Organized in Russia’s capital city of Moscow for the last 25 years to commemorate the late poet, Nazım Hikmet events have started with the opening of Caricatures of Nazım Hikmet exhibition in the 56th year of poet's death.

Musician Ferhat Tunç has prepared a music video for his song “Come and Find me Mother in June” in the 6th year of Gezi resistance. Tunç has stated that he wants to refresh the memories with this video clip.

According to the figures shared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), the number of shows performed in opera and ballet halls across Turkey in 2017-2018 was 648, which marks a 5.3-percent decrease in comparison with the previous season.

Amasya Municipality has imposed a de facto ban on the staging of “Letters to Taranta-Babu” theater play by Nâzım Hikmet on the ground that it was ‘political.’ Actor Cansu Fırıncı has spoken to bianet about the prevention of the municipality.

The awards of 38th İstanbul Film Festival have been granted. While the Golden Tulip in International Competition has been awarded to "The House of Hummingbird” by Bora Kim, “A Tale of Three Sisters” by Emin Alper has won the award in national competition.

On the occasion of March 27 World Theater Day, theater artists have marched through the streets of Kadıköy in İstanbul, chanting the slogan “Stages are ours, streets are ours.” Artists have celebrated their day with concerts.

Chalak Events will hold “Kurdish Expression Festival” with Acmos, Retrò Scenayê, Comitato Salvagente and Paris Kurdish Institute in Turin, Italy on April 10-13. Several artists, academics and literary figures will introduce Kurdish culture for four days.

Rapper XEM has just released his album Biyan. We have spoken to XEM about Kurdish and rap music.

District Governorship of Kadıköy has imposed a restriction on the World Theater Day March organized by Kadıköy Theaters Platform and Municipality of Kadıköy. Speaking to bianet, actor Fırıncı said, “We celebrated it even during State of Emergency."

"Happy Newroz" banner has been confiscated in Urfa, first Newroz celebrations in Şırnak has been held after three years, the "Newroz train" has been canceled in Diyarbakır. Here are the highlights from the Newroz celebrations...

“Visions of the Holocaust” exhibition has opened at the Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chief Rabbi Haleva and Consul General of Germany Reiffenstuel underlined the importance of facing the past.

The story book “Seher”, which was written by HDP’s imprisoned former Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, has been given the “PEN Translates” award by the English PEN. The award has also been given to 15 other books from 15 countries and 12 languages.

Brush & Bow, a UK-based creative journalism platform, published song of Suna Alan "Nadia", which is based on Yazidi women captured by ISIS,in the person of Nadia Murad, who won Nobel Peace Prize,

The song which has been composed by HDP’s imprisoned former co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş entitled “We have gotten hungry for freedom” has been published.

PEN Turkey will hold peace-themed panel discussions in İzmir, Ankara and Diyarbakır. Erendüz Atasü, Aslı Perker, Alper Akçam and Ahmet İnam are among the speakers to attend the panel discussions.

Directed by Tabak, documentary called “Cirkin Kral’ın Efsanesi”, which is about Yılmaz Güney, has won award in 3rd Beyond the Borders festival organized on Castellorizo Island.

The Leelavati Prize, which is awarded every four years by the International Mathematical Union, has been given to Prof. Dr. Ali Nesin this year. Prof. Dr. Caucher Birkar has also been one of the recipients of the Fields Medal.

4th International İzmir Photography Days starts today with the motto “Travel, Discovery, Aesthetics and Photography”.

İstanbul will enter spring with melodies of the celebrated composer of Baroque era Pergolesi.

Productions about Kurdistan in addition to animations, Art & Sound section and movies on 68 generation enrich 29th International Trieste Film Festival.