvaffak 'Maffy' Falay passes away at 92
Falay joined the Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band in 1970 and fused traditional Turkish music to jazz with his own band in the1980s.
22 February 2022
LaWje to hold its first concert in İstanbul since the pandemic
LaWje will give its first major concert in İstanbul in 3 years since the pandemic and will perform with a large cast. The concert will take place on February 18 at 8 pm at Beşiktaş Suleyman Seba Cultural Center.
16 February 2022
'May the year 2022 be the Year of Zerzevan'
Diyarbakır Promotion, Culture and Solidarity Foundation (DİTAV) Chair Erhan Akalınlar invites everyone to the Zerzevan Castle, which is on the UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites.
20 January 2022
'We are finally alive': Poetry books by three prisoners
While the government's policies that cause deaths in prisons continue, prisoners continue to write, draw and produce as well, expressing that being confined does not prevent ideas.
17 January 2022
Ferid Demirel
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Film Critics Association names ‘The Father’ the best foreign film of 2021
Starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, “The Father” has been named the best foreign film of 2021 by the Film Critics Association (SİYAD) in Turkey.
10 January 2022
'The entire country is a crime scene'
The exhibition titled "Crime Scene" focuses on rights violations in the 20 years of the AKP's rule.
20 December 2021
Melis Yıldırım
The Little Prince now speaks Laz, Circassian and Kurdish
As part of the “Little Prince in Anatolian Languages” project, the world-renowned book is now available as an audiobook in Laz, Adyghe (Circassian) and Kurdish (Kurmanji). The audiobook can be accessed free of charge.
27 October 2021
Roman vineyard mosaic to be showcased in southern Turkey
The mosaic was carefully preserved and thought to belong to the late Roman period, which corresponds to the 5th and 6th centuries AD.
22 October 2021
Kurdish Language Platform: If there is to be equality, it must first be in language
Şerefxan Cizîrî, the Spokesperson for the Kurdish Language Platform, has said, “We need to bring the problems about language to the agenda of politics. Mother language must be guaranteed by the Constitution.”
19 October 2021
Can Candan’s ‘Walls’ to be screened in Germany on the 31st anniversary of reunification
For his film “Duvarlar – Mauern – Walls”, documentary filmmaker and academic Can Candan asked Berliners from Turkey about the effects of Germany's reunification on their daily lives. The documentary will now be screened again in the country after 21 years.
2 October 2021
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Burhan Sönmez elected the new President of PEN International
“I thank my fellow PEN members for entrusting me with PEN’s future - an honour and a responsibility that I recognise and will keep in my mind and heart as I fill the role of President of our noble organisation,” says novelist Sönmez in his acceptance speech.
24 September 2021
‘Anatolian Leopard’ granted FIPRESCI Prize at Toronto Film Festival
Directed by Emre Kayış, the movie “Anatolian Leopard” will also compete at the 58th Antalya Golden Orange Awards on October 2-9, 2021.
20 September 2021
Selection of short films from Accessible Film Festival: Absurd
To be held for the ninth time on October 11-17, 2021, the Accessible Film Festival will offer a selection of short films under the title of “Absurd”, featuring the comedy of surreal situations and asynchronous behavior with the ordinary flow of life.
14 September 2021
Composer Mikis Theodorakis dies at 96: 'I have lost a great friend in life and arts'
Musician Zülfü Livaneli, who founded the Turkish-Greek Friendship Association with Theodorakis in 1986, reflects on the passing away of "Zorba the Greek."
2 September 2021
Ayşegül Özbek
WOMEX 21 Artist Award granted to Aynur Doğan
The Worldwide Music Expo (WOMEX) has granted this year’s Artist Award to musician Aynur Doğan, who “preserves the Kurdish and Alevi songs against those that would have them silenced.”
30 August 2021
Contemporary artist Gülsün Karamustafa receives Roswitha Haftmann Prize
The Board of Switzerland-based Roswitha Haftmann Foundation has decided to award the Roswitha Haftmann Prize 2021 to artist Gülsün Karamustafa, “whose work spans multiple genres including painting, installation, video and performance.”
11 August 2021
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